CVC's second Merced show of the fall lands on Saturday, November 14, 2026, at the Hilton Garden Inn at 1001 South Coffee Street, and it arrives at an ideal moment on the hobby calendar — holiday shopping season is starting, football and basketball rookies are heating up, and the year's biggest Pokemon and One Piece releases are on the tables. The Central Valley Cards & Collectibles Show has made Merced a twice-a-year stop, and the November edition is the last CVC date in the city before the calendar turns.
As at every CVC show, the floor is a full buy-sell-trade marketplace. Sports card dealers stock MLB, NBA, NFL and NHL singles, rookie cards, autographs, sealed wax, vintage cardboard and graded slabs from PSA, BGS, SGC and CGC. Trading card game tables are deep in Pokemon and One Piece, with Magic: The Gathering, Yu-Gi-Oh!, Lorcana and Dragon Ball also represented, and the room trades heavily. Anime collectibles, memorabilia, comics, Funko Pops and toys fill in around the card tables, which makes the November date a practical place to knock out gifts for the collectors on your list. Free raffles run through the day, and CVC's mystery slab packs and occasional guest signers add to the draw.
Hours are 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM. Tickets are sold in advance at tickets.cvcshow.com; CVC's standard structure is 10 dollars presale with a Fast Pass upgrade for early entry, and children age 10 and under are free. Presale is recommended since the Fast Pass lane gets first access to inventory that will not last past the opening hour.
The Hilton Garden Inn Merced is at 1001 South Coffee Street, Merced, CA 95341, immediately off Highway 99 at Childs Avenue, with free parking and an air-conditioned ballroom. The hotel restaurant and nearby chain dining make lunch simple, and out-of-town collectors can book a room and make it an overnight. Merced is about two and a half hours north of Bakersfield on Highway 99, so southern Valley collectors should treat it as a day trip with an early start.
The November show suits families doing early holiday shopping, TCG players looking to trade into the newest sets, sports card collectors chasing in-season rookies, and dealers who want a strong pre-holiday selling date; vendor registration is handled through the CVC vendor page. First-timers will find the room approachable and well organized.
For the best results, buy the Fast Pass and arrive before 10:00 AM, bring cash in mixed bills, and carry a want list plus a sleeved, sorted trade binder. Stay for the raffles, and make one last sweep around 3:30 PM when vendors discount rather than reload the van. Dress for a cool Valley morning; November mornings in Merced can be foggy.
Tickets, schedule and vendor information are at cvcshow.com and tickets.cvcshow.com. Follow @cvc_show on Instagram for the signer lineup and show-day announcements, or email [email protected].