The PokéNostalgia Card Show, presented by Arlington Card Shows, takes the upstairs floor of NTX Arena in Lewisville on Sunday, September 13, 2026 for a 300-plus table Pokemon-forward event. The name tells you the thesis: this is a show built around the nostalgia end of the hobby, where Base Set, Jungle, Fossil and Neo-era cards get the display space that modern product usually monopolizes — while still carrying enough current inventory to satisfy anyone chasing this year's chase cards.
What you will find across those 300 tables starts with Pokemon in every form: graded vintage in PSA, BGS and CGC holders, raw holos and first editions in top loaders, sealed booster boxes and elite trainer boxes both modern and out of print, Japanese exclusives, promo cards, and long binder rows of playable singles. One Piece and Dragon Ball each command real estate, and Yu-Gi-Oh!, Magic: The Gathering and Lorcana dealers fill in the rest of the TCG floor. A dedicated Sports Corner keeps MLB, NBA, NFL and NHL collectors busy with slabs, wax and singles, and mixed tables carry anime figures, plush, Funko Pops, supplies and artist prints. Thousands of dollars in giveaways run throughout the day and food vendors work the floor.
This is a one-day Sunday show running 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM — eight hours, which is long enough that most attendees leave and come back rather than trying to do it in one push.
Admission is $5 and every ticket doubles as an entry into the prize drawings. Children five and under get in free with a paid adult, and under-13s should be accompanied. Tickets are sold through the show's Treasure page and at the door. Parking at NTX Arena is free.
NTX Arena sits at 2401 South Stemmons Freeway in Lewisville, directly off I-35E, in a purpose-built collectibles venue that has become the default home of large North Texas card events. From Arlington the run is about 35 to 40 minutes up Highway 360 to I-635 or straight up I-35E depending on traffic — an easy Sunday drive. The Vista Mall complex and the Stemmons corridor put dozens of restaurants within five minutes.
This show is built for the Pokemon collector who wants scale without convention pricing. Vintage hunters will find the deepest concentration of pre-2003 material in the region outside of a national convention. Modern collectors get enough dealers to actually price-shop a card rather than accept the first ask. Families do well on five-dollar admission with free entry for the youngest. Traders should absolutely bring binders, because the PokéNostalgia crowd trades hard. Sellers will find multiple buying tables in a single afternoon.
Tips: arrive at 9:00 AM sharp if a specific graded card is your target — the vintage cases get picked over fast. Carry cash. Photograph asks on your first lap instead of buying, then negotiate on the second. Bring a loupe or at least good light if you are buying raw vintage. Keep your ticket stub for the drawings.
For tickets, giveaway details and the rest of the series calendar, check the Treasure listing or follow @arlingtoncardshows and @pokenostalgiastore.