The Philly Non-Sports Card Show returns to the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center in Oaks, PA for its spring 2026 edition on Friday through Sunday, May 1 through 3, 2026, continuing its legendary run as the longest-running and most prestigious non-sports card show in the United States. Recognized by collectors worldwide as a cornerstone of the non-sports card hobby, the Philly Show brings together dealers, publishers, artists, and collectors from across North America and Europe for a weekend dedicated to trading cards outside the sports realm. If your collection focuses on entertainment, horror, Garbage Pail Kids, Mars Attacks, Star Wars, Marvel, DC, or vintage tobacco-era non-sport sets, this is the pilgrimage show of the year in the Northeast.
The Philly Non-Sports Card Show vendor floor is unmatched anywhere in the country for breadth and depth of non-sport material. Dealers bring pre-war tobacco issues including Allen and Ginter, Goodwin, and Mayo cards, golden-age gum and bubblegum sets, 1960s Topps Batman, Mars Attacks, and Civil War News, classic 1970s and 1980s issues including Wacky Packages, Garbage Pail Kids original runs, Star Wars Topps series, Star Trek, E.T., and Indiana Jones, and the full modern run of entertainment and horror card issues from Cryptozoic, Upper Deck, Topps, Rittenhouse, and Breygent. Autographed cards, sketch cards, printing plates, and one-of-one parallels fill premium display cases throughout the floor. Artists from the sketch card community are on-site signing cards, creating original commissioned artwork, and selling personal inventory. Pokémon dealers bring vintage and modern inventory alongside the non-sport focus, with Yu-Gi-Oh!, Magic: The Gathering, and other TCG dealers rounding out the show. Funko Pops, vintage toys, comics, movie posters, and memorabilia complete the vendor lineup.
The Philly Non-Sports Card Show runs Friday, May 1 from 1:00 PM to 7:00 PM as Dealer Setup and Early Bird access, Saturday, May 2 from 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM as the main show day, and Sunday, May 3 from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM for the final show day. Early Bird Friday admission, Saturday general admission, weekend passes, and Sunday general admission tickets are sold separately through the Philly Show website. Children under 12 are admitted free with a paying adult. Parking at the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center is free in the large on-site lots.
The Greater Philadelphia Expo Center at 100 Station Ave in Oaks, PA sits along the Schuylkill River northwest of Center City, accessible from I-76 (Schuylkill Expressway), US-422, and Route 29. Multiple hotels, restaurants, and the King of Prussia Mall shopping district are within a short drive.
This is the must-attend weekend for serious non-sports card collectors chasing rare issues and autograph variants, sketch card enthusiasts commissioning personal artwork, vintage collectors targeting pre-war tobacco and gum-era sets, Garbage Pail Kids and Wacky Packages completionists, and families exploring a unique corner of the trading card hobby that most general card shows barely touch.
For the best experience, purchase Friday Early Bird tickets for first-access shopping, bring cash for best dealer pricing, carry detailed want lists organized by set and year, plan for both Friday and Saturday to cover the floor thoroughly, and follow the Philly Non-Sports Card Show on Facebook and at phillyshow.com for dealer announcements and artist guest reveals in the weeks leading up to the show.