The LA Card Dude Show returns to the Torrance Civic Center on Saturday, July 25, 2026 with a full daytime floor from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM — the opening half of a back-to-back Civic Center weekend, with a second show following on Sunday the 26th. For collectors in Long Beach and across the South Bay, this is the marquee local card-show weekend of late July: the region's post-convention energy is still high, vendors are restocked, and the Civic Center rooms are the biggest this operator runs.
Expect the series' trademark breadth. Pokemon anchors the TCG aisles — bulk singles, slabbed vintage holos, sealed boxes, and the newest set releases — alongside Magic: The Gathering, Yu-Gi-Oh!, Disney Lorcana, One Piece, and Dragon Ball Z. Sports dealers cover MLB, NBA, NFL, NHL, UFC, and soccer across every era, from vintage Topps, Bowman, and Fleer through modern Panini Prizm, Select, Mosaic, Donruss Optic, and Topps Chrome, with Bowman Chrome prospects for rookie chasers and heavy Dodgers, Lakers, Angels, and Rams inventory throughout. The pop-culture wing brings Marvel and DC comics, Star Wars collectibles, anime figures, and Funko Pops, while graded PSA, BGS, and CGC slabs fill display cases at every price point. Admission for attendees is free.
Hours are Saturday, July 25 from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM, walk-in friendly with no advance ticket. Vendors are set up and ready at the 10:00 AM sharp open. The Torrance Civic Center campus at 3330 Civic Center Drive offers free public parking on site and easy approaches from Torrance Boulevard, Crenshaw Boulevard, and the 405 — fifteen to twenty minutes from most of Long Beach.
Saturday editions draw the fullest rooms of the series, and the crowd is a genuine cross-section: families introducing kids to the hobby on a free-admission floor, set builders working checklists table by table, TCG players trading out of backpacks, and dealers and flippers doing volume. First-timers should feel zero intimidation — the organizer enforces a strictly family-friendly conduct policy, and the vendors in this series are notably approachable about explaining grading, pricing, and what to collect first.
Play it smart: arrive for the open, since the first hour offers the best selection of the day, and walk the entire floor once before spending. Carry a sorted want list with target prices, bring cash first with Venmo or Zelle as backup, and pack penny sleeves, top loaders, and a hard case for slabs. Bring a trade binder — and if you are doing both days of the weekend, hold some negotiating powder for Sunday, when end-of-weekend pricing gets friendliest.
The table map and vendor booking are at lacarddudeshow.com, with updates on Instagram at @lacarddudeshow. Pair Saturday with the Sunday, July 26 edition in the same room to cover the full vendor rotation — the two days share a venue but not necessarily the same table lineup, which is exactly why regulars do both.