Tampa Card Show by the Bay returns for a holiday-weekend edition at the Hilton St. Petersburg Carillon Park on Saturday and Sunday, July 4 and 5, 2026. Billed as Tampa Bay's largest sports card show, this 100-plus-table series brings dealers from all over Florida together for a weekend of buying, selling, and trading — and the Independence Day weekend timing makes it a perfect indoor, air-conditioned escape from the Florida summer heat for collectors and families alike.
Sports cards lead the floor. 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 it an easy and affordable holiday-weekend outing for collectors of every budget and a great introduction to the hobby for families looking for something fun and indoors over the Fourth. With 100-plus tables, there is plenty of variety to fill an afternoon, with room to compare prices across dealers 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. The 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, 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, and the holiday-weekend timing makes it a popular standing date for local collectors. Just plan around any Fourth of July travel and fireworks schedules in the area.
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.