The FREE Pokemon & Sports Card Show returns to Carolina Courts in Indian Trail, North Carolina on Saturday, November 14, 2026, from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM, with more than 400 vendor tables and no admission charge. Billed as one of the biggest free card shows in North Carolina and Virginia, this recurring event has become the largest regular show on the east side of the Charlotte metro. Indian Trail is about twenty-five minutes southeast of uptown on US-74, convenient for Matthews, Monroe, Weddington, Waxhaw and Mint Hill collectors.
With 400-plus tables spread across a multi-court indoor sports facility, the floor is enormous. Pokémon is the headline: expect hundreds of binders of singles from vintage WOTC through Scarlet and Violet, walls of sealed booster boxes, elite trainer boxes and collection tins, and cases of PSA, CGC and BGS graded slabs at every price point. Sports card dealers fill the other half of the room with MLB, NBA, NFL, NHL, UFC, boxing and soccer, vintage Topps and Bowman, junk-wax boxes, and modern Panini Prizm, Select, Mosaic and Optic, Topps Chrome and Bowman Chrome. Carolina Panthers, Charlotte Hornets and Carolina Hurricanes inventory is deep. Additional tables carry Magic: The Gathering, Yu-Gi-Oh!, One Piece, Disney Lorcana, Dragon Ball Z, Funko Pops, comics and hobby supplies.
This is a single-day Saturday show, 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM. A room this large takes the full six hours to cover properly, so plan to arrive at open.
Admission is free for everyone, no tickets required, which is why families turn out in force. Carolina Courts is at 240 Chestnut Parkway in Indian Trail, a large indoor basketball and volleyball facility with a big free parking lot; overflow parking is typically available nearby on busy show days. Concessions are available inside.
Who should attend? Everyone from first-time collectors to full-time dealers. The free door makes it the easiest show in the region to bring the whole family to, while the table count makes it worthwhile for serious buyers hunting specific cards. Dealers looking to sell volume find this one of the best-attended rooms in the state.
Tips: arrive before 10:00 AM because the line at opening is real, bring cash for the best prices, and carry a want list sorted by set and sport. Wear comfortable shoes and pack sleeves, top loaders and a slab case. Do a full lap before buying anything, since with 400 tables you will find the same card at multiple prices. If you are selling, bring your collection organized; many tables buy on the spot.
This is the same promoter and venue that hosted the well-attended June and August editions, and the November show is the last free large-format card show in the metro before the holidays, so expect a strong turnout of gift shoppers alongside the usual collector crowd. PokeKon-Fest runs the same day on the southwest side of Charlotte, so hardcore Pokémon collectors sometimes split the day between the two.
For updates, vendor sign-ups and future dates, check the ontreasure.com listing or the promoter's Facebook page before traveling.