The Johnson County Card Show holds its October edition at the Homefield Olathe Training Center on Saturday, October 10, 2026. This is the series in its standard one-day format — a tight, well-run free show that has become the default Saturday destination for Johnson County collectors and a regular stop for dealers working the Kansas side of the metro.
October brings a distinctive mix to the floor. NFL is at its peak with Chiefs rookies, autographs and patch cards front and center, and MLB tables lean into postseason enthusiasm with Royals inventory and vintage star cards. NBA product arrives ahead of tip-off, and there is reliable NHL, college and soccer material. Graded slabs from PSA, BGS and SGC fill the display cases, while raw vintage — 1960s through 1980s Topps baseball and football — occupies the perimeter tables. Trading card game vendors carry Pokemon singles and sealed product, Magic: The Gathering, Yu-Gi-Oh!, One Piece, Lorcana and Dragon Ball Z. Expect a few tables of comics, Funko Pops, signed memorabilia and unopened wax as well.
Hours are 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Saturday, October 10 — a six-hour single-day window, which is shorter than the two-day editions and changes the rhythm considerably. The room is busiest between ten-thirty and one. The last hour is when prices soften, but with only six hours of floor time, waiting too long is a real risk on anything you actually want.
Admission is free. No tickets, no wristbands, no VIP tier, and no charge for children with an adult. Walk in during open hours.
Homefield Olathe Training Center is an athletic facility in Olathe, Kansas, with a large free surface lot immediately outside the entrance. The building is single-level with wide aisles and good overhead lighting — genuinely useful when you are eyeballing centering and corners on raw cards. Restaurants along the 119th Street corridor are a short drive.
Because it is free, compact and predictable, this show is one of the easiest entry points in the metro for families and first-time attendees. It is also efficient for experienced buyers: six hours and a manageable table count mean you can work the entire room properly without burning a whole day. Dealers who want to sell a collection should arrive early and ask which vendors are actively buying.
Some tactics for the shorter format: skip the leisurely reconnaissance lap and instead move quickly, flagging tables worth returning to. Cash matters — bring it in mixed bills, and expect a better price for it. Carry a want list sorted by sport so you can ask specific questions rather than browsing aimlessly. If something is priced close to where you want it, buy it; in a six-hour room the card you leave behind is often gone when you come back.
Dates for the November and December editions, plus vendor table pricing, are posted on cardshows.io and on the Shake and Bake Sports Cards social channels, where the operators publish vendor lineups the week before each show.
