HashtagCon TCG takes over the Sheraton Reston Hotel on October 3 and 4, 2026, bringing a weekend-long trading card game convention to Northern Virginia. Produced by the team behind Hashtag Gaming Arena in Herndon, HashtagCon is built for players first and buyers second, blending tournaments, open play, and roughly 100 vendor tables into two days that feel more like a festival than a simple card show.
Trading card games are the whole story here. Expect Pokémon, Magic: The Gathering, Yu-Gi-Oh!, One Piece, Disney Lorcana, and other current TCGs to be represented among the vendors and the play areas. Tables typically stock sealed booster boxes, singles, sleeves, deck boxes, playmats, and accessories, along with graded slabs and collector-oriented product. Because the organizers run a full-time gaming arena, tournament and casual play formats are part of the draw, so bring a deck if you like to compete. Specific tournament brackets and prize pools should be checked with the organizer (VERIFY).
The show is listed with Saturday hours of 10:00 AM to 10:00 PM and Sunday hours of 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM, an unusually long Saturday that lets you attend tournaments after the vendor floor calms down. Admission is listed at $15 and up; the plus sign suggests tiered or event-specific tickets, so confirm exactly what each ticket includes and whether children receive discounts before you buy (VERIFY). Purchase tickets through the HashtagCon page linked from hashtagarena.com when they are available.
The venue is the Sheraton Reston, 11810 Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston, VA, in the Reston Town Center and Dulles Toll Road area. Hotel parking is usually available on site, but verify current rates. The location is a short drive from Herndon, Fairfax, and Tysons, and the hotel offers rooms if you are traveling from elsewhere in the Mid-Atlantic and want to attend both days.
HashtagCon is ideal for competitive TCG players, families with kids who love Pokémon, deck-builders shopping for singles, and sealed-product collectors who want a large selection in one room. First-timers will find it approachable because the arena's staff organize the play spaces, while experienced dealers can rely on a dedicated crowd of buyers who came specifically for cards.
Pre-register for any tournaments you want to play, and bring a valid deck list and a sturdy deck box. Arrive Saturday morning for the best vendor selection, and consider returning Sunday for slower-paced trades and end-of-show deals. Carry cash and a card-payment option, a want list, and sleeves, and check current market prices on your phone before buying sealed product. Bring a bag for playmats and a charger, since a long Saturday can drain a phone.
Since this is a weekend convention, consider staying near Reston Town Center, which has restaurants and shops within a short drive, and plan meals around your tournament schedule.
Contact the organizers at [email protected], call Hashtag Gaming Arena at (703) 817-2613, or visit hashtagarena.com for tickets and schedule updates.