The Grab a Centerpiece Card Show holds its Thanksgiving-weekend date on Saturday, November 28, 2026, at VFW Post 1060 in Newark. Promoter Don Jones's monthly 60-table show lands on Small Business Saturday, and it has become a holiday tradition for Licking County collectors who skip the mall and shop for cards instead. Expect the regular $100 show-cash giveaway, a dealer table raffle for a future date, and dealers stocked for gift buyers.
What you will find: sports cards from every era. Thanksgiving weekend is peak football, so tables carry current-season NFL rookies and stars, Ohio State alumni, Browns and Bengals cards and vintage NFL. Basketball and hockey dealers bring new-season product, and baseball tables carry graded vintage, modern parallels and sealed wax. Graded slabs, autographs and relics are plentiful, and sealed boxes and blasters priced for gift-giving are everywhere. Pokémon and other TCG dealers have a steady presence, and memorabilia, supplies and a few comic and toy tables round things out.
Hours: Saturday, November 28, from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM per the promoter's listing; some aggregators show a 10:00 AM start.
Admission is free. Enter the $100 show-cash drawing at the door. Kids are welcome and admitted free. Cash is recommended for the best deals; most dealers also accept mobile payment.
Venue and parking: VFW Post 1060 is at 469 Forry Street, Newark, OH 43055, just south of downtown Newark and a few minutes from State Route 16 and Route 79. Parking is free in the VFW lot and along nearby streets. The hall has restrooms and a canteen.
Who should attend: holiday gift shoppers, Licking County and east-side Columbus collectors, football collectors, vintage hunters, families with kids home for the long weekend, and sellers who want to turn cards into holiday cash since several dealers buy collections on the spot.
Tips: be there at 9:00 AM for first pick; the holiday date draws a bigger crowd than usual. Bring a want list, cash in mixed bills, and a trade binder. Ask dealers about sealed product bundles for gifts. If you are selling, bring cards sorted by sport and year. Dealers wanting a table should reserve early because the room sells out.
The Thanksgiving-weekend show also tends to bring out family groups, with parents introducing kids to the hobby over the long weekend, and dealers know it: expect plenty of affordable starter lots, team sets and dollar boxes alongside the higher-end cases. The VFW canteen serves coffee and breakfast items in the morning, and downtown Newark's restaurants are minutes away for lunch once you have finished the room. Parking fills quickly on the holiday date, so the side streets near Forry Street are the usual overflow.
Contact promoter Don Jones at 614-592-0458 for tables or questions, or see the All Ohio Card Shows schedule.