Mount Holly Card Fest 2 returns to New Covenant Church in Mount Holly, North Carolina on Saturday, October 3, 2026, with 53 dealer tables and a five-dollar door. Mount Holly sits just across the Catawba River from Charlotte, roughly fifteen minutes from uptown via I-85 or Wilkinson Boulevard, so this is one of the closest small shows to the city center and a favorite of collectors who want to be in and out before lunch.
The second edition of Card Fest is Pokémon-forward, which is what sets it apart from the sports-heavy shows nearby. Expect binders of singles from every era, from vintage Base Set, Jungle and Fossil through the newest Scarlet and Violet sets, alongside sealed booster boxes, elite trainer boxes, tins and collection boxes priced to move. PSA and CGC graded Pokémon slabs sit in the cases at every price tier. Beyond Pokémon, tables carry Magic: The Gathering, Yu-Gi-Oh!, One Piece, Disney Lorcana and Dragon Ball Z, plus a solid sports contingent with MLB, NBA, NFL and NHL cards, Carolina Panthers and Charlotte Hornets singles, vintage Topps, and modern Prizm, Optic and Topps Chrome. Hobby supplies, sleeves, top loaders and magnetic holders are usually available from at least one table.
This is a one-day Saturday show running 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM. Church-hall shows tend to move quickly, with the best sealed product gone before noon.
Admission is $5 at the door, and children are typically admitted free with a paying adult. Parking is free in the church lot, and the venue is easy to reach from Charlotte, Gastonia and Belmont. The street address was not published on the listing, so check the show page for directions before you drive.
Who should attend? Pokémon collectors and players, parents bringing kids to a first show, TCG traders looking to move duplicates, and sports collectors who want a quick Saturday morning dig close to home. Dealers also use small shows like this as buying stops, so bring anything you want to sell.
Tips: arrive right at 9:00 AM, bring cash for the best prices, carry a sorted want list, and pack sleeves and a slab case. Do a full lap before buying, since a room this size can be price-compared in ten minutes. Because the show ends at 4:00 PM, the last hour is a good window for offers on anything still on the table.
The first Mount Holly Card Fest sold out its vendor tables, which is why the sequel expanded to 53 tables and moved to the larger hall at New Covenant Church. If you are a vendor, table space is limited and tends to go early, so reach out to the promoter well ahead of the date. Attendees should note that Collector's Vault Gastonia runs the same Saturday about fifteen minutes west, so a two-show morning is very doable for anyone willing to drive.
For updates, vendor sign-ups and confirmed directions, check the cardshowdirectory.com listing or the promoter's Facebook event page before traveling.