The Westside Community Center Card Show returns to Albuquerque on Saturday, June 13, 2026 for the June edition of one of the most family-friendly and accessible recurring card shows on the entire West Mesa. Hosted by Bernalillo County Parks and Recreation at 1250 Isleta Boulevard SW, this monthly Saturday show has anchored the South Valley card-show calendar for years and consistently pulls collectors driving in from Albuquerque, Rio Rancho, Los Lunas, Belen, Bosque Farms, Isleta Pueblo, Atrisco, Corrales, Bernalillo, and South Valley. Mid-June timing puts the show in the front edge of summer-vacation card-show season for New Mexico families — kids are out of school, the Albuquerque Isotopes Triple-A season is in full swing, and the latest Pokémon Scarlet & Violet set is fresh on shelves.
The vendor floor stocks every corner of the trading card hobby across roughly 40 to 50 dealer tables. Sports tables stock deep MLB, NBA, NFL, NHL, UFC, boxing, MMA, soccer, and college football inventory across every era — vintage Topps, Bowman, Fleer, and pre-war tobacco runs from the early 1900s through the 1980s, junk-wax 1990s monster boxes, and modern Panini Prizm, Donruss Optic, Select, Mosaic, Topps Chrome, and premium Topps Dynasty, National Treasures, Flawless, and Immaculate. New Mexico Lobos basketball and football, Albuquerque Isotopes, New Mexico United USL soccer, Dallas Cowboys, Denver Broncos, Denver Nuggets, Phoenix Suns, Arizona Diamondbacks, Colorado Rockies, and Las Vegas Raiders inventory moves consistently. TCG tables stock Pokémon singles and sealed from vintage WOTC Base through modern Scarlet & Violet and Japanese exclusives, Magic: The Gathering Commander and Standard staples, Yu-Gi-Oh!, One Piece TCG, Disney Lorcana, Dragon Ball Z Fusion World, Digimon, Star Wars Unlimited, and Flesh and Blood. Locked cases display PSA, BGS, SGC, and CGC graded slabs alongside autographed memorabilia, vintage comics, Funko Pops, and hobby supplies.
Doors open at 10:00 AM MDT and run through 5:00 PM MDT — seven full hours of trading time that lets you work the entire room top-to-bottom at a relaxed pace. General admission is just $5 at the door, with kids 12 and under admitted completely free with a paying adult. There is no formal VIP early-entry, so the door open is the door open for everyone — a flat playing field that makes this one of the best introductory card shows in the Albuquerque market for first-time families. Dealers regularly hand out free packs and singles to engaged younger collectors throughout the day.
The Westside Community Center is at 1250 Isleta Boulevard SW, Albuquerque, NM 87105, in the heart of the South Valley with quick access from Interstate 25, Coors Boulevard, Bridge Boulevard, and Rio Bravo Boulevard. The community center main hall is climate-controlled — critical comfort for a warm New Mexico June Saturday — ADA-accessible, and laid out with wide aisles. Free parking is plentiful in the on-site community center lot. The surrounding South Valley corridor along Isleta and Bridge has plenty of grab-and-go food options including local New Mexican restaurants, taquerías, panaderías, and coffee shops within five minutes.
This show fits every collector type — first-timers, families, kids and parents, casual fans, modern flippers, breakers, prospect hunters, vintage hunters, and Pokémon and TCG players. For the best experience, arrive at 10:00 AM sharp for first dibs on freshly-stocked dealer tables, bring cash plus Venmo, Zelle, and PayPal backups, and carry a sorted want list. Pack penny sleeves, top loaders, and a hard-sided slab case. Save the last forty-five minutes for negotiation — dealers cut prices before tearing down at 5:00 PM. Call (505) 836-8800 for show-day questions.