Twin Cities Sports Cards sets up in the King of Grace Church gymnasium in Golden Valley on Saturday, September 26, 2026, for a compact, community-rooted sports card show that runs from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Gym shows are a Minnesota tradition, and this one carries the format's best qualities: low overhead for dealers, which translates into better pricing for buyers, and a friendly, unhurried atmosphere that newer collectors find far less intimidating than a convention floor.
The focus is sports cards from start to finish. Baseball tables are typically the deepest, with vintage Topps, Bowman and O-Pee-Chee, junk wax era boxes, modern rookies and a healthy supply of Minnesota Twins material spanning Killebrew and Carew through Buxton and Correa. Football dealers stock Vikings history alongside national rookies and inserts. Hockey is well served, which matters in this state, with Wild inventory, North Stars nostalgia and vintage hockey wax turning up regularly. Basketball rounds it out with Timberwolves and modern NBA. Graded slabs, raw star cards, complete sets, unopened product, team sets and sports memorabilia all appear across the room.
Hours are a single Saturday block from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Admission pricing is not published in advance for this show, so bring a few dollars in case there is a nominal door fee; many gym shows in the metro are free or charge only a token amount, with kids admitted at no cost. Parking is free in the church lot and there is normally more than enough of it.
King of Grace Church is in Golden Valley, an inner-ring western suburb roughly fifteen minutes from downtown Minneapolis and easily reached from Highway 55, Highway 100 and Interstate 394. That location makes it one of the more convenient shows on the west side of the metro, drawing collectors from Golden Valley, Saint Louis Park, Plymouth, Robbinsdale, Crystal and northwest Minneapolis. The gym is indoors, level, well lit and stroller friendly, with restrooms on site.
This show is a good fit for set builders, vintage hunters and anyone who prefers digging through boxes to browsing locked cases. Dealers at gym shows tend to bring more raw volume and fewer six-figure showcase pieces, which is exactly what you want if you are filling holes in a set or building a player collection on a budget. It is also an excellent first show for kids, since the scale is manageable, the prices start low, and there is space to move around.
Make the most of it by arriving near nine. A six-hour show with a limited number of tables gets picked over faster than a two-day event, and the vintage that turns up here often sells within the first ninety minutes. Bring cash, since gym-show dealers overwhelmingly prefer it and frequently discount for it. Bring your want list and your team checklists. Bring penny sleeves and top loaders. And take a minute to talk to the dealers, because at a show this size they will remember you and often set aside material for regulars ahead of the next date.
Check the Trading Card Database Minnesota card show listing for confirmation of hours, admission and any future dates in this series before you head out.
