The Virginia Beach Card Show returns to the Virginia Beach Convention Center on Saturday, November 28, 2026, bringing its second edition to the oceanfront on Thanksgiving weekend. The inaugural June show announced this series as something special for Hampton Roads — a true convention-center card show with free admission, special guests, and hourly door prizes — and the holiday-weekend timing of the November date makes it a natural destination for collectors visiting family across the region.
The show floor covers the full hobby spectrum. Sports card dealers bring baseball, basketball, and football from tobacco-era vintage to this year's rookies, along with hockey, UFC, boxing, and soccer, and graded slabs from PSA, BGS, and SGC at every price point. Trading card games are a genuine pillar here rather than an afterthought: Pokemon, Magic: The Gathering, Yu-Gi-Oh!, One Piece, Lorcana, and Dragon Ball Z all had strong representation at the debut show, which famously booked voice actors from the Yu-Gi-Oh! and Digimon franchises as special guests. Expect comics, memorabilia, Funko Pops, and hobby supplies to round out the room, plus raffles and hourly door prizes throughout the day.
The June edition ran 9:30 AM to 4:30 PM with 100 percent free admission claimed through the show's official TicketSpice page, and the November show is expected to follow the same format. Reserve your free tickets at virginiabeachcardshow.com before the date, and check the site for this edition's guest lineup and any VIP or early-entry options as announcements roll out.
The Virginia Beach Convention Center at 1000 19th Street is one of the region's premier venues, with free parking in its own large lots, easy access from Interstate 264 straight down the oceanfront corridor, and a bright, modern exhibit hall that makes for the most comfortable big-show shopping experience in the area. The boardwalk and dozens of restaurants are within a mile, so out-of-town guests can make a full day of it.
Thanksgiving weekend gives this show a distinctive audience: holiday visitors, college students home for the break, and families looking for something to do together after Thursday's feast. It is also perfectly timed for holiday shopping — few gifts land better with a young collector than a graded rookie or a stack of Pokemon packs picked out in person. Serious collectors should expect dealers to be deal-friendly, as many are clearing inventory ahead of year-end.
To get the most from the day, claim free tickets online in advance, arrive near opening for the best selection and the first door-prize drawings, and bring cash, a want list, and protection for your pickups. If the guest lineup includes autograph signers you care about, budget time for lines early in the day.
For tickets, guest announcements, and vendor information, visit virginiabeachcardshow.com or follow the Virginia Card Shows calendar at virginiacardshows.com. A free convention-center show on the quietest shopping weekend of the year is exactly what the Virginia Beach hobby calendar needed — do not miss the encore.