Sports Card Show at the Bowl – Shakopee, MN — Jul 5, 2026

Sports Card Show at the Bowl is a recurring trading card show held inside Shakopee Bowl, a bowling alley in Shakopee, Minnesota, in the southwest Twin Cities metro area. It centers on sports cards, with Pokémon also on the tables, and it runs as a short morning event that fits around the rest of a bowling center's day. It suits collectors who want a quick, low-key browse rather than an all-day convention.

What you'll find on the floor

The focus is sports cards, with Pokémon alongside. The show happens inside a working bowling and dining venue, so it reads as a neighborhood event rather than a hall full of hundreds of tables. The show runs from 9 AM to 11 AM, which makes it a morning stop: arrive early, work the tables, and be done before lunch.

Dates and format

The show runs on Sundays, with one or two dates most months. The 2026 run began in March, paused over the summer after the July 5 show, and picked up again in October. The two upcoming dates are in November.

The show start and end times were shortened to 9 AM through 11 AM, so anyone remembering an older, longer window should plan for the tighter morning slot.

The venue

Shakopee Bowl was formerly Louisville Lanes and has been under new ownership since 2018. Besides 18 bowling lanes, it has a large wrap-around full-service patio, two wiffleball fields and three volleyball courts with beach sand and palm trees, plus a kitchen. On Sundays the building opens at 10 AM and stays open until 11 PM, with the kitchen closing at 9 PM, so the show wraps up about an hour after doors open to the general public. That makes it easy to pair the show with lunch or a game of bowling afterward.

Who it suits

This show fits local collectors who want a quick Sunday-morning look at sports cards and Pokémon without a long drive or a long day, and families who can turn the visit into a bowling outing once the tables wrap up at 11. Prospective vendors should note that it is a small, venue-hosted show rather than a large convention floor, so it suits a casual seller more than a dealer hunting for a big crowd.