The September Trading Card Show returns to Most Blessed Sacrament Church on Saturday, September 19, 2026, continuing the longest-running recurring monthly card show in south Louisville. This series has been a fixture on Berry Boulevard for years, and its durability comes down to the formula: free admission, a consistent core of veteran dealers, a comfortable parish hall, and a monthly cadence reliable enough that collectors simply put it on the calendar without checking. If you are new to the Louisville hobby scene, this is the show people tell you to start with.
Mid-September puts this edition at a lively point in the collecting year. College football is three weeks deep with Kentucky Wildcats and Louisville Cardinals material moving briskly, the NFL season is underway and rookie card prices are still finding their level, and baseball's playoff push has collectors chasing Bowman prospects who just got called up. Fall trading card game releases are landing too, so the TCG tables see heavy restocking.
The dealer mix leans veteran, which shows in the inventory. Sports tables run MLB, NBA, NFL, NHL, UFC, boxing, MMA, soccer and college across every era — pre-war tobacco and Goudey issues, 1950s and 1960s Topps and Bowman, 1970s and 1980s Topps, Fleer and Donruss, generously priced 1990s junk-wax monster boxes, and modern Panini Prizm, Donruss Optic, Select, Mosaic, Topps Chrome, Bowman Chrome and Bowman Draft. Premium tables bring Topps Dynasty, National Treasures, Flawless and Immaculate, with PSA, BGS, SGC and CGC graded slabs in locked cases spanning cheap playables to serious vintage. Louisville-specific material is a consistent draw: Muhammad Ali boxing memorabilia, Kentucky Derby and thoroughbred racing collectibles, Louisville Bats minor-league items, and deep Cincinnati Reds, Bengals and Indianapolis Colts runs. Trading card game dealers stock Pokémon singles and sealed from WOTC Base, Jungle, Fossil and Team Rocket through modern Scarlet and Violet and Japanese imports, plus Magic: The Gathering, Yu-Gi-Oh!, One Piece TCG, Disney Lorcana, Dragon Ball Z Fusion World, Digimon and Star Wars Unlimited. Comics, non-sport sets, Funko Pops, autographed memorabilia and supplies fill the remaining tables.
This is a single-day show running 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM Eastern. The four-hour window moves fast, so seasoned regulars arrive at open and work methodically rather than browsing casually.
Admission is free for all ages with no VIP or early-entry tier. Children are welcome and enter free; the aisles handle strollers without trouble. Table reservations are arranged directly with the show host through Louisville hobby Facebook groups.
Most Blessed Sacrament Church is at 1128 Berry Boulevard, Louisville, KY 40215, in the south end with straightforward access from I-264 and I-65. The parish hall is climate-controlled, single-level and ADA-accessible, and free on-site parking is available in the church lot.
The show suits first-timers, families, casual fans, set builders, modern flippers and vintage diggers alike. Its long history means dealers know the regulars by name, and newcomers are folded in quickly.
For the best results, arrive at 10:00 AM, bring cash in small bills plus Venmo, Zelle and PayPal as backups, and carry a want list sorted by sport, player and TCG title. Pack penny sleeves, top loaders and a hard-sided slab case, and hold back some budget for the last half hour when dealers start making deals ahead of tear-down.
