The Fire Ant Sports & TCG Card Show opens the autumn stretch at The Hobbyist Colony Card Shop in Edmond on Saturday and Sunday, October 3 and 4, 2026, the first of several Fire Ant dates the shop has on the books before the year is out. Fire Ant has built its following in north Oklahoma City and Edmond by running frequent, well-organized weekend shows rather than one enormous annual event, which means regulars get fresh dealer rotations and new inventory almost every month rather than waiting a full year between visits.
This edition runs the shop's standard mixed format, with sports cards and trading card games sharing the floor evenly. Sports tables bring MLB, NBA, NFL, NHL, UFC, boxing, and soccer inventory across every era: vintage Topps, Bowman, Fleer, and Donruss from the 1950s through the 1980s, cheap 1990s junk-wax boxes that are perfect for digging with kids, and a solid modern lineup built on Panini Prizm, Donruss Optic, Select, Mosaic, Topps Chrome, and Bowman Draft, with premium National Treasures, Flawless, and Immaculate hits kept under glass. Early October means college football and the young NFL season dominate the front tables — Oklahoma Sooners and Oklahoma State Cowboys material moves especially fast — alongside steady demand for Oklahoma City Thunder, Texas Rangers, and Kansas City Chiefs cards. TCG tables run deep on Pokémon singles and sealed product spanning vintage Wizards of the Coast releases through the current Scarlet & Violet era and Japanese-exclusive product, plus Magic: The Gathering, Yu-Gi-Oh!, One Piece Card Game, and Disney Lorcana. Graded PSA, BGS, SGC, and CGC slabs, autographed memorabilia, comics, Funko Pops, and hobby supplies fill out the rest of the room.
Doors typically open around 10:00 AM both days, with Saturday running to roughly 5:00 PM and Sunday winding down around 4:00 PM. Fire Ant shows are known for low or occasionally waived admission depending on the specific edition, since the operator is generally more interested in driving foot traffic into the host shop than collecting a door fee; children are always admitted free alongside a paying adult. Confirm the exact current door price on the show's listing before heading out, since it can vary from one weekend to the next.
The Hobbyist Colony Card Shop sits in Edmond, a short drive north of Oklahoma City up I-35 or Broadway Extension, with free parking in the shop's own lot and the surrounding retail area. Because this is a shop-hosted show rather than a full convention-center rental, the footprint is compact enough to walk thoroughly in an hour or two, and the shop's own permanent singles cases and sealed wall stay open for business right alongside the visiting dealers.
This show suits local collectors, TCG players, families, and flippers hunting undervalued raw cards more than high-end vintage buyers, though real graded material does turn up. It is a genuinely good first show for newcomers, since the scale is unintimidating and shop staff are happy to explain grading and pricing to anyone who asks. For the best experience, arrive right at Saturday's opening, bring cash plus Venmo and Zelle as backups, and carry a want list along with sleeves and top loaders for anything you buy raw. Follow Fire Ant and The Hobbyist Colony on social media for vendor announcements and confirmed details.