The Twin Oaks Trading Cards, Comics and Collectibles Show returns to The Commons at Federal Way on Saturday, August 22, 2026 — the late-August edition of the broader Saturday format that widens well past cards into comics, toys, and general collectibles. Twin Oaks has run free shows across Washington and Oregon for roughly four decades, and the Saturday Federal Way dates function as a kind of hobby flea market for the South Sound, where a comic collector, a Pokémon player, a vintage baseball set builder, and a Funko hunter all find something on the same floor.
Comics get real attention in this format, which is unusual for the region. Expect long boxes of dollar and bargain books, key issues from the Silver and Bronze Ages, modern first appearances, graded CGC and CBCS slabs, trade paperbacks, and independent titles. Toy and collectible sellers bring Funko Pops, action figures, Star Wars items, retro video games and consoles, model kits, and assorted pop-culture pieces.
The card side stays substantial. Sports dealers stock MLB, NBA, NFL, NHL, UFC, boxing, and soccer inventory across every era — 1950s through 1980s Topps, Bowman, Fleer, and Donruss vintage, cheap and plentiful 1990s wax for set builders, and current Panini Prizm, Select, Donruss Optic, Topps Chrome, Bowman, and Bowman Draft. Seattle Mariners, Seahawks, Kraken, Sounders, Storm, Washington Huskies, and Tacoma Rainiers material is dependable. Trading card game tables cover Pokémon from Base Set and Neo vintage through modern Scarlet and Violet and Japanese imports, plus Magic: The Gathering, Yu-Gi-Oh!, One Piece, Disney Lorcana, Dragon Ball Z Fusion World, and Digimon. Graded PSA, BGS, SGC, and CGC slabs sit in locked cases, and supply vendors carry sleeves, top loaders, one-touch holders, binders, and boxes.
Show hours run 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM Pacific Time. Admission is free and parking is free — no ticket tiers, no early-entry fee, no upcharge for showing up at the door. That model has kept these shows accessible to kids and casual browsers for decades, and it means you can walk in for twenty minutes without feeling you wasted an entry fee.
The Commons at Federal Way is at 1928 South Commons, Federal Way, WA 98003, directly off I-5 midway between Seattle and Tacoma. The mall provides a large free surface lot plus garage, indoor climate control, elevators, accessible restrooms, full ADA access, and a food court steps from the show. Combined with the mall's regular Saturday retail traffic, the atmosphere is livelier than a typical ballroom show.
Who should attend: cross-category collectors who want cards and comics in one trip, families with kids of different interests, bargain hunters working dollar boxes, and anyone looking to sell or trade — Twin Oaks dealers are generally active buyers. Competitive TCG players can restock singles cheaply before fall events.
For best results, arrive at the 10:00 AM open, since comic keys and underpriced raw vintage move fastest in the first hour. Bring cash in small bills plus Venmo, a want list split by category, penny sleeves, top loaders, comic bags and boards if you are buying books, and a sturdy bag. Walk the entire floor before spending, and ask sellers whether they have anything not on display. Confirm the date and see the rest of the 2026 calendar at twinoaksshows.com.