The Sports & Pokémon Show brings a big, budget-friendly Saturday of collecting to McMinnville on June 27, 2026, with 110-plus eight-foot tables packed into Warren County High School. Organized by UC Card Shows, this Upper Cumberland event has become one of the region's best-value stops — a dollar to get in, a huge floor to dig through, and enough variety to keep a whole carload of different collectors busy.
The category mix is intentionally broad. Sports cards and Pokémon headline, with dealers bringing MLB, NBA, NFL, and NHL inventory across vintage, junk-wax, and modern Panini Prizm, Donruss Optic, Topps Chrome, and Bowman, plus graded slabs in locked cases and deep dollar boxes of raw singles. The Pokémon tables run from modern Scarlet & Violet chase cards and sealed product back to older WOTC-era pieces, and you will usually find Magic: The Gathering, Yu-Gi-Oh!, One Piece, Lorcana, and Dragon Ball mixed in. Rounding out the room are memorabilia, autographs, comics, toys, and Funko Pops, so groups with different interests can all find something.
Show hours are 8:00 AM to 2:00 PM Central Time, a solid six-hour window that rewards a slow first lap followed by a more deliberate second pass. Admission is just $1, making this one of the most family-friendly and wallet-friendly shows in Middle Tennessee. The organizer also promotes $300-plus in free giveaways — examples have included signed jerseys, footballs, blaster boxes, gift cards, and graded cards — plus multiple food trucks on site, which makes it easy to stay for the full morning rather than rushing through.
The venue, Warren County High School at 199 Pioneer Lane, McMinnville, TN 37110, offers the practical school-gym format collectors know well: wide aisles, plenty of room, and free parking. McMinnville sits in the Upper Cumberland, an easy regional drive for collectors from Cookeville, Murfreesboro, Manchester, Sparta, Smithville, and the wider Nashville area looking for a worthwhile day trip.
This show works for everyone. Beginners get an approachable, low-cost first card show with enough variety to learn how dealers price cards and how graded and raw copies compare. Casual collectors can chase favorite teams, players, and characters or grab affordable singles and sealed packs. Families enjoy the dollar admission, giveaways, and food trucks. Serious buyers and dealers value the sheer table count: 110-plus tables reward patience, and the best local finds are often buried in boxes that take time to work through. Competitive TCG players can scout singles for upcoming events across the region.
For the best experience, get there near 8:00 AM for first dibs on fresh inventory and the early-admission giveaway energy, bring cash in small bills plus a payment app as backup, and carry a want list sorted by sport and TCG title. Pack sleeves and top loaders, bring a few cards or a small lot if you want to trade or sell, and plan to walk the floor twice — once to scout, once to buy. Check UC Card Shows at uppercumberlandcards.com and their Facebook events page for the confirmed table count, giveaway details, and food-truck lineup before you go.