NoCo Collector Con brings its Card & Collector Show to The Drake Centre in Fort Collins on Saturday, September 5, 2026, the first of a two-day Labor Day weekend run at the northern end of the Front Range. NoCo Collector Con has built its reputation on running events that feel curated rather than merely large — the organizers pay attention to dealer mix, and the result is a floor where you are not walking past six tables selling the same modern Prizm inventory before finding anything genuinely interesting.
The show covers the full breadth of the collecting hobby. Sports card dealers stock MLB, NBA, NFL, NHL, UFC, boxing, and soccer across all eras, from 1950s and 1960s Topps and Bowman vintage through 1970s and 1980s Topps, Fleer, and Donruss, into 1990s insert-era product and modern Panini Prizm, Donruss Optic, Select, Mosaic, Topps Chrome, and Bowman Draft. Colorado Rockies, Denver Broncos, Denver Nuggets, and Colorado Avalanche inventory is well represented, and northern Colorado shows reliably surface Colorado State and University of Colorado alumni material that rarely reaches metro Denver tables. Trading card game vendors bring Pokemon from vintage Wizards of the Coast sets through Scarlet and Violet and Japanese imports, plus Magic: The Gathering, Yu-Gi-Oh!, One Piece, Disney Lorcana, Digimon, and Dragon Ball Z. Locked cases hold PSA, BGS, SGC, and CGC graded slabs, and the broader collector-con framing means you will also find comics, autographed memorabilia, Funko Pops, vintage toys, retro video games, and hobby supplies.
Saturday hours run 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM Mountain Time — a genuinely long eight-hour day and an early start by Front Range standards, which rewards anyone willing to make the drive up I-25 before the crowd. Admission pricing was not independently confirmed at the time of listing; check the organizer's page before you go. VERIFY: admission price and children's policy not confirmed.
The Drake Centre is an event facility in Fort Collins with free on-site parking, a single-level accessible layout, and climate control. Fort Collins is roughly an hour north of downtown Denver, and Old Town Fort Collins — dense with restaurants, cafes, and breweries — is a short drive from the venue, which makes this an easy show to build a day trip around rather than a straight in-and-out errand.
The show suits vintage hunters, set builders, and metro Denver collectors looking for inventory that has not already circulated through the same weekend rotation. Northern Colorado's dealer base draws from Fort Collins, Greeley, Loveland, Windsor, and Cheyenne, so the material and the pricing both differ from what you see in Aurora or Thornton. Families will find the holiday-weekend timing convenient, and TCG players get access to shops they would not otherwise meet.
For the best experience, arrive near the 9:00 AM open — early starts mean the serious material moves in the first ninety minutes. Bring cash, since northern Colorado shows skew cash-preferred. Carry a want list with target prices, penny sleeves, top loaders, and a box. Plan a second lap in the final hour when dealers become flexible. Confirm hours and admission with NoCo Collector Con before driving up.