The NC Collector's Roadshow rolls into the Hickory Metro Convention Center in Hickory, North Carolina on Saturday, November 21, 2026, bringing sports cards, toys, Pokémon and more to the foothills for the Saturday before Thanksgiving week. The Roadshow is the traveling sister event to the Inside Pitch Promotions card shows that run in Charlotte and Raleigh, and the Hickory stop is the biggest collectibles show of the year for Catawba County. Hickory is about an hour northwest of Charlotte on I-40 via US-321, an easy drive for collectors from Lincolnton, Statesville, Morganton and Lake Norman.
The Roadshow format is deliberately broad. Sports card dealers bring MLB, NBA, NFL, NHL, UFC, boxing and soccer, with vintage Topps, Bowman and Fleer, junk-wax boxes for set builders, and modern Panini Prizm, Select, Mosaic and Optic, Topps Chrome and Bowman Chrome. Carolina Panthers, Charlotte Hornets, Carolina Hurricanes and NASCAR inventory is stocked deep for the local crowd. Graded PSA, BGS, SGC and CGC slabs fill the showcases. Pokémon tables run singles and sealed product from vintage through Scarlet and Violet, alongside Magic: The Gathering, Yu-Gi-Oh!, One Piece and Disney Lorcana. The toy side is a real draw: vintage action figures, Hot Wheels, Funko Pops, LEGO and retro video games, plus comics and memorabilia.
This is a single-day Saturday show. Hours were not published on the listing at generation time; Inside Pitch shows typically run 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM on Saturdays, so plan around that and confirm on the show page.
Admission is $5 for adults, children 10 and under are free, and parking is free. The Hickory Metro Convention Center is at 1960 13th Avenue Drive SE, directly off I-40 at exit 125, with a large free lot and hotels and restaurants in the same complex.
Who should attend? Foothills collectors who rarely make it to the Charlotte shows, families with kids who collect both toys and Pokémon, vintage sports diggers, NASCAR collectors and dealers looking for a well-attended regional room. The convention center setting makes it comfortable for first-timers.
Tips: arrive at open for the best toy and vintage selection, bring cash and a want list, and pack sleeves, top loaders and a slab case. With cards and toys mixed, do a full lap before buying so you do not miss a table. If you are selling, bring your collection sorted by category; Roadshow dealers buy actively.
The Hickory Metro Convention Center is a purpose-built exhibition hall with wide aisles, good lighting and on-site concessions, so it handles a large show comfortably. Collectors coming from the Charlotte side can pair the trip with a stop at one of the Lake Norman card shops along I-77 or US-321, and the pre-Thanksgiving date makes it a natural place to start holiday shopping for the collectors in your family.
For confirmed hours, vendor information and updates, contact Inside Pitch Promotions at [email protected] or 919-215-8063, or check the cardshowdirectory.com listing before traveling.