Sports Card Show at the Bowl is one of the longest-running recurring card shows in the south Twin Cities metro, and the Sunday, September 6, 2026 edition brings it back to Shakopee Bowl for another morning of old-fashioned, no-frills collecting. This is not a convention with celebrity guests and velvet ropes. It is a bowling center banquet room full of tables, folding chairs and dealers who have been setting up here for years, and that is precisely why regulars keep showing up.
The focus, as the name suggests, is sports. Baseball leads the way with strong Minnesota Twins representation, vintage Topps and Bowman, and plenty of raw star cards priced for actual collectors rather than investors. Football and basketball tables are consistently well stocked, and hockey is unusually deep for a show this size given how much Minnesota loves the sport, with Wild inventory sitting alongside vintage O-Pee-Chee and junior-league prospect cards. You will also find graded slabs, team sets, unopened wax, pennants, bobbleheads, autographed baseballs and a scattering of Pokemon and other trading card game singles from the vendors who cross over.
Doors open at 9:00 a.m. on Sunday morning. The published closing time on aggregator listings is unreliable for this venue, so treat the afternoon end time as unconfirmed and plan to arrive in the morning window when every table is set and stocked. Admission has historically been free or a token door fee at this show, but pricing is not published in advance, so bring a few small bills just in case and expect the cost of entry to be minimal.
Shakopee Bowl sits on First Avenue East in downtown Shakopee, about half an hour southwest of downtown Minneapolis and an easy drive from Bloomington, Eden Prairie, Chaska, Savage and Prior Lake. Parking is free in the venue lot with additional street parking nearby. Because the show is inside a working bowling alley, there is a full bar and grill on site, which makes it easy to grab breakfast or lunch without leaving, and the atmosphere is relaxed enough that nobody minds if you carry a soda around while you browse.
This show is ideal for set builders, bargain hunters and anyone who enjoys digging. The dollar boxes and quarter boxes here are genuinely worth working through, and because the dealer base is stable year over year, you can build relationships and get first look at fresh inventory. Families with young collectors do well here too, since the low price point and small footprint mean kids can find something without a parent spending a fortune. Serious high-end buyers will find fewer six-figure cases than at a convention-center show, but the vintage that turns up in Shakopee is often better priced than at a big event.
Come with cash, a want list and some patience for sorting. Ask dealers what they have not put out yet, because at a show this size a lot of good material stays in the box under the table until somebody asks. Arrive close to opening for the best selection, and be willing to bundle several cards from one table into a single negotiated price, which is how most deals get done here.
The show recurs on a roughly twice-monthly Sunday schedule through the winter, so if you miss this date, another one is usually only a couple of weeks away. Check the Trading Card Database Minnesota listing for the most current dates and hours.
