TCG Verse sets up at the Civic Park Assembly Hall in Walnut Creek for a two-day run on Saturday and Sunday, August 22 and 23, 2026. As the name implies, this is a gaming-forward show, and it fills a real gap in the Contra Costa County calendar — the I-680 corridor from Concord down through Walnut Creek, Danville, and Alamo has plenty of collectors and very few dedicated TCG events, so this weekend consistently pulls a committed local crowd.
Trading card games lead the vendor mix. Pokémon is the deepest category, with dealers carrying raw singles across Base Set, Jungle, Fossil, Neo, EX, Diamond and Pearl, Black and White, Sun and Moon, Sword and Shield, and current Scarlet and Violet expansions, plus Japanese-language exclusives, promos, graded illustration rares, and sealed booster boxes, elite trainer boxes, and collection tins. Magic: The Gathering tables carry Commander staples, Modern and Pioneer playables, reserved-list singles, and bulk rare boxes worth digging through. Yu-Gi-Oh!, One Piece Card Game, Disney Lorcana, Dragon Ball Super Fusion World, Digimon, Flesh and Blood, and Star Wars Unlimited appear across the roster depending on which vendors book. Sports cards hold a meaningful minority of tables, covering MLB, NBA, NFL, NHL, UFC, and soccer from vintage Topps and Bowman through modern Prizm, Optic, Select, and Topps Chrome, with San Francisco Giants, 49ers, Golden State Warriors, San Jose Sharks, and Oakland Athletics inventory drawing the most local interest. Locked cases hold PSA, BGS, SGC, and CGC graded material, and remaining tables carry anime figures, plush, Funko Pops, comics, retro video games, and supplies.
Hours run 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM Pacific on both Saturday and Sunday. Admission is a low walk-up door charge consistent with community-hall shows, and children accompanied by an adult are typically admitted free. Advance ticketing is not usually published for this event, so plan to pay at the door and confirm pricing on the promoter's social channels beforehand.
Civic Park Assembly Hall is located at 1375 Civic Drive in Walnut Creek, inside the city's central Civic Park adjacent to downtown. Free on-site and street parking is available around the park, and the hall is indoors, climate-controlled, and ADA-accessible. The location is genuinely convenient: Walnut Creek BART is roughly a ten-minute walk, which makes this one of the more transit-friendly card shows in the East Bay, and downtown Walnut Creek's Broadway Plaza district — dozens of restaurants, cafes, and coffee shops — is a short stroll away. Highway 24 and Interstate 680 are both minutes off.
The show is a natural fit for competitive TCG players hunting deck singles ahead of fall tournament season, Pokémon collectors chasing specific cards, families with kids who play, casual sports collectors, and anyone who wants a browsable two-day show without convention-center prices or crowds.
To get the most out of it, come Saturday morning when the fresh binders are out and the best singles are still available, then return Sunday afternoon if you want to negotiate — vendors get flexible when they are looking at repacking. Bring a binder and deck box for what you buy, cash for leverage, a payment app as backup, and a written want list. Check the vendor list on the promoter's social channels the week of the show.