NTX Sports Card Show Weekend returns to NTX Arena in Lewisville on Saturday, October 3 and Sunday, October 4, 2026, and the timing is close to perfect. Early October in North Texas means the Cowboys are five weeks into the season, college football is in full swing across TCU, Texas, Texas Tech, and Baylor, and the baseball postseason is either underway or about to be. That is three hot categories hitting a 400-plus table sports floor at the same time, and it shows up in what dealers bring and what sells.
The inventory spans the whole hobby. Dime boxes, dollar bins, and repack boxes serve diggers and kids. Team lots and set-building commons fill the middle. Mid-grade vintage Topps, Bowman, Fleer, and Donruss give Hall of Fame chasers something to work through, and the showcases carry graded PSA, SGC, BGS, and CGC slabs — vintage stars, numbered modern rookie autographs, and the occasional genuine grail. Modern product is deep: Panini Prizm, Donruss Optic, Select, Mosaic, Topps Chrome, and Bowman Chrome prospects across MLB, NBA, NFL, and NHL, plus UFC, boxing, and soccer. Local demand skews hard toward Cowboys, Rangers, Mavericks, Stars, and Texas college programs. Trading card game vendors still work the room — Pokemon, One Piece, Magic: The Gathering, Yu-Gi-Oh!, Lorcana, and Dragon Ball all appear — along with memorabilia, comics, Funko Pops, and supply tables carrying sleeves, top loaders, one-touches, semi-rigids, and storage boxes. On-site grading submission booths are a regular feature at NTX shows.
This is a two-day weekend event. Saturday and Sunday hours, plus any VIP early-entry window, are published on the TX Card Shows ticketing site closer to the date. The typical NTX pattern is a Saturday VIP session ahead of general admission, then a full Sunday.
Admission is ticketed rather than free. General admission and VIP tiers are sold in advance online, and buying ahead saves both money and a long door line. Children's pricing and age cutoffs are listed on the ticket page — check before you drive up rather than assuming.
NTX Arena sits in Lewisville, north of DFW Airport, with direct access from I-35E and SH 121 and on-site parking. From Fort Worth allow 40 to 50 minutes, more on a Saturday morning.
This show rewards serious buyers and sellers most. A room this size lets you compare several copies of the same card on centering, corners, and price before committing, and having many buyers on the floor means you can collect competing offers instead of taking the first number on your own collection. Families and first-timers do fine too — there is real material at every budget.
Practical advice: buy tickets in advance, arrive at open Saturday for first pick, and bring cash in mixed denominations. Carry a want list organized by sport with maximum prices attached so a hot table cannot talk you past your budget. Bring top loaders and a slab case. Do one complete lap before your largest purchase, ask dealers what they kept under the table, and save your negotiating for Sunday afternoon when nobody wants to repack inventory.
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