The Fishtown Card Show returns to Rivers Casino Philadelphia on Saturday, October 3 and Sunday, October 4, 2026, filling the casino's 10,000-plus-square-foot event center with more than 150 vendor tables of cards and collectibles on the Delaware River waterfront. Since launching, Fishtown has grown into the city's signature card show — big enough to matter, close enough to reach on a whim, and consistently one of the best-run weekends on the Philadelphia hobby calendar.
The floor delivers a true modern mix. Sports cards run deep: vintage and modern MLB, NFL, NBA, and NHL singles, rookies, autographs, and numbered parallels, with heavy Phillies, Eagles, Sixers, and Flyers inventory and graded slabs from PSA, SGC, and CGC across the cases. Pokémon and TCG product gets real space here — singles, sealed, vintage holos, and graded chase cards, plus Magic: The Gathering, One Piece, and other games — alongside sports memorabilia, autographed pieces, and original art. Vendors buy actively all weekend, whether you bring singles, slabs, sealed product, or a whole collection, and JSA typically offers on-site authentication for previously signed memorabilia.
Hours run 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM Saturday and Sunday, with early entry at 9:00 AM each day. At recent editions, general admission ran about $10 per day, early admission $15, and a two-day early pass $25, with kids 10 and under free — buy ahead at fishtowncardshow.com or pay at the door, and check the site for current October pricing. The event center is separate from the gaming floor and the show is family-friendly, one of the reasons it draws such a broad crowd.
Rivers Casino Philadelphia sits at 1001 North Delaware Avenue in Fishtown, minutes from I-95's Girard Avenue exit, with free on-site parking — a rarity for a city event — plus food and drink options throughout the building and free wifi in the hall. The surrounding Fishtown neighborhood is one of Philadelphia's best eating-and-drinking districts if you want to make a day of it.
This show works for everyone: families and first-timers get a manageable, welcoming room with free admission for young kids; serious collectors get 150-plus tables of fresh inventory and real buying competition; TCG collectors get more dedicated gaming tables than most sports-first shows offer; and sellers get one of the most liquid rooms in the region, with dealers competing for collections all weekend.
To get the most out of it: spring for early entry Saturday if you are hunting anything specific — the difference between 9:00 and 10:00 AM is real at a show this size. Bring cash for negotiating, carry a want list with target prices, and lap the room before buying since 150 tables means plenty of overlapping inventory. Sunday afternoon is the traditional deal window as dealers face packing up.
Tickets, vendor lists, and updates are at fishtowncardshow.com and on the show's social channels — and if you miss October, the series runs multiple editions per year at Rivers, so the next one is never far off.