The Nuclear Pharmhouse Card & Collectibles Expo lands at the United Irish Cultural Center on Saturday, October 10, 2026 — a card show inside San Francisco city limits, which is rarer than it should be. Most events marketed as San Francisco shows actually happen in South San Francisco, Burlingame, San Mateo, or Santa Clara. This one is genuinely in the city, out in the Sunset near Lake Merced, and that makes it the most accessible option of the year for collectors living in the Sunset, Richmond, Parkside, Ingleside, Daly City, and Pacifica who would rather not drive down the Peninsula.
The floor is a compact, well-curated mix rather than a sprawling convention hall. Sports dealers bring MLB inventory during playoff season, NFL five weeks into the schedule, NBA at tip-off, plus NHL as the San Jose Sharks open their year, and UFC, boxing, and soccer. Product spans 1950s and 1960s Topps and Bowman vintage, 1970s and 1980s runs that set builders chase, dollar boxes of junk-wax commons, and modern Panini Prizm, Donruss Optic, Select, Mosaic, Contenders, Topps Chrome, Bowman Draft, and Stadium Club rookies and parallels. San Francisco Giants and San Francisco 49ers material is the obvious local draw, with Golden State Warriors, San Jose Sharks, and Oakland Athletics stock close behind. Trading card game vendors carry Pokémon singles and sealed from vintage WOTC through current Scarlet and Violet releases plus Japanese exclusives, alongside Magic: The Gathering, Yu-Gi-Oh!, One Piece, Disney Lorcana, Dragon Ball Super, and Digimon. Locked cases display PSA, BGS, SGC, and CGC graded slabs, and additional tables carry autographed memorabilia, comics, Funko Pops, retro video games, and supplies.
Hours run Saturday only, 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM Pacific — a single six-hour session, no VIP tier, no timed entry. Admission price was not published at the time of listing, so treat it as VERIFY and confirm with the promoter before travelling; community-hall shows of this scale typically charge a low walk-up rate with accompanied children admitted free.
The United Irish Cultural Center is at 2700 45th Avenue in San Francisco's Outer Sunset, a block from the ocean and adjacent to the San Francisco Zoo and Lake Merced. The building is a long-standing neighbourhood institution with a large, well-lit function hall, and it is fully indoors, climate-controlled, and ADA-accessible. Street parking in the surrounding residential blocks is free and generally available, which is a meaningful advantage anywhere in San Francisco. Muni's L Taraval line runs nearby, and the Great Highway and Sunset Boulevard put the venue within fifteen minutes of most of the west side.
The show suits San Francisco residents who want a show they can reach without a freeway, casual collectors and families, set builders working dollar boxes, TCG players restocking, and dealers looking to buy raw collections from long-time city collectors.
For the best experience, arrive at opening — a six-hour city show with limited table count means the best raw vintage is spoken for within the first ninety minutes. Bring cash for negotiating leverage, a want list sorted by sport and player, penny sleeves and top loaders, and a carrying box. Dress for Sunset District weather; it is reliably colder and foggier out there than downtown.