The St. Francis Card Show runs Saturday, October 10, 2026 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the St. Francis Learning Center, and it is one of the few shows serving the far north end of the Twin Cities metro. If you live in Anoka County or the northern exurbs and have been driving forty-five minutes each way to hit a show, this one exists specifically so you do not have to.
The floor is a general card and collectibles mix rather than a specialist show. Sports card dealers bring baseball, basketball, football and hockey across vintage, junk wax, modern and ultra-modern, with strong regional inventory covering the Twins, Vikings, Wild, Timberwolves and Gophers. Trading card game vendors handle Pokemon, Magic: The Gathering, Yu-Gi-Oh! and One Piece with both singles and sealed product. Graded slabs, raw star cards, complete sets, unopened wax, repack products, autographed memorabilia, comics and hobby supplies all appear depending on which vendors are in the room on a given date.
Hours are a single Saturday block from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., seven hours that give you real time to work the room without the show sprawling into a second day. Admission pricing is not published ahead of the event, so carry a few small bills in case there is a nominal door fee; shows at this venue have historically been free or close to it, and children are typically admitted at no charge. Parking is free.
The St. Francis Learning Center is in St. Francis, roughly forty minutes north of downtown Minneapolis via Highway 47 and Highway 65, serving collectors in St. Francis, Andover, Ramsey, Elk River, Anoka, Cambridge, Isanti and the surrounding rural communities. The building is a school facility, so expect a gym or commons layout with good lighting, level floors, on-site restrooms and easy access. The setting is straightforward and comfortable, and the small-town location means you will never fight for a parking spot.
This is a strong show for set builders, bargain hunters and families. Rural and exurban shows tend to surface material that has not passed through the metro dealer network yet, so collectors who enjoy the hunt often do better here than at a heavily picked-over big-city event. Prices skew reasonable because the dealer overhead is low. Kids are genuinely welcome and there is enough affordable material in dollar boxes and bargain bins to keep them occupied. Newer collectors will find the scale manageable and the dealers approachable.
A few tips to make the day count. Arrive close to nine, since a one-day show with a limited table count gets picked over quickly and the best vintage tends to move early. Bring cash, which nearly every dealer at a show like this prefers and many will discount for. Bring a written want list and team checklists. Bring penny sleeves and top loaders for raw purchases. Ask every dealer whether they have anything in your area of interest that is not on the table, because at a small show a lot of good material never gets unpacked unless someone asks for it.
Check the Trading Card Database Minnesota card show listing for confirmed hours, admission and future dates in this series.
