The Pokemon Celebration Show takes over the Wingate by Wyndham Kansas City Northeast on Saturday, October 24, 2026. Most card shows in the Kansas City metro are sports-first with a trading card game corner bolted on; this one flips that entirely. Pokemon is the headline, the majority of the floor, and the reason people come — which makes it a genuinely different experience from the G.A.S. and Johnson County rooms.
Expect the full range of Pokemon inventory. Vintage Base Set, Jungle, Fossil and Neo-era singles in raw and graded condition. Modern chase cards — alternate arts, special illustration rares, gold cards — from recent Scarlet and Violet sets. Sealed product including booster boxes, elite trainer boxes, collection tins and Japanese imports. Graded slabs from PSA, CGC and Beckett in the center cases. Bulk and binder tables where you can dig for playables and trades at reasonable prices. Alongside the Pokemon core you will find dealers carrying Magic: The Gathering, Yu-Gi-Oh!, One Piece, Lorcana and Dragon Ball Z, plus a sports card contingent handling MLB, NFL and NBA for anyone who wants to cross over.
Hours are 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Saturday, October 24 — one day only. The first hour is heavily attended by dealers and dedicated collectors moving on high-end singles; the middle of the day is the best time to browse binders and trade; the final hour is when bulk and sealed pricing gets most flexible.
Admission pricing has not been published by the operator for this date. Comparable hotel-ballroom TCG shows in the metro run free or ask a modest door fee, with children admitted free when accompanied by an adult. No advance registration is required — just show up. Confirm the rate at the door.
The Wingate by Wyndham Kansas City Northeast provides free on-site parking in the hotel lot, and the ballroom is a single accessible room off the lobby. Being a hotel, there is coffee and quick food on site, and the location is convenient to the interstate for anyone driving in from Independence, Liberty or North Kansas City.
This show is excellent for families — Pokemon is the most kid-friendly corner of the hobby, and a room full of binders is a much better experience for a young collector than a wall of slabbed baseball cards. It also serves serious Pokemon collectors well, since concentrated TCG shows attract specialist dealers who bring inventory they would not haul to a general sports show. Trading is common and encouraged, so bring your binder.
Practical advice: bring your trade binder and a want list of specific card numbers and set codes. Bring cash — TCG dealers discount for it readily. Check card condition carefully under good light before buying raw singles, especially vintage, where edge wear and surface scratching are easy to miss. Ask about bulk rates if you are building decks. And walk the whole room before buying any sealed product; prices on the same box can vary meaningfully table to table.
Listing details and organizer contact information are posted on Treasure Hunter, and Kansas City area Pokemon collector groups on Facebook share vendor lineups ahead of the show.
