The December edition of the Jackson Sports Card Show runs Saturday, December 5, 2026 at the Clarion Hotel, and it closes out the West Tennessee card show year. December shows have a distinct rhythm — part collecting, part holiday shopping, part end-of-year reunion for regulars who have been circling the same circuit since spring. Dealers bring their best display material because they know gift buyers are walking the aisles, and the first Saturday of December is early enough that you can still get a graded card shipped or a signed piece framed before the holidays.
The show holds to its sports-first character. Football dominates the December floor as the NFL playoff race tightens and college bowl season approaches: Tennessee Titans, Tennessee Volunteers, Ole Miss, Mississippi State, Alabama, and wide SEC inventory across vintage Topps and Fleer, the 1990s insert era, and modern Panini Prizm, Donruss Optic, Select, Mosaic, and Contenders. Basketball tables carry Memphis Grizzlies and Memphis Tigers material alongside national stars, and baseball dealers hold vintage Topps and Bowman runs, St. Louis Cardinals and Memphis Redbirds inventory, and modern Topps Chrome and Bowman prospect product. NHL, UFC, boxing, and soccer all appear. Autographed memorabilia is especially prominent at the December show — signed footballs, jerseys, mini-helmets, and framed photographs make obvious gifts, and dealers know it. Locked cases hold PSA, BGS, SGC, and CGC slabs across every price tier, and several tables carry Pokémon and other TCG singles and sealed product, which move fast in December.
Doors are open 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM CDT. Admission pricing was not published at listing time; the circuit's hotel shows typically charge a modest door fee with children admitted free alongside a paying adult. There is no advance ticketing.
The Clarion Hotel is at 541 Carriage House Drive, Jackson, TN 38305, immediately off the Interstate 40 corridor with free on-site parking a few steps from the ballroom door. It is roughly eighty miles and ninety minutes from Memphis, and the fully indoor setting is a genuine advantage in December when West Tennessee weather is unpredictable.
This edition is tailor-made for holiday shoppers, football collectors, autograph hunters, and anyone looking to convert year-end cash into cardboard before January. It is also one of the better selling opportunities on the calendar — dealers buy aggressively in December to stock inventory for the winter shows, so bring your collection organized if you are looking to move it. Practical tips: arrive at 9:00 AM, because December tables get picked over faster than any other month. Bring cash in mixed denominations plus digital backup, a want list sorted by sport and player, and penny sleeves, top loaders, and a hard slab case. If you are buying gifts, tell dealers your budget up front — most will pull something appropriate rather than let you wander. Follow @jacksons.sports.cards on Instagram for the vendor list and any weather-related schedule notes before you drive over.
