Trejo's Card Show

Trejo's Card Show is a growing card show series in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, built for collectors, vendors and families. It is run by Trejo's Trading Post LLC out of Grand Prairie, and the next edition is November 1, 2026 at the Ruthe Jackson Center. The floor mixes Pokémon, sports cards and other trading card games, with vendor tables, giveaways and a family-friendly tone.

What you'll find on the floor

Pokémon and sports cards lead, with other trading card games alongside them and vendor tables filling the room. Giveaways and trade nights are part of the series, and the atmosphere is aimed at families as much as dealers. First-time collectors, parents bringing kids and people returning to the hobby after years away are the crowd the show is built around.

The show grew out of its founder's own experience taking his young son to a card show, where vendors taught the boy how to compare cards, check prices and judge condition. His son, known around the series as Little Trejo, now works a vendor table of his own. That origin shapes the show: it is meant to be a room where a kid with a binder gets taken seriously.

Dates and format

The series is on the road across North Texas and beyond, with four shows currently scheduled. General admission runs 10 AM to 4 PM at each, with VIP early access doors opening at 9 AM. Tickets are sold online.

Vendor tables and rules

Vendors apply separately for each show, and every show has its own live table layout map showing placements as the floor fills. Setup begins at 7:00 AM for the November 1 and November 22 shows. Each application carries its own setup times and table details, so those are worth reading before committing to a date. Table prices are set per show and are not fixed across the series.

Vendors get local traffic made up of collectors, families and serious buyers, plus vendor spotlights and promotion that carry across the series. Setup times, vendor communication and table maps are handled show by show.

Sponsorship

Businesses can sponsor the series at tiers from the $250 Community Sponsor level up to a $5,000 Title Sponsor package that includes naming rights. Silver sponsorship at $1,000 includes a vendor table, and Gold at $2,500 adds a premium booth location.

History

Trejo's Trading Post is about three years old, and the card show series is its event arm. The November 1 date at the Ruthe Jackson Center is the next show on the calendar, part of a run that moves from Grand Prairie to Lewisville, Paris and Tyler between now and January 2027.

Who it suits

Trejo's Card Show fits families with young collectors, newer vendors who want a clearly organized floor with a posted table map and fixed setup time, and DFW-area collectors who like a mix of Pokémon, sports cards and other games under one roof. The early-access VIP hour is there for buyers who want first look at the tables.