Gold Star Card Show holds its second August date at Everett Community College on Saturday, August 22, 2026, giving north Puget Sound collectors a twice-monthly rhythm that few regional shows can match. Running two dates within the same month is a meaningful signal: it means the dealer base is steady, the local collecting community turns out reliably, and inventory refreshes fast enough that showing up to both is worthwhile rather than redundant.
The late-August date typically has a different flavor from the early-month show. Dealers who worked the mid-month regional circuit arrive with newly acquired collections, and end-of-summer sellers tend to price aggressively before fall shows begin. The floor covers sports cards across MLB, NBA, NFL, NHL, UFC, boxing, and soccer, spanning 1950s and 1960s Topps and Bowman vintage, 1970s and 1980s rookies and stars, inexpensive junk-wax-era boxes ideal for set builders and kids, and modern Panini Prizm, Select, Donruss Optic, Topps Chrome, Bowman, and Bowman Draft. Snohomish County location means unusually good depth on Seattle Mariners, Seahawks, Kraken, Sounders, Storm, Washington Huskies, and Everett AquaSox material, and long-time Northwest dealers often have regional and minor-league oddities that never reach online listings.
Trading card game tables carry Pokémon from vintage Wizards of the Coast printings through current Scarlet and Violet releases and Japanese imports, plus Magic: The Gathering, Yu-Gi-Oh!, One Piece, Disney Lorcana, Dragon Ball Z Fusion World, Digimon, and Star Wars Unlimited. Graded slabs from PSA, BGS, SGC, and CGC appear in locked cases, and supply sellers stock sleeves, top loaders, one-touch magnetics, binders, and storage. Comics, Funko Pops, autographed memorabilia, and assorted collectibles fill out the remaining tables.
Show hours are 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM Pacific Time — a single Saturday session with no multi-day component, so the entire show happens in six hours. Admission has historically been free or a small door charge, with kids free alongside a parent; confirm current pricing on the show listing before heading up, since community-scale shows sometimes adjust policy between dates.
Everett Community College is at 2000 Tower Street in north Everett, roughly a half-hour north of Seattle via I-5 and about fifteen minutes north of Lynnwood. Weekend campus parking is free and abundant, and the lots sit close to the show space — a genuine cost saving compared to downtown Seattle or Bellevue venues. The room is indoors, climate-controlled, level, and accessible. Everett's Hewitt Avenue restaurant corridor is a short drive for lunch.
Who should attend: set builders and vintage diggers who want unpicked boxes, families looking for an affordable Saturday, casual collectors who prefer talking to dealers over fighting crowds, and TCG players filling gaps before fall tournament season. Investors chasing six-figure slabs should calibrate expectations, but sleeper vintage does turn up here precisely because the show flies under the radar.
For the best outcome, arrive at the 10:00 AM open when boxes are untouched. Bring cash in small bills, a want list organized by sport, penny sleeves and top loaders, and a carrying box. Ask dealers what came in since the August 8 show — that question alone often surfaces material still sitting in a bin under the table. Circle back in the final hour for flexible pricing, and check the Everett Community College events calendar for room location and future Gold Star dates.