Louisiana Card Con wraps up the summer at the Lamar Dixon Expo Center in Gonzales on Saturday and Sunday, August 29 and 30, 2026, bringing its busy buy, sell, and trade weekend back to the spacious expo floor between New Orleans and Baton Rouge. With football season ramping up and fresh card releases landing, late August is a perfect time to dig for new inventory, and this show draws vendors from across Louisiana and the Gulf South.
The floor covers the full breadth of the hobby. Sports card dealers stock MLB, NBA, NFL, NHL, UFC, boxing, and soccer across every era — vintage Topps, Bowman, and Fleer, 1980s and 1990s wax, and a wall of modern Panini Prizm, Donruss Optic, Select, Mosaic, and Topps Chrome, with prospect-rich Bowman Chrome and the latest football rookies for the prospectors. Saints, Pelicans, and LSU collectors will find deep local-team inventory. On the trading card side, expect Pokémon singles and sealed product, Magic: The Gathering, Yu-Gi-Oh!, One Piece, Disney Lorcana, and Dragon Ball Z, plus locked cases of graded PSA, BGS, SGC, and CGC slabs. Non-sport cards, comics, autographed memorabilia, sealed wax, Funko Pops, and hobby supplies round out the tables.
The show runs two full days, Saturday and Sunday from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM each day, with the flexibility to come for a focused morning or work the room all weekend. Admission is just $5 cash, collected daily at the door only, making it a budget-friendly outing for collectors of every level.
The Lamar Dixon Expo Center, at 9039 South St. Landry Avenue in Gonzales, offers generous free parking, a large climate-controlled hall, and an easy location right off I-10 — about half an hour from both New Orleans and Baton Rouge — with plenty of nearby Gonzales dining for a lunch break.
Who should attend? This show fits everyone — families introducing kids to the hobby, casual collectors browsing for fun, set builders chasing specific cards, vintage diggers, modern flippers, football rookie hunters, and Pokémon and TCG fans. The low admission and approachable, community feel make it especially welcoming for first-timers, while the depth and variety keep seasoned dealers coming back show after show.
To get the most out of your visit, arrive near the 9:00 AM open each day for the first pick of fresh inventory and the best deals before tables thin out. Bring cash for the smoothest transactions — admission itself is cash only — and carry a sorted want list with target prices so you can move efficiently across the floor. Pack penny sleeves, top loaders, and a slab case to protect your pickups, and a trade binder if you like to deal.
For confirmed dates, table reservations, autograph guests, and tournament details, visit louisianacardcon.com and follow Louisiana Card Con on Facebook and Instagram, where the team posts vendor announcements and updates ahead of each show. Louisiana Card Con rotates its 2026 schedule between Gonzales and Mandeville, so there is almost always another date on the calendar if this late-August weekend does not fit your plans.