Eckman's "Halloween" Show comes back to San Antonio on Saturday, October 9, 2027, keeping one of the longest-running themed dates on the local circuit alive for another year. The Halloween edition has become an Eckman's signature — it runs early enough in October to beat the costume-party rush but close enough to the season that vendors lean into it, pulling horror comics, monster toys and spooky non-sport material to the front of their cases.
The show carries the standard Eckman's blend of cards, comics and toys. Sports card dealers bring baseball, basketball, football and hockey inventory spanning vintage through modern: bulk boxes, team lots, star singles, rookie cards, inserts, autographs and graded slabs. Early October puts football squarely in season and baseball deep into the postseason chase, so both categories draw active interest. Pokemon is a fixture, with Magic: The Gathering, Yu-Gi-Oh! and One Piece vendors typically represented. The comic and toy side is where the Halloween theme actually shows up, and for collectors of vintage non-sport material that makes this a date worth circling.
This is a one-day Saturday show. Eckman's San Antonio dates have historically run daytime hours in the 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM range, although specific hours for 2027 are not yet posted. Admission at Eckman's shows is traditionally low, often with children free, but confirm current pricing before you drive out.
The venue is listed as to be announced. Eckman's uses a rotation of San Antonio halls and community centers, and the location is typically published several weeks ahead of the date. Watch the organizer's listings in September 2027 for the venue and parking details.
The crowd at Eckman's Halloween shows tends to be enthusiastic and local. Families come for the seasonal angle and the toy tables. Casual collectors come because a mid-size single-room show is easy to work in an afternoon without the fatigue of a convention floor. Serious collectors come because recurring local shows are where dealer relationships form, and those relationships are what get material set aside for you before it ever reaches a table. New collectors get the friendliest version of the hobby: sellers with enough time to answer real questions.
How to work it: arrive at opening, since one-day shows front-load their best inventory and there is no second day to fix a miss. Bring cash in small bills. Bring a want list, sleeves and top-loaders. If the Halloween theme is what brought you, ask vendors what they did not put out — seasonal and horror material often sits in a box behind the table rather than on it, and a direct question surfaces it. Circle back near closing, when dealers weigh a lower number against repacking. And if you are selling, bring horror, monster and vintage non-sport material to this date specifically; it finds a more motivated audience here than at any other show on the calendar.
Watch the Card Show Dex San Antonio calendar or Eckman's own announcements for venue, hours and admission as the date approaches.