The Nola Card Show wraps up its 2026 calendar with a two-day fall edition at the Pontchartrain Center in Kenner on Saturday, November 21 and Sunday, November 22, 2026. Landing the weekend before Thanksgiving, this is the Greater New Orleans area's last major card show of the year - the natural stop for holiday shopping, end-of-year collection upgrades, and one final dig through the region's deepest dealer pool before the calendar turns.
Expect the full Nola Card Show experience. Sports card dealers from across Louisiana and the Gulf South fill the exhibit hall with MLB, NBA, NFL, and NHL inventory - vintage stars, current rookies, autographs, relics, and graded slabs from PSA, BGS, and SGC at every price level. With the Saints and LSU football deep into their seasons and basketball in full swing, local player cards move briskly at the fall show. TCG tables carry Pokemon vintage and modern singles, sealed product, and graded keys, plus Magic: The Gathering, Yu-Gi-Oh!, One Piece, and Lorcana. Memorabilia, comics, Funko Pops, and vintage collectibles round out the floor - convenient for anyone hunting one-of-a-kind holiday gifts.
Hours run 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM on both Saturday and Sunday. Saturday draws the bigger crowd and the freshest inventory; Sunday is the bargain session, and at the year's final show dealers are especially motivated to move stock rather than store it through the winter.
Admission at the door is a few dollars at most, with kids typically free or discounted - check the show's listing or Facebook page for current pricing. No advance tickets are needed.
The Pontchartrain Center at 4545 Williams Boulevard in Kenner sits on the lakefront five minutes from I-10 and close to Louis Armstrong International Airport, with free on-site parking and a comfortable, fully air-conditioned hall. The Williams Boulevard corridor offers abundant dining for a lunch break, and out-of-town visitors are twenty minutes from downtown New Orleans.
This edition suits everyone, but it is especially good for gift buyers - a graded rookie of a kid's favorite player or a sealed Pokemon box makes a better present than anything at the mall - and for sellers, since dealers restocking for the holidays are actively buying collections. Serious collectors get their last shot at the metro's biggest dealer pool until the new year, and families get an affordable pre-holiday outing.
Tips for the weekend: arrive at Saturday's 10:00 AM open for first pick, bring cash for the strongest negotiating position, and walk the whole floor before buying big. Keep a want list - and a gift list - handy. Sunday afternoon of the year's final show is historically the single best deal-hunting window on the local calendar, so if price matters more than selection, come late. If you are trading, bring organized binders; holiday-season rooms trade fast.
For updates, vendor information, and 2027 dates, check the Nola Card Show listing on CardShows.io, the Pontchartrain Center event calendar, or the show's Facebook page.