The Collector's Vault Gastonia Card Show comes home to Gastonia on Saturday, October 3, 2026, setting up at Gastonian Halls for a 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM run. After a summer edition held in Shelby, the October show is back in its namesake city, about twenty-five minutes west of Charlotte on I-85, which puts it in easy reach of collectors from Belmont, Mount Holly, Kings Mountain and the west side of Mecklenburg County.
Collector's Vault shows are balanced rooms rather than single-category events. On the sports side you will find MLB, NBA, NFL, NHL, UFC, boxing and soccer, with vintage Topps, Bowman and Fleer in the showcases, junk-wax boxes for set builders, and modern Panini Prizm, Select, Mosaic and Optic, Topps Chrome and Bowman Chrome for prospect and rookie hunters. Carolina Panthers, Charlotte Hornets and Carolina Hurricanes inventory is stocked deep because this is home-team country. Graded PSA, BGS, SGC and CGC slabs fill the locked cases. Trading card game dealers bring Pokémon singles and sealed product from vintage WOTC through the current Scarlet and Violet era, plus Magic: The Gathering, Yu-Gi-Oh!, One Piece, Disney Lorcana and Dragon Ball Z. A few tables round out the room with Funko Pops, comics, vintage toys and hobby supplies.
This is a one-day Saturday show with doors at 10:00 AM and close at 4:00 PM. The six-hour window suits a mid-morning arrival followed by a full lap and a second pass after lunch.
Admission is low-cost at the door and children are generally free with a paying adult; Collector's Vault also lists tickets on Eventbrite for their larger shows, so check the listing for this date. Gastonian Halls is an event venue with a free on-site parking lot, and it is a short hop from both I-85 and US-321.
Who should attend? This show works for nearly everyone: families, Pokémon kids, sports card set builders, modern flippers, vintage diggers and dealers looking to restock at reasonable prices. It is also a good first show for anyone new to the hobby, because the room is large enough to be interesting but small enough to navigate in an hour.
Tips: be at the door at 10:00 AM, bring cash and a want list, and carry sleeves, top loaders and a slab case. Price-compare across the room before committing, and make offers in the final hour when dealers are packing. Bring your own collection if you want to sell; several tables buy on site.
Note that Mount Holly Card Fest 2 runs the same Saturday morning about fifteen minutes east on Wilkinson Boulevard, so ambitious collectors can hit both rooms before the afternoon. Gastonia also has a handful of local card shops within a few minutes of the venue, which makes it easy to turn the show into a full day of hunting on the west side of the metro.
For confirmed admission, directions and updates, follow Collector's Vault on Facebook or check the treasurehunter.show and cardshowdirectory.com listings before you travel.