The 520 Card Show — May Edition takes over the Tucson Convention Center on Saturday, May 30, 2026 for the late-spring headliner of Tucson's premier dedicated trading-card and collectibles event. Hosted at 260 South Church Avenue in the heart of downtown Tucson, this one-day Saturday show packs more than 60 vendor tables of sports cards, TCG, Pokémon, Magic: The Gathering, Yu-Gi-Oh!, One Piece, Disney Lorcana, autographed memorabilia, anime, toys, and pop-culture collectibles into a climate-controlled TCC hall — and consistently pulls collectors driving in from Tucson, Marana, Oro Valley, Vail, Sahuarita, Green Valley, Catalina Foothills, Casas Adobes, Tanque Verde, Drexel Heights, Three Points, and across the broader Pima County region. Late-May timing drops the show into the heart of MLB hobby release season — 2026 Topps Series 2 Baseball, Topps Heritage, and Bowman Draft are stacking up — alongside the NBA Conference Finals, the Stanley Cup Playoffs, and a fully-loaded Arizona Wildcats spring sports calendar.
The vendor floor packs every corner of the trading card hobby. Sports tables 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 early 1900s through the 1980s, junk-wax 1990s monster boxes, and modern Panini Prizm, Donruss Optic, Select, Mosaic, Topps Chrome, and premium Topps Dynasty, National Treasures, Flawless, and Immaculate. Arizona Wildcats basketball and football, Arizona Diamondbacks, Arizona Cardinals, Phoenix Suns, Phoenix Mercury, Arizona Coyotes alumni cards, Las Vegas Raiders, Vegas Golden Knights, Los Angeles Dodgers, and San Diego Padres inventory moves consistently. TCG tables stock Pokémon singles and sealed from vintage WOTC Base through modern Scarlet & Violet and Japanese exclusives, Magic: The Gathering Commander and Standard staples, Yu-Gi-Oh!, One Piece TCG, Disney Lorcana, Dragon Ball Z Fusion World, Digimon, Star Wars Unlimited, and Flesh and Blood. Locked cases display PSA, BGS, SGC, and CGC graded slabs alongside autographed memorabilia, vintage comics, Funko Pops, and hobby supplies.
Doors open Saturday, May 30 from 11:00 AM MST to 6:00 PM MST for the main show floor. General admission runs $8 at the door, with VIP early-entry tickets up to $20 — VIP grants 10:00 AM access for first-pick of the dealer floor plus a swag bag and bonus raffle entries. Kids 12 and under are admitted free with a paying adult. Door-prize raffles run hourly with prizes donated by participating vendors — graded rookie cards, sealed boxes, and Pokémon Elite Trainer Boxes are common giveaways. Advance tickets are available at 520cardshow.com.
The Tucson Convention Center is at 260 South Church Avenue, Tucson, AZ 85701, in downtown Tucson with quick access from Interstate 10 at the Congress Street and Broadway exits. The hall is climate-controlled — critical comfort for a Tucson late-May Saturday — ADA-accessible, and laid out with wide aisles. Paid parking is plentiful in the on-site TCC garage and surrounding downtown lots, and the Congress Street corridor and Fourth Avenue have dozens of restaurant options within ten minutes including HUB Restaurant, Hotel Congress, El Charro, and the historic Mercado San Agustín.
This show fits every collector type — first-timers, families, casual fans, modern flippers, breakers, prospect hunters, vintage buyers, and competitive tournament players. For the best experience, lock in a VIP ticket for the 10:00 AM early-entry window, bring cash plus Venmo, Zelle, and PayPal backups, and carry a sorted want list. Pack penny sleeves, top loaders, and a hard-sided slab case. Save the last forty-five minutes for negotiation — dealers cut prices before tearing down at 6:00 PM. Contact info via 520cardshow.com or follow @the520cardshow on Instagram and Facebook for vendor previews and special-guest announcements.