The North Georgia Collectibles Show brings its September Super Show to the Gainesville Civic Center on Saturday, September 19, 2026, scaling up the popular monthly series into one of the biggest card events on the northeast side of the metro this fall. Promoted by the Stickly Sports show family, this series has turned Gainesville into a legitimate hobby destination, pulling collectors from Hall County, the Lake Lanier towns, Athens, and the north Gwinnett suburbs.
The Super Show floor covers the hobby end to end. Sports cards dominate, with dealers hauling deep stocks of baseball, football, and basketball: graded vintage stars, raw set-builder boxes from the 1960s through the 1990s, and modern rookies and parallels from the latest releases. Basketball and football rookies move especially fast at this series given the season timing, with college football country ensuring strong demand for former Bulldogs and SEC stars. Pokemon and other TCGs hold a growing share of tables, with singles, slabs, and sealed product, and you will also find memorabilia, autographs, comics, and supplies throughout the room.
Doors run 9 AM to 3 PM, and admission is free, which has always been a calling card of this series. Parking at the Civic Center is free and plentiful, and the whole event is family-friendly by design.
The Gainesville Civic Center sits downtown at the heart of the city, an easy drive up I-985 from the metro and a natural stop for anyone around Lake Lanier. The facility offers a proper show hall with good lighting, restrooms, and space for the expanded Super Show dealer count, a real step up in scale from the standard monthly editions.
Who should make the trip? Families and young collectors get a free, welcoming show with material at every price point. Set builders will find some of the best raw vintage digging in north Georgia, since this series draws rural collections that never reach the Atlanta mega-shows. Investors and slab hunters should come early and work the graded cases, because pricing at free-entry regional shows consistently undercuts the big-city events. And anyone with cards to sell will find active buyers, with several dealers advertising on-the-spot collection purchases.
A few tips to maximize the day. Be there at 9 AM sharp, because Super Show editions draw dealer-shoppers from across the region and the best cards trade in the first hour. Bring cash, small bills included, for smooth negotiating. Work from a want list, take a full lap before your first big purchase, and budget real time for the discount boxes, which are a strength of this series. If the September date slips past you, the series returns to the Civic Center on October 24, November 14, and December 12.
For vendor details, table availability, and the full remaining 2026 schedule, check the show's listings on the regional card show directories or the promoter's social pages before heading up.
