Snyders Card Con 2.0 lands at the Bingo Hall in Slidell on Saturday, September 19, 2026, and it is exactly the kind of grassroots Northshore show that rewards collectors willing to drive across the Twin Span. The original Snyders Card Con drew a strong local turnout, and this second edition expands the floor plan with more dealer tables, a longer day, and a wider spread of trading card game inventory. For St. Tammany Parish collectors it is the closest thing to a hometown card show, and for New Orleans collectors it is a forty-minute run east that consistently turns up material the metro shows have already been picked clean of.
The floor skews sports first. Dealers bring football, baseball and basketball across every era — 1970s and 1980s Topps commons in dime and quarter boxes, star cards from the junk wax era priced to move, and modern Prizm, Select, Mosaic and Bowman Chrome rookies in top loaders and one-touches. Graded inventory from PSA, SGC and Beckett fills several cases. New Orleans Saints memorabilia is a reliable draw, as are LSU football and baseball autographs. The TCG side has grown considerably: Pokemon singles and sealed product anchor it, with Magic: The Gathering, Yu-Gi-Oh! and One Piece dealers rounding things out. You will also find comics, vintage toys, Funko Pops, wax packs and a scattering of non-sport oddball cards.
Doors run 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM — one of the longest single-day windows on the Louisiana circuit, which means you can arrive mid-afternoon and still have hours of room to work. Admission is a modest door fee, and kids typically enter free alongside a paying adult. Because the Bingo Hall is a community venue rather than a convention center, the atmosphere is relaxed and conversational; dealers have time to talk, and trades happen across tables as often as sales.
Parking is free in the hall's own lot, with overflow street parking nearby. The venue is a straight shot off Gause Boulevard and easy to reach from I-10 or I-12, so travel from Mandeville, Covington, Pearl River and the Mississippi state line is simple. Concessions are usually available on site, and Slidell's Gause Boulevard restaurant corridor is minutes away if you want to break for lunch.
Who should come? Trade-focused collectors get the most out of this one — the long day and the community-hall setting encourage face-to-face deals rather than pure retail transactions. Parents introducing kids to the hobby will find approachable dealers and plenty of affordable boxes to dig through. Sellers with mid-grade collections often do well, since several dealers buy on site.
Practical advice: come early if you want first look at fresh consignments, but do not skip the late-afternoon window either, because dealers start discounting to avoid packing inventory back up. Bring cash in small bills, a want list, and sleeves for anything you buy raw. If you plan to trade, bring your binder organized by set so dealers can evaluate quickly.
Check the show's Facebook page for the confirmed door price, the final dealer roster and any door-prize or raffle giveaways, which the promoter has run at past editions.