The Washington State Card Show returns to Puyallup for a two-day Halloween weekend event in the Showplex at the Washington State Fair Event Center, running Saturday and Sunday, October 31 and November 1, 2026. This is the series' largest local footprint of the year. The Showplex is a genuinely big exhibition building, and moving from the standard hall into that space signals a bigger vendor count, wider aisles, and room for dealers who need real display capacity.
A two-day format changes how you should approach it. Saturday delivers the fullest floor and first crack at fresh inventory; Sunday offers a calmer room, more dealer attention, and better odds on negotiation as sellers weigh packing versus dealing. Collectors who can do both days generally structure it that way — scout and buy priorities Saturday, negotiate on the maybes Sunday.
The show is explicitly multi-category: sports cards, Pokémon, Magic: The Gathering, other collectible card games, autographed collectibles, and memorabilia. Sports dealers bring MLB, NBA, NFL, NHL, UFC, boxing, soccer, and racing across every era — 1950s and 1960s Topps and Bowman vintage, 1970s and 1980s rookies and stars, plentiful and cheap junk-wax-era boxes, and modern Panini Prizm, Select, Donruss Optic, Topps Chrome, Bowman, and Bowman Draft, with premium National Treasures and Immaculate in locked cases. Late fall means football is mid-season and basketball and hockey are underway, so Seattle Seahawks, Kraken, and Storm material is active alongside Mariners, Sounders, Washington Huskies, Washington State Cougars, Gonzaga, and Tacoma Rainiers inventory.
Trading card game tables run deep on Pokémon, spanning Wizards of the Coast vintage through current Scarlet and Violet chase cards, alternate arts, and Japanese imports, plus Magic: The Gathering singles, commander staples, and sealed, and Yu-Gi-Oh!, One Piece, Disney Lorcana, Dragon Ball Z Fusion World, Digimon, and Star Wars Unlimited. Autograph and memorabilia dealers carry signed balls, jerseys, helmets, photos, and authenticated pieces, and graded slabs from PSA, BGS, SGC, and CGC appear throughout. Given the Halloween date, expect some vendors and attendees in costume and a generally festive floor.
Hours run 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM Pacific Time each day. Admission is a modest door charge with children typically free or reduced alongside a paying adult; check thefair.com for current pricing, weekend passes, and any advance-ticket option.
The Washington State Fair Event Center is at 110 Ninth Avenue SW, Puyallup, WA 98371, about forty minutes south of Seattle and fifteen from Tacoma with straightforward access from SR-512 and SR-167. Fairgrounds parking is abundant and easy, the Showplex is indoors, level, climate-controlled, and ADA-accessible, and downtown Puyallup dining is a short walk.
Who should attend: serious buyers who want the largest South Sound floor of the season, families — especially on Halloween, when a costume-friendly indoor event is a genuine win — set builders, TCG collectors, and dealers sourcing before the holiday selling window.
For the best results, arrive at the 10:00 AM Saturday open, bring cash plus Venmo and Zelle, and carry a want list sorted by sport and set. Pack penny sleeves, top loaders, and a sturdy box. Walk the entire Showplex before spending, note where the raw vintage sits, and return Sunday to negotiate on anything you left behind.