The Omaha Council Bluffs Card Expo returns to the Mid-America Center the weekend of February 19-21, 2027, bringing the metro's biggest winter trading card convention back to the arena floor just across the river from downtown Omaha. Produced by GAS Card Shows — the regional powerhouse behind the metro's largest card events, including the summer Road to the National — the Expo transforms the Mid-America Center's exhibition space into a 200-plus-table hobby marketplace and gives Omaha-area collectors a full three-day show in the dead of winter, when the local calendar is otherwise limited to single-day hotel and brewery shows. Collectors travel in from Omaha, Council Bluffs, Lincoln, Des Moines, Sioux City, and across Nebraska, Iowa, and Missouri for what has quickly become the metro's marquee February hobby weekend.
The floor covers everything the hobby has. Sports dealers run deep MLB, NBA, NFL, NHL, UFC, boxing, and soccer inventory across every era — pre-war and vintage Topps and Bowman, 1970s and 1980s stars, junk-wax bulk, and modern Prizm, Optic, Select, Mosaic, Topps Chrome, and Bowman Draft — with the Nebraska-Iowa signature mix of Cornhuskers, Creighton Bluejays, Iowa Hawkeyes, Iowa State Cyclones, Chiefs, and Royals. TCG rows stock Pokémon from WOTC vintage through the newest Scarlet & Violet sets, Magic: The Gathering, Yu-Gi-Oh!, One Piece, Disney Lorcana, and Dragon Ball Z. Locked showcase rows display PSA, BGS, SGC, and CGC graded slabs at every price point, and autographed memorabilia, vintage comics, Funko Pops, and supplies fill the perimeter. On-site grading-submission tables and trade-night energy round out the big-show experience.
Based on the 2026 edition, expect Friday afternoon-to-evening hours (roughly 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM CST, with early VIP entry), Saturday roughly 10:00 AM to 7:00 PM, and Sunday 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM. Admission at recent GAS Mid-America Center shows has run about $5 per day or $10 for a weekend pass, with kids 12 and under free with a paying adult and a VIP tier that adds early entry and show extras — buy through gas-shows.com when tickets post.
The Mid-America Center is at 1 Arena Way, Council Bluffs, IA 51501, directly off Interstate 29/80 at the 24th Street exit, less than ten minutes from downtown Omaha. Parking in the arena lots is free and plentiful, the building is fully accessible, and the surrounding Bluffs Run corridor is stacked with restaurants and hotels for out-of-town collectors making a weekend of it.
This show fits everyone — serious dealers and vintage buyers who want three days of floor time, modern flippers, TCG players, families (Saturday afternoon is the family sweet spot), and first-timers who want the full big-show experience without driving to Chicago or Dallas. For the best experience, grab the weekend pass and VIP early entry, hit Friday night for first crack at fresh inventory, bring cash plus digital payment backups and a sorted want list, and pack sleeves, top loaders, and a hard-sided slab case. Dates shown reflect the expected third-weekend February slot based on the 2026 edition — confirm at gas-shows.com and the GAS Card Shows Facebook page when 2027 dates are published.