The December Card Show by the Bay runs the weekend immediately after Christmas — Saturday, December 26 from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM and Sunday, December 27 from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM at the Hilton St. Petersburg Carillon Park, 950 Lake Carillon Drive, St. Petersburg, FL 33716. Admission is $2, kids are free, and the show fills more than 100 dealer tables.
Free kids admission and a $2 door make it an easy call, and the vintage tables in particular have a way of pulling parents and grandparents into long conversations about the cards they had growing up.
The Carillon Park ballroom is one of the more comfortable rooms on the local circuit — just off SR 688 (Ulmerton Road) in the Carillon business district, roughly midway between Tampa and downtown St. Pete with easy I-275 access. Parking is on site and plentiful, the room is climate controlled with wide aisles, and the hotel restaurant and restrooms are right there.
Saturday morning is fullest and the freshest material moves first, so arrive near the 10:00 AM open if you are hunting.
For table availability or show information, email [email protected] or call or text 813-390-3687.