The J & J All Stars Card Show returns to Our Mother of Sorrows Lyons Hall on Saturday, August 15, 2026 for a late-summer edition that lands at one of the most interesting crossroads on the hobby calendar. By mid-August, baseball's stretch run is taking shape, NFL preseason is underway with rookie hype peaking, and college football season is days away — meaning Louisville Cardinals and Kentucky Wildcats fans are loading up before kickoff. Promoter Jeff Meyrose's long-running show consistently delivers one of the deepest local vendor floors in Kentucky, pulling collectors from Lexington, Frankfort, Bowling Green, Owensboro, Cincinnati, Northern Kentucky, and Southern Indiana.
The vendor floor at Lyons Hall packs dozens of dealer tables into a bright, well-lit parish hall layout. Sports dealers stock deep MLB, NBA, NFL, NHL, UFC, boxing, MMA, soccer, and college football inventory across every era — vintage Topps, Bowman, Fleer, Goudey, Play Ball, and pre-war tobacco runs from the early 1900s through the 1980s, junk-wax 1990s monster boxes, and modern Panini Prizm, Donruss Optic, Select, Mosaic, Topps Chrome, Bowman Draft, and premium Topps Dynasty, National Treasures, Flawless, and Immaculate. Louisville Cardinals basketball and football, Kentucky Wildcats, Cincinnati Reds and Bengals, Indianapolis Colts, Louisville Bats, and Louisville City FC inventory is consistently strong here, and Muhammad Ali boxing memorabilia and Kentucky Derby horse-racing pieces are a Louisville signature. TCG tables stock Pokémon singles and sealed from vintage WOTC Base, Jungle, Fossil, and Team Rocket through modern Scarlet & Violet and Japanese exclusives, Magic: The Gathering Commander and Standard staples, Yu-Gi-Oh!, One Piece TCG, Disney Lorcana, Dragon Ball Z Fusion World, Digimon, Star Wars Unlimited, and Flesh and Blood. Locked cases display PSA, BGS, SGC, and CGC graded slabs from low-end commons to grail-level vintage and modern, alongside autographed memorabilia, vintage comics, Funko Pops, and hobby supplies.
Doors open at 9:00 AM EDT and run through 2:00 PM EDT — five hours of trading time that lets you work every table at a relaxed pace. Admission is free for all ages and there is no formal VIP early-entry, so the door open is the door open for everyone. Kids are warmly welcomed and dealers consistently hand out free packs and singles to engaged younger collectors. Table reservations are handled through Jeff Meyrose at 317-504-8110, who runs companion shows in Indianapolis (Fishers) and Cincinnati on alternating weekends, so booking ahead is recommended.
Our Mother of Sorrows Lyons Hall is located at 774 Eastern Parkway, Louisville, KY 40217, in the heart of the Highlands and minutes from Bardstown Road, Cherokee Park, and the University of Louisville campus. The hall is climate-controlled, ADA-accessible, and laid out with wide aisles for easy browsing. Free parking is available on the parish lot and surrounding Highlands side streets.
This show fits every collector type — first-timers, families, casual fans, modern flippers, breakers, football fans loading up before the season, and vintage hunters. For the best experience, arrive right at 9:00 AM for first dibs on freshly stocked dealer tables, bring cash plus Venmo, Zelle, and PayPal backups, and carry a sorted want list. Pack penny sleeves, top loaders, and a hard-sided slab case. Follow @jjallstarsports on X and the JJ All Star Sportscards Facebook page for show updates and vendor previews.