The November edition of Hobby Hangout Tucson lands on Saturday, November 7, 2026 at the Kino Event Center, and the timing makes it one of the more interesting stops in the monthly series. Early November is when the football and basketball card seasons are both live, when the year's flagship Pokemon sets have hit shelves, and when collectors start thinking seriously about holiday buying. Vendors know it, and the tables reflect it — November floors typically carry more current-year sealed product than the summer editions do.
Hobby Hangout is the monthly show operated by The 520 Card Show team, built as the free, recurring counterpart to their larger ticketed productions. The vendor mix runs across trading card games, sports cards, anime, toys, and collectibles. Pokemon inventory is consistently the deepest category, with Magic: The Gathering, Yu-Gi-Oh!, One Piece, and Disney Lorcana all represented in singles and sealed. Sports dealers stock MLB, NBA, NFL, NHL, UFC, and boxing across vintage, junk-wax, and modern, plus graded slabs from PSA, BGS, and CGC. Anime figures, Funko Pops, action figures, and vintage toys round out the room.
Hours are 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM, single day. Six hours is enough to walk the floor several times without rushing, and the later open suits collectors who would rather not lose a whole Saturday morning.
Admission is FREE and parking is FREE. No ticket, no VIP tier, no early-entry upcharge. For a family deciding how to spend a Saturday afternoon, that zero-dollar door is the whole argument. It also means the room is genuinely mixed — you get serious collectors working the graded cases alongside kids trading Pokemon on the floor, which is a better atmosphere than a gated show produces.
The Kino Event Center is at 2805 East Ajo Way within the Kino Sports Complex, south of downtown Tucson with easy access from I-10 and I-19. Free surface parking is plentiful and the hall is climate controlled. November weather in Tucson is close to perfect, so the drive and the walk in are both pleasant.
This is a strong show for holiday shopping. If you are buying a gift for a collector — a sealed box, a graded rookie, a starter deck, a display piece — a free-entry show with a dozen-plus vendors competing on price beats paying retail online, and you get to inspect the item first. Bring the specific want in mind and work the room.
Who should attend: families, first-timers, casual collectors, competitive TCG players shopping for singles, dealers scouting local supply, and anyone doing early holiday buying. There is no sanctioned tournament play, so come as a buyer rather than with a deck.
Tips: arrive near the 11:00 AM open for the best selection, bring cash for negotiating room, and carry penny sleeves and top loaders. Ask vendors whether they will be back in December — the monthly cadence means you can arrange a card to be brought next month, which regular attendees do constantly.
Updates are posted at 520cardshow.com and on Instagram at the520cardshow. Contact [email protected].
