The Sun City Card Show returns to El Paso on Saturday, May 16, 2026 for a one-day stop at the Starlight Event Center, the show's home venue on the city's east side. Sun City has rapidly become the anchor monthly card show in the Borderland region, drawing collectors and dealers from El Paso, Las Cruces, Anthony, Sunland Park, Horizon City, Socorro, Fort Bliss, and across far west Texas and southern New Mexico. The May edition lands right after El Paso Comic Con weekend, so Borderland card enthusiasts get back-to-back hobby weekends and dealers often roll fresh inventory directly from the convention center to Starlight.
The vendor floor is balanced across sports cards, TCGs, and collectibles. Sports dealers stock deep MLB, NBA, NFL, NHL, UFC, boxing, MMA, soccer, and college football inventory across every era — vintage Topps, Bowman, Fleer, Goudey, and pre-war tobacco runs from the 1900s through the 1980s, junk-wax 1990s monster boxes, and modern Panini Prizm, Donruss Optic, Select, Mosaic, Topps Chrome, Bowman Draft, and premium Topps Dynasty, National Treasures, Flawless, and Immaculate. Dallas Cowboys, Houston Astros, Texas Rangers, Dallas Mavericks, San Antonio Spurs, and El Paso Chihuahuas (Padres AAA affiliate) inventory is consistently deep, and Mexican Liga MX and boxing memorabilia is more present here than at almost any other US show. TCG tables run heavy on Pokémon singles and sealed from vintage WOTC through modern Scarlet & Violet and Japanese exclusives, plus Magic: The Gathering Commander and Standard staples, Yu-Gi-Oh!, One Piece TCG, Disney Lorcana, Dragon Ball Z Fusion World, Digimon, and Flesh and Flesh. Locked cases display PSA, BGS, SGC, and CGC graded slabs from low-end to grail-level vintage and modern, alongside autographed memorabilia, vintage comics, Funko Pops, and hobby supplies.
Doors open at 11:00 AM MDT and close at 7:00 PM MDT, with a VIP early-entry hour typically beginning at 10:00 AM MDT for ticket holders who buy in advance. General admission is sold online at suncitycardshow915.com and at the door, kids 12 and under enter free with a paying adult, and VIP early-entry passes give collectors first pick before the public hour. Door prizes, pack giveaways, and dealer raffles are distributed throughout the day while supplies last, and on-site grading drop-off is occasionally available with select graders — check the show's Instagram at @suncitycardshow915 closer to show day.
The Starlight Event Center is located at 6650 Continental Drive, El Paso, TX 79925, on the east side of El Paso about ten minutes from the airport and easily accessible from I-10 and Loop 375. The venue is climate-controlled — a major comfort upgrade once the West Texas summer heat kicks in — and laid out as a single open ballroom with wide aisles. Free on-site parking is plentiful.
This show fits every collector type — serious vintage buyers, modern flippers, breakers, families, casual fans, and out-of-state travelers detouring through El Paso on I-10 or I-25. For the best experience, buy VIP early-entry online before the show sells out, arrive right at the door open, bring cash plus Venmo, Zelle, and PayPal backups, and carry a detailed want list sorted by sport, player, and TCG title. Pack penny sleeves, top loaders, and a hard-sided slab case. Save the last hour for negotiation. Follow @suncitycardshow915 on Instagram and Facebook for vendor previews and 2026 schedule updates.