The November edition of the Toy Vault Big Pokemon and Sports Card Show runs Saturday and Sunday, November 7 and 8, 2026 at Brookfield Square Mall, and it may be the single most practical weekend of the year to attend. Holiday shopping has started but not peaked, vendors have stocked up for the season, and prices have not yet been pulled upward by December scarcity. If you are buying trading cards or collectibles as gifts, this is the show to hit before the market tightens.
Pokemon anchors the floor. Singles binders span the game's full history: WOTC-era Base Set, Jungle, Fossil, Team Rocket and Gym holos, the Neo and e-Card years, EX, Diamond and Pearl, Black and White, XY, Sun and Moon, Sword and Shield, and current Scarlet and Violet. November sealed selection is the deepest of the year — booster boxes, elite trainer boxes, holiday collection tins, premium collections and blister packs, with enough competing vendors that a few minutes of comparison shopping genuinely pays. Japanese imports are well stocked, and the graded cases hold PSA, BGS and CGC Pokemon from starter-tier slabs up to vintage holo rares.
Sports coverage is substantial. NFL dealers are at their busiest with the season in its stretch run, Green Bay Packers inventory spanning every era from vintage through current rookies, and the rest of the league fully represented. NBA tables carry Milwaukee Bucks plus Prizm, Optic, Select and Mosaic across the league, MLB dealers hold Brewers and Milwaukee Braves alongside vintage Topps and Bowman, and NHL is mid-season. UFC, boxing and soccer specialists round it out. Beyond Pokemon, TCG vendors carry Magic: The Gathering, Yu-Gi-Oh!, One Piece, Disney Lorcana and Dragon Ball in both singles and sealed.
The collectibles side gets a holiday boost. Hundreds of Funko Pops including vaulted figures and convention exclusives, vintage toys, retro gaming hardware and cartridges, action figures and current designer collectibles fill a substantial share of the room. Multiple vendors buy as well as sell, and November is when they are most aggressive about acquiring inventory for December.
Hours are 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM Central on both Saturday and Sunday. Admission is inexpensive and collected at the door with no advance ticketing, children are welcome with no separate youth ticket, and there is no VIP or early-access tier.
Brookfield Square Mall is at 95 North Moorland Road in Brookfield, about fifteen minutes west of downtown Milwaukee with direct access from Interstate 94 at the Moorland exit. Parking is free and plentiful, and being inside a heated mall in November is not a small thing — restrooms, seating, the food court and a warm place to regroup are all steps from the floor.
Gift shoppers, families, Pokemon players, Funko collectors, Packers fans and graded-card buyers all have a reason to come. The best approach: arrive Saturday at 10:00 AM for the widest sealed selection, walk the full floor before committing, and come back Sunday afternoon when dealers decide between discounting and repacking. Bring cash as your primary payment, carry a want list with set codes and card numbers, and pack sleeves and top loaders. If you are buying gifts, ask vendors about sealed product authenticity and resealing — the reputable dealers here will walk you through what to look for. Vendor lineups post at brookfieldtoyvault.com.
