Curly's Collectibles brings its two-day card show back to Long Beach on Saturday and Sunday, August 15–16, 2026, with free admission and free parking — the biggest hometown card event on the Long Beach calendar between now and the September Expo. The series has quickly become the city's go-to grassroots show, hosted at Sports Basement Long Beach at 2100 N Bellflower Blvd, and the August edition expands to a full weekend so collectors can dig Saturday, regroup, and come back Sunday to close the deals they slept on.
The vendor floor — 70-plus tables at recent editions — leans into the modern collecting mix that defines the Long Beach scene. Pokemon is the headliner: singles from vintage WOTC through the newest sets, sealed product, slabbed vintage holos, and binder after binder of trade stock. Sports cards run deep alongside it, with MLB, NBA, NFL, and NHL inventory from vintage Topps through modern Panini Prizm, Select, and Topps Chrome — expect plenty of Dodgers, Lakers, and Angels material — plus soccer for the international crowd. Rounding out the room are other TCGs like Magic: The Gathering, Yu-Gi-Oh!, One Piece, and Disney Lorcana, along with Funko Pops, graded PSA, BGS, and CGC slabs, and hobby supplies.
Hours follow the series' regular schedule of 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM each day — Saturday, August 15 and Sunday, August 16 — and both admission and parking are free, so there is zero cost to walking the floor. Confirm final hours at curlyscollectibles.com before heading over, as the organizer posts week-of details there and on the show's social channels.
The venue is one of the easiest card-show locations in the region: Sports Basement Long Beach sits at 2100 N Bellflower Blvd near the 405 and Los Coyotes Diagonal, with a large free lot and quick access from Lakewood, Signal Hill, Los Altos, and Cal State Long Beach. Being inside a retail sporting-goods anchor also means real restrooms, air conditioning, and food options nearby — small things that matter on a two-day show weekend.
Who should come? Everyone from first-timers to grinders. Free admission makes this the ideal introduction show for families and kids, Pokemon collectors get the deepest local hunting of the month, set builders and singles hunters get two full days to work the tables, and flippers and traders get a weekend format where Sunday-afternoon deals are a genuine strategy. Long Beach collectors who usually drive to Torrance or Anaheim finally get the show brought to them.
Tips for the best weekend: hit Saturday's 10:00 AM open for first pick of fresh inventory, walk every table before buying, and bring cash first with Venmo or Zelle as backup. Carry a sorted want list with target prices, pack penny sleeves, top loaders, and a slab case, and bring your trade binder both days — the Sunday floor is where trades that stalled on Saturday tend to close. For vendor table booking, updates, and future show dates, visit curlyscollectibles.com.