The Hobby Collectors Dallas Card Show sets up at the DoubleTree by Hilton near DFW Airport in Irving on Saturday, September 26, 2026, bringing more than a hundred vendor tables into a hotel ballroom that sits almost exactly at the geographic center of the Metroplex. This traveling series rotates through good venues around North Texas, and the John Carpenter Freeway location is one of its most convenient — twenty-five minutes from Arlington, twenty from Fort Worth, twenty from Dallas, and a short hop from the airport if you are flying in for the weekend.
With 100-plus tables the floor gets real depth in both halves of the hobby. Sports card dealers bring MLB, NBA, NFL and NHL material spanning 1950s vintage through current-year chrome and prizm, with graded PSA, BGS and SGC slabs in cases, raw star cards and rookies in binders, sealed hobby and retail wax, and discount boxes for anyone building sets. On the TCG side, Pokemon leads with graded vintage, sealed product and singles, joined by One Piece, Yu-Gi-Oh!, Magic: The Gathering, Dragon Ball and Lorcana. Memorabilia, autographed items, comics and mixed collectibles round out the room. Giveaways run all day, which keeps the floor lively through the afternoon lull.
The show is one day, Saturday, 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM. Seven hours is enough time to walk the room properly twice — worth doing, because with this many tables, price variance on identical cards is the norm rather than the exception.
Admission is free and parking at the hotel is free as well, which is a meaningful combination at a venue this central. There is no ticketing to arrange; walk in. Children are welcome and the ballroom setting is easy to navigate with a stroller.
The DoubleTree by Hilton DFW Airport North is at 4441 West John Carpenter Freeway in Irving, right off Highway 114 and minutes from Highway 161 and Loop 12. From Arlington, take Highway 360 north and cut east on 114 — traffic permitting it is a twenty-five minute run. Las Colinas restaurants are a few minutes away in every direction, and the hotel has its own food service if you would rather not leave the building.
This is a strong all-purpose show. Sports collectors get a large enough dealer pool to compare graded prices meaningfully. TCG buyers get a genuine second option in a market that sometimes feels like it revolves entirely around NTX Arena. Sellers get a full room of buying dealers in a free-entry setting. Newcomers get a hotel-ballroom show, which is generally the least intimidating format in the hobby — bright, air conditioned, and organized in clean rows.
Practical advice: arrive near the 10:00 AM open, because at free-entry shows the early crowd is large and motivated. Bring cash. Bring a written want list, since 100 tables will scatter your attention otherwise. Walk the entire room before your first purchase. If you are shopping graded cards, note the certification numbers and check comparable sales on your phone before committing.
For confirmed details and the series' upcoming DFW dates, check the Treasure listing or call the organizer at (817) 881-3782.