The Newark Card Show brings a Sunday card show to the commons at Newark High School on Sunday, October 4, 2026, giving Licking County collectors a second show in the span of eight days alongside the monthly VFW event. Held in the school's commons area, this is a community-oriented show with a school-fundraiser atmosphere, local dealers, and a lot of collector-to-collector trading.
What you will find: sports cards are the core of the show, with baseball, football and basketball singles from vintage through current releases, rookies and parallels, graded slabs, wax boxes and packs, and autographs and memorabilia. Expect plenty of Ohio State, Browns, Bengals, Guardians and Reds cards. A handful of tables carry Pokémon and other TCGs such as Magic and Yu-Gi-Oh!, and you will often see comics, Funko Pops and other collectibles mixed in. Because many tables belong to local collectors rather than full-time dealers, prices tend to be friendly and negotiable.
Hours: Sunday, October 4, from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM.
Admission: entry is free or a nominal donation at the door to support the host school group; confirm on the event page before you go. Kids are welcome and admitted free. Cash is recommended for the best deals.
Venue and parking: Newark High School is at 314 Granville Street, Newark, OH 43055, on the west side of downtown Newark near the intersection with 6th Street, easily reached from State Route 16. Use the main commons entrance, which will be signed. Free parking is available in the school lots. Restrooms are available, and a school booster group typically sells concessions.
Who should attend: families and young collectors, Licking County locals, set builders hunting dollar boxes, Ohio sports fans looking for team cards, and anyone who wants a relaxed Sunday show with room to trade. High-end buyers will find fewer big slabs here than at the fairground shows but will find good value on mid-range cards.
Tips: get there at 10:00 AM for the freshest inventory, bring a trade binder because the crowd trades actively, and carry small bills. If you have a collection to sell, bring it sorted; several dealers buy on site. Combine this with lunch in downtown Newark or a stop at the Newark Earthworks if you are making a day of it.
What sets the Newark Card Show apart from the VFW show across town is the crowd. Because it is held at the high school, a large share of the tables are run by students, parents and local collectors rather than full-time dealers, which means unsorted boxes, binder-page pricing and the kind of finds you only get when people are clearing out closets. It is also a nice complement to the Buckeye Card Show in Columbus the day before: spend Saturday walking 250 tables, then spend Sunday in Newark picking up bargains at a fraction of the pace. If you are traveling from the Columbus side, State Route 16 gets you to Granville Street in about 35 minutes from I-270.
For questions, table reservations or updates, see the Newark Card Show listing on the All Ohio Card Shows schedule.