The Ventura County Card Show sets up at the Best Western Thousand Oaks Inn on Sunday, September 20, 2026, offering a free-admission card show in the Conejo Valley for collectors from Ventura County, the western San Fernando Valley and the southern reaches of Kern County. It runs from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM, an early start that rewards the collectors who show up before brunch, and the free door makes it one of the lowest-risk shows on the Southern California calendar to try for the first time.
Dealers at the Ventura County Card Show bring a classic hobby mix. Sports cards dominate — MLB, NBA, NFL and NHL singles, rookies, autographs, graded slabs from PSA, BGS and SGC, and vintage from the 1950s through the junk wax era — with plenty of dollar boxes for bargain hunters. Trading card game tables carry Pokemon, Magic: The Gathering, Yu-Gi-Oh! and One Piece singles and sealed product, and you will also find memorabilia, supplies and assorted collectibles. Because the show operates in a hotel meeting space rather than a convention hall, vendor turnover is low, which means many of the same reliable sellers come back month after month and get to know their regulars.
Admission is free. There is no VIP tier or early-bird ticket, so the 9:00 AM opening is the early access — be there when the doors open if you have specific cards in mind. Children are welcome and admitted free as well.
The Best Western Thousand Oaks Inn is at 75 West Thousand Oaks Boulevard, Thousand Oaks, CA 91360, just south of the 101 Freeway at the Moorpark Road exit, with free parking on the property. The surrounding blocks along Thousand Oaks Boulevard are lined with restaurants and coffee shops for a mid-show break. From Bakersfield the drive is about two hours via Interstate 5 and Highway 118 or the 101; from Santa Clarita it is roughly 40 minutes.
This show suits families looking for a no-cost Sunday outing, newer collectors who want a friendly room to learn the hobby, and experienced buyers who prefer a manageable one-room show where they can actually talk to dealers. Pokemon-collecting kids will find affordable singles, and sports card investors will find graded inventory at prices that are often softer than the big LA shows because the overhead is lower.
For the best experience, arrive at or before 9:00 AM, bring cash since many hotel-show dealers price for cash, and carry a want list along with a few trade pieces. Pack top loaders and a card box for the drive home. If you are selling, sleeve and sort your cards and know your key values before you approach a table. Because Sunday shows wind down in the mid-afternoon, the last hour is a good time to make offers on anything you passed on earlier in the day.
Updates, vendor announcements and any changes to the schedule are posted on the Ventura County Card Show Facebook page, and the event is listed on the Trading Card Database card show calendar. Contact the organizer through Facebook for table availability.