The Statesville Card Show, presented by Grail Card Promotions, opens the 2027 calendar at the Statesville Civic Center on Saturday, January 9, 2027, from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM. Grail Card Promotions runs a circuit of shows across the western Piedmont and foothills, and the Statesville date is the first big card show of the new year for collectors north of Charlotte. Statesville sits at the I-77 and I-40 interchange about forty-five minutes north of uptown, an easy drive from Mooresville, Lake Norman, Hickory and Salisbury.
Grail Card shows are sports-first with a growing trading card game side. Expect MLB, NBA, NFL and NHL cards with strong Carolina Panthers, Charlotte Hornets and Carolina Hurricanes stock, vintage Topps and Bowman in the showcases, junk-wax-era boxes for set builders, and modern Panini Prizm, Select, Mosaic and Optic, Topps Chrome and Bowman Chrome for rookie and prospect hunters. NASCAR cards and driver memorabilia appear regularly given the region. UFC, boxing and soccer turn up on a few tables. Graded PSA, BGS, SGC and CGC slabs fill the locked cases. Pokémon tables carry singles, sealed booster boxes and elite trainer boxes across every era plus graded slabs, and Magic: The Gathering, Yu-Gi-Oh!, One Piece and Disney Lorcana show up as well. Hobby supplies are usually available.
This is a single-day Saturday show, 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM. January shows are famously good for buyers because dealers have fresh inventory from holiday buying and collectors arrive with gift money.
Admission was not published for this date; Grail Card Promotions shows in the region have typically charged $5 at the door with children free, so budget for that and confirm on the listing. The Statesville Civic Center is at 300 South Center Street in downtown Statesville, with free parking in the adjacent lots and on surrounding streets, and downtown restaurants within a short walk.
Who should attend? Collectors north of Charlotte who want a show without the drive into the city, sports set builders starting a new year project, NASCAR collectors, Pokémon families, modern flippers and dealers looking for fresh January inventory. The civic center layout is easy for first-timers.
Tips: arrive at 9:00 AM for first pick of holiday-sourced inventory, bring cash and a want list, and pack sleeves, top loaders and a slab case. Do a full lap before buying. If you received sealed product or duplicates over the holidays, bring them to trade or sell; dealers at January shows buy actively.
Grail Card Promotions runs a dependable schedule of shows across the foothills and western Piedmont, so the Statesville date is a good place to pick up the full-year calendar for the circuit from the promoter. Downtown Statesville has several restaurants within a couple of blocks of the civic center for a lunch break between laps.
For confirmed admission, table availability and the full Grail Card Promotions schedule, check the treasurehunter.show listing or the promoter's Facebook page before traveling.