Tampa Card Show by the Bay lands at the Hilton St. Petersburg Carillon Park on Saturday and Sunday, June 20 and 21, 2026, billed as Tampa Bay's largest sports card show. With 100-plus tables and dealers from all over Florida, this twice-monthly series has become a cornerstone of the regional hobby calendar — a reliably well-stocked weekend show where collectors know they will find serious inventory and serious buyers in one room.
Sports cards lead the way here. Dealers bring deep inventory across MLB, NBA, NFL, NHL, UFC, boxing, and soccer spanning every era — vintage Topps, Bowman, and Fleer, 1980s and 1990s wax-era boxes, and a wall of modern Panini Prizm, Donruss Optic, Select, Mosaic, and Topps Chrome, with prospect-rich Bowman Chrome for the rookie hunters. Tampa Bay Rays, Buccaneers, and Lightning collectors will find local-team inventory throughout, and locked cases display graded PSA, BGS, SGC, and CGC slabs. Beyond sports, many tables carry non-sport cards, Pokemon and other trading card games, sealed wax, comics, autographed memorabilia, and the supplies — sleeves, top loaders, binders — you need to protect everything you buy.
The show runs Saturday from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM and Sunday from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM, giving you two full days to work the floor. Admission is just $2 and kids get in free, making this an easy and affordable outing for collectors of every budget and a great introduction to the hobby for families. With 100-plus tables, there is enough variety to keep you busy for hours, but the room is navigable enough to compare prices across vendors and negotiate on the pieces you really want.
The venue, the Hilton St. Petersburg Carillon Park, is located at 950 Lake Carillon Drive, St. Petersburg, FL 33716, just off SR-688 (Ulmerton Road) in the Carillon business district near the Gateway area. Its location is ideal for the whole bay — easy access from St. Petersburg, Clearwater, Largo, and across the Howard Frankland Bridge from Tampa — with on-site hotel parking and comfortable, climate-controlled space.
Who should attend? This show is a strong fit for sports card collectors and dealers first and foremost, but also set builders, vintage diggers, modern flippers, prospect hunters, and Pokemon and TCG fans browsing the non-sport tables. The low admission and kids-free policy make it especially welcoming for families and first-timers, while the depth of dealer inventory keeps serious collectors coming back for every date in the series.
To get the most out of your visit, arrive at Saturday's 10:00 AM open for first crack at fresh inventory and the best deals before the popular tables thin out. Bring cash for the smoothest transactions, with Venmo or Zelle as a backup since many dealers accept digital payment, and carry a sorted want list with target prices so you can move efficiently across 100-plus tables. Pack penny sleeves, top loaders, and a slab case to protect your pickups, and a trade binder if you like to deal. For dates, dealer information, and updates, visit tampabaysportscardshows.com or call or text Chester at (813) 390-3687.