The Andover Card Show fills the fieldhouse at the Andover Community Center on Saturday, October 17, 2026 with more than one hundred dealers, making it one of the largest single-day card shows in the north Twin Cities metro. Run by Real Sportscards, it has grown steadily into a genuine destination event, and the fieldhouse setting gives it something most one-day shows cannot offer: enough square footage that a hundred-plus tables never feel packed together.
The dealer mix spans the entire hobby. Sports card vendors bring baseball, basketball, football and hockey across every era, with vintage Topps and Bowman, junk wax boxes, modern rookies, high-end parallels and heavy Minnesota representation covering the Twins, Vikings, Wild, Timberwolves and Gophers. Trading card game dealers handle Pokemon, Magic: The Gathering, Yu-Gi-Oh!, One Piece and Disney Lorcana with singles, sealed product and graded slabs. Beyond cards you will find autographed memorabilia, game-used relics, comics, Funko Pops, bobbleheads, pennants, unopened wax and full-service supply vendors. Several dealers buy as well as sell, so bring material if you are looking to move a collection.
Hours are 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. Admission is free and there is no ticket to buy. Parking is free and there is a great deal of it, which matters at a show that draws this many people. All ages are welcome and the layout is genuinely family friendly, with wide aisles and level flooring throughout.
The Andover Community Center is at 15200 Hanson Boulevard Northwest in Andover, roughly thirty-five minutes north of downtown Minneapolis via Highway 10 and Round Lake Boulevard. Enter through Door 13 for the Fieldhouse West space where the show is held. The location serves Andover, Anoka, Coon Rapids, Ramsey, Blaine, Ham Lake, Champlin and Elk River, and it pulls collectors from well beyond that, including from central Minnesota and western Wisconsin.
This is a show where almost every kind of collector is well served. The dealer count means real depth in every category. Set builders find organized commons and star boxes. Vintage hunters get material from north-metro collections that has not circulated through the downtown shows. Graded card buyers have enough cases to compare pricing properly. Families and first-timers benefit from free admission, free parking and a low-pressure atmosphere. Competitive TCG players will find playable singles across multiple vendors.
Strategy is worth having at a hundred-plus tables. Do a full lap before you spend so you know who is carrying what, then go back and negotiate. Arrive close to nine if you are chasing vintage or a specific graded card, because the strongest material at a one-day show moves early. Bring cash in small bills. Bring written want lists, since a show this size will overwhelm your memory. Bring sleeves, top loaders and a bag or small case for what you buy. Wear comfortable shoes, and plan for at least two to three hours if you want to see the whole room properly.
The Andover Card Show recurs several times a year at this venue, with additional dates in November and December. Check the Trading Card Database Minnesota listing or the Real Sportscards social channels for confirmation.
