Houston TCG Con VIII lands at the Westin Galleria Houston for a three-day, multi-game trading card convention running Friday, June 5 through Sunday, June 7, 2026. Houston TCG Con has built itself into the Gulf Coast's premier TCG-first convention, drawing 100+ vendors from across Texas, the Southeast, and the East Coast, and the eighth edition of the event continues that run with a packed dealer floor, side tournaments, and grading on-site. If your collecting interests run heavier toward Pokemon, Magic, Yu-Gi-Oh!, One Piece, Lorcana, or Dragon Ball Z than they do toward sports cards, this is the Houston convention built around you.
On the floor, expect deep tables of TCG singles and sealed product across every major game: Pokemon Scarlet & Violet through 151, Obsidian Flames, Paldea Evolved, and the latest Surging Sparks releases; Magic: The Gathering across Standard, Modern, Pioneer, Commander, and Reserved List vintage; Yu-Gi-Oh! across modern competitive and OCG imports from Japan; One Piece across OP-01 through the latest sets; Disney Lorcana across The First Chapter through the newest expansions; and Dragon Ball Z Fusion World. Japanese imports are a particular Houston TCG Con strength, with multiple vendors carrying sealed Japanese Pokemon, sealed Japanese OP, and Japanese-language MTG boosters. Graded PSA, BGS, CGC, and Beckett TCG slabs fill locked cases at the higher-end tables. Sports cards, comics, Funko Pops, memorabilia, and supplies like sleeves, top loaders, deck boxes, and binders also have a meaningful presence, but the show's identity is the trading card game core.
Show hours run 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM each day, Friday through Sunday — a full 21-hour window across the weekend. Admission tickets are sold per day on Eventbrite with single-day and three-day weekend passes available; an early-access VIP tier gets you in 30 minutes before general admission each morning. Children 10 and under are typically free with a paying adult — confirm specifics on the Eventbrite listing before you go.
The Westin Galleria sits at 5060 West Alabama Street on the west side of the Galleria mall, an easy drive from the 610 Loop, the 59/69, and Interstate 10. On-site garage parking is paid and validated for hotel guests; rideshare is the simplest move if you don't want to deal with the garage. The Galleria itself is across the skybridge, which makes lunch and breaks easy.
Who should attend? Houston TCG Con is built for competitive TCG players, multi-game collectors, sealed-product flippers, Japanese-import diggers, and anyone curious to explore what's happening across the modern TCG landscape under one roof. The three-day length and the side tournaments also make it a strong pick for serious deck-builders looking for testing partners.
To get the most out of the weekend, arrive at Friday's 10:00 AM open if you have a specific Japanese sealed or graded chase — fresh inventory hits Friday and the best pieces are often gone by Saturday afternoon. Bring cash for the friendliest vendor transactions (Venmo and Zelle as backups), carry a sorted want list with target prices, and pack a slab case and extra top loaders for pickups. For the latest vendor list, tournament schedule, and ticketing details, check the Eventbrite listing and the Houston TCG Con social channels in show week.