SA Collectors Expo's June weekend, set for June 26 and 27, is the organizer's summer two-day show and the third of five weekend editions on the 2027 calendar. Late June in San Antonio means triple-digit afternoons, which turns an air-conditioned hall full of vendor tables into an unusually appealing way to spend a weekend. Summer shows also catch collectors with time off and kids out of school, so the room typically runs younger and busier than the winter dates.
The floor spans the full collectibles range the Expo is known for. Sports card vendors bring baseball, basketball, football and hockey across vintage and modern — bulk boxes, star singles, rookie cards, inserts, autographs and graded slabs. Summer is peak baseball season, so MLB inventory tends to be well stocked and actively traded. Pokemon leads the trading card game presence, with Magic: The Gathering, Yu-Gi-Oh! and One Piece vendors typically on hand. Memorabilia, comics, toys and anime merchandise round out a floor built so that a family with four different interests can all find something.
The Expo's established two-day pattern runs Saturday 10:30 AM to 5:00 PM and Sunday 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM. This date is currently posted with more details to come, so treat those hours as the expected format and confirm closer to the weekend.
The SA Shrine Auditorium is the expected venue, having hosted the Expo's recent two-day shows, with a single large hall and on-site parking. It has not been formally reconfirmed for June 2027 on the organizer's calendar.
Summer changes who shows up and how to approach it. Families are a much larger share of the June crowd, and kids with summer money are an active part of the Pokemon and low-price-box economy at this show. Casual collectors treat it as a cool place to spend a Saturday. Serious buyers still get the two-day advantage — survey Saturday, negotiate Sunday — and summer dealers are often more willing to move inventory rather than haul it to the next stop on a hot circuit.
Some practical notes for a June show. Park in shade if you can, and do not leave cards in a hot car; Texas summer heat will warp and damage cardboard and can affect slab cases over a long afternoon. Bring cash. Bring a want list, sleeves and top-loaders, and a rigid box or bag rather than a soft one. Walk the whole floor Saturday before buying anything substantial. Hydrate, because a large hall in late June gets warm near the doors no matter how good the air conditioning is. And if you are bringing kids, set a budget with them before walking in — it turns the visit into a good lesson rather than a negotiation.
For confirmed hours, venue and admission, check sacollectorsexpo.com or follow SA Collectors Expo on Facebook and Instagram at @sacollexpo, where each show's flier is posted in advance.