The San Antonio Collectors Expo lands on September 19-20, 2026, bringing one of the city's best-established recurring collector weekends back for a fall edition at the San Antonio Shrine Auditorium. The Expo has grown into a cornerstone of the local hobby scene, running major weekend shows several times a year alongside smaller monthly Saturday events, and the September date is well positioned as a season-opening stop for collectors getting back into show mode after summer.
The floor offers a broad collectibles mix built around trading cards. Sports card dealers bring inventory across baseball, basketball, and football, from affordable singles and value boxes to graded slabs, autographs, and vintage cardboard, with local Spurs pickups always in circulation. Pokemon is a major presence, with singles, sealed product, and graded cards throughout the room, and other TCGs like Magic: The Gathering, Yu-Gi-Oh!, and One Piece typically appear depending on the vendor lineup. Beyond cards, the Expo regularly features mixed collectibles, memorabilia, Funko Pops, and comics, giving non-card collectors in your group plenty to browse.
Hours for past Expo weekends have run 10:30 AM to 5:00 PM both Saturday and Sunday, giving you two comfortable days to work the tables. Saturday brings the fullest energy and freshest inventory; Sunday rewards patient buyers with more relaxed browsing and dealers increasingly open to negotiation as the weekend winds down.
Admission for Expo events has historically been kept affordable, in line with the show's community-first approach; check sacollectorsexpo.com or the SA Collectors Expo social pages for current ticket pricing, door details, and any early-entry options for this date, as final details are posted closer to the show.
The San Antonio Shrine Auditorium at 901 N Loop 1604 W is a familiar home for collector events on the north side, offering plenty of free on-site parking and quick access from Loop 1604 and US-281. The drive is easy from Stone Oak, Hollywood Park, Boerne, and the wider metro, and the indoor hall keeps things comfortable regardless of the weather.
This show fits every experience level. Families and first-timers get an approachable room with affordable entry and plenty of kid-friendly Pokemon tables, casual collectors get enough variety to fill an afternoon, and serious collectors get a dealer pool deep enough to justify working both days. The Expo's regular cadence also makes it a great place to build ongoing vendor relationships, since many of the same dealers return show after show.
To maximize the weekend, show up near Saturday's opening for the best selection, carry cash alongside cards since some vendors discount for it, and bring a want list plus a trade binder, as the buy-sell-trade culture here is well established. Take a full lap before making big purchases, note the tables you want to revisit, and swing back late Sunday when pricing is most flexible.
For confirmed hours, admission, vendor table availability, and the full calendar of upcoming monthly shows, visit sacollectorsexpo.com or follow @sacollexpo on Facebook, where the organizers post regular updates in the lead-up to each event.