The Nashville Sports Cards and Collectibles Show wraps up July with a late-month edition at Lighthouse Christian School in Antioch on Saturday, July 25, 2026. Hosted by Nashville Card Show, a staple of the Middle Tennessee hobby since 2011, this free recurring event gives collectors a second summer Saturday to dig for sports cards, Pokémon, other TCGs, and mixed collectibles in a relaxed, community-driven setting.
Like the operator's other Lighthouse dates, this show typically uses a two-gym layout — one side focused on sports cards, the other on Pokémon and other trading card games — which makes a busy room easy to navigate. Sports tables carry modern rookies, veteran stars, vintage Topps and Bowman, inserts, autographs, graded slabs, raw singles, memorabilia, sealed boxes, and bargain bins across MLB, NBA, NFL, and NHL. The TCG side is the place for Pokémon sealed product, chase cards, playable singles, and binder fillers, with Magic: The Gathering, Yu-Gi-Oh!, One Piece, and Lorcana frequently represented.
Hours run 8:00 AM to 2:00 PM Central Time, with free admission and free parking keeping the event open to everyone — families, first-timers, and seasoned collectors alike. A late-July date is a useful checkpoint in the hobby calendar: collectors are sorting through new releases, recent grades, and spring pickups, with plenty of summer still left for building sets, reshaping a personal collection, or turning trade bait into something more exciting. Because it follows the July 11 show by two weeks, dealers often refresh boxes and inventory between dates, so it is worth attending even if you hit the earlier one.
The venue, Lighthouse Christian School at 5100 Blue Hole Rd, Antioch, TN 37013, is just southeast of downtown Nashville with easy I-24 and Bell Road access and ample free on-site parking. It draws collectors from Antioch, Murfreesboro, La Vergne, Smyrna, Brentwood, and across the Nashville metro, and the school-gym format keeps the feel local and friendly rather than overwhelming.
This show suits every kind of collector. Beginners can learn by looking — comparing raw copies, studying graded cards in the cases, and asking vendors about sets and pricing. Casual collectors can chase favorite teams, players, childhood cards, affordable slabs, and Pokémon or TCG pickups at their own pace. Families and younger collectors get a free, low-pressure daytime outing with separate sports and TCG areas. More advanced collectors and dealers can bring comps, trade inventory, and want lists, using the two-hall layout to work efficiently and target the cards that are priced well or hard to find locally.
For the best experience, arrive near 8:00 AM for first crack at fresh inventory, and pick your starting hall — sports or TCG — before you walk in so you can move with purpose. Bring cash plus a payment app as backup, carry a want list sorted by sport and game, and pack penny sleeves and top loaders for your pickups. Take a full lap of both gyms before spending, then return to the tables and cases worth another look. Follow the Nashville Sports Cards and Collectibles Show on Facebook to confirm the date, hours, and hall layout before heading out.