The First Epic Card Show debuts in Olive Branch, Mississippi on Saturday, August 22, 2026, and inaugural shows are their own kind of opportunity. Nobody has picked the tables yet, dealers are pricing to make a first impression rather than to protect a margin, and the collectors who show up early to a new event tend to walk out with the stories. Olive Branch sits directly on the Memphis metro's southern edge in DeSoto County, roughly twenty-five minutes from East Memphis and fifteen from Southaven, which puts it inside easy reach for anyone in the 901 who does not feel like driving out to Bartlett.
As a first-year show the vendor list is still filling in, but the organizer has positioned it as a general card show rather than a niche event, which in practice means a mix of sports and trading card games across the floor. Expect sports dealers stocking MLB, NBA, NFL, NHL, UFC, boxing, and soccer across vintage Topps, Bowman, and Fleer, 1990s insert-era product, and modern Panini Prizm, Donruss Optic, Select, Mosaic, and Topps Chrome. Regional demand runs toward Memphis Grizzlies, Memphis Tigers, Ole Miss, Mississippi State, and St. Louis Cardinals material. Trading card game tables should carry Pokémon singles and sealed product across vintage and current Scarlet & Violet, plus Magic: The Gathering, Yu-Gi-Oh!, One Piece, Disney Lorcana, and Dragon Ball. Look for graded PSA, BGS, SGC, and CGC slabs in locked cases, along with autographed memorabilia, comics, Funko Pops, and hobby supplies.
The show runs a tighter window than most: doors at 10:00 AM CDT, closing at 3:00 PM CDT. Five hours is not long for a card show, so plan to arrive close to open rather than drifting in after lunch — with a compressed schedule, the good material and the good conversations both happen early. Admission pricing had not been published by the organizer at listing time, so budget for a small door fee in the five-dollar range and be pleasantly surprised if it is free. Children's policy is likewise unconfirmed; most Mid-South shows admit kids free with a paying adult.
The venue is at 1890 Craft-Goodman Frontage Road in Olive Branch, MS 38654, a commercial frontage-road address just off Goodman Road with straightforward surface parking on site. Getting there from Memphis is a simple run down I-55 or Highway 78 with no downtown traffic to fight.
A new show like this is a good fit for DeSoto County collectors who want something local, for casual buyers who find big conventions overwhelming, and for dealers scouting whether a new venue is worth a table next time. Serious vintage hunters should temper expectations on volume but come anyway — first shows are exactly where underpriced material turns up. Bring cash, since a first-year event may have more cash-only tables than an established one, plus Venmo and Zelle as backup. Carry a want list, sleeves, top loaders, and a slab case. Arrive at 10:00 AM, work the room once quickly to map it, then go back and negotiate. Message the organizer through the event listing to confirm admission and vendor count before you go.
