Tall City Card Show Vol. II runs Saturday and Sunday, October 3 and 4, 2026 at the Midland County Horseshoe Arena. Midland's nickname gives the show its name, and the second volume follows a well-received debut that established this as a genuine two-day destination event rather than a Saturday-morning table sale. October timing puts it right at the intersection of MLB postseason, early NFL season, and the opening of NBA training camp, which is one of the most active stretches of the collecting year.
The floor is a broad sports-and-TCG mix with real depth on the sports side. Dealers bring MLB, NBA, NFL, NHL, UFC, boxing, MMA, soccer, and college football inventory spanning every era: pre-war tobacco issues, vintage Topps, Bowman, Fleer, Goudey, and Play Ball, 1970s and 1980s stars, 1990s junk-wax monster boxes priced for kids and set builders, and current-year Panini Prizm, Donruss, Optic, Select, Mosaic, Topps Chrome, and Bowman Draft. Premium releases including National Treasures, Flawless, Immaculate, and Topps Dynasty appear in the locked cases. Regional demand shapes the inventory: Dallas Cowboys, Houston Texans, Texas Rangers, Houston Astros, Dallas Mavericks, San Antonio Spurs, and Texas Tech material is stocked heavily because that is what sells in the Basin.
Trading card games have a strong presence. Pokemon singles and sealed run from vintage WOTC through current Scarlet & Violet and Japanese imports, with Magic: The Gathering, Yu-Gi-Oh!, One Piece, Disney Lorcana, Dragon Ball Z Fusion World, and Digimon rounding out the tables. Graded slabs from PSA, BGS, SGC, and CGC fill display cases, and several dealers can walk you through submission choices if you are new to grading. Autographed memorabilia, jerseys, comics, Funko Pops, and hobby supplies fill the remaining tables.
Hours are 10:00 AM to 7:00 PM Central Time on Saturday and 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM Central Time on Sunday. Both days are long, which is unusual and welcome; most two-day shows cut Sunday short. Midland is on Central Time, an hour ahead of El Paso. Admission pricing is not published on the aggregators, so confirm the door price and any early-bird or VIP entry option with the promoter before you travel.
The Midland County Horseshoe Arena is at 2514 Arena Trail, Midland, TX 79706, just off Highway 191 on the corridor between Midland and Odessa. Parking is free and on site, the complex is large and clearly signed, and the arena floor allows wide aisles and long uninterrupted rows of tables. Hotels and restaurants along Loop 250 are a short drive away.
Who should attend: set builders, vintage buyers, modern investors, breakers, families, and Borderland collectors making the roughly five-hour drive east from El Paso. The long hours make this a rare two-day show you can actually cover completely.
Tips: scout the entire floor Saturday morning and write down table numbers rather than buying on the first pass. Bring cash, a want list sorted by sport and player, penny sleeves, top loaders, and a hard slab case. Come back Sunday afternoon for anything you passed on, since Sunday closing hour is where the best deals of the weekend get made.