[photo credit: Visit Pasadena]
Show hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. both days at 300 E. Green St., with VIP ticket holders admitted at 10 a.m. A free Trade Night follows Saturday’s floor from 5 to 9 p.m.
The floor covers sports cards across baseball, football, basketball, hockey, soccer, racing, boxing and UFC, alongside Pokémon, Magic: The Gathering, Yu-Gi-Oh and Disney Lorcana products, comic books, original artwork, action figures, Funko Pops, toys, video games, memorabilia and autographs, according to the organizer. CGC will accept card grading submissions on site and JSA will perform same-day autograph authentication, the organizer said, advising attendees to bring autographed items early.
General admission is $10 in advance or $15 at the door. VIP early entry runs $20 for one day or $25 for two days in advance, and $25 or $30 at the door. Children 10 and under enter free with a paying adult.
The first 200 ticket holders each day receive a swag bag from Pristine Auction, and Sunday brings drawings for $1,000 in shopping sprees split among four winners of $250 each, the organizer said. Children 10 and under can play a scavenger hunt called the Hobby Hunt.
The show has grown at the venue, from an advertised 300 tables in November 2024 to 540 in January and 770 in May. “Our last Pasadena show we had 300 tables, we had a 375 table waiting list,” founder Dan Bliss said in January.
After Pasadena, the company’s next stop is San Diego on Sept. 19 and 20.
Need to know: Front Row Card Show Pasadena runs Saturday, Sept. 5, and Sunday, Sept. 6, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. both days, with VIP early entry at 10 a.m. and a free Trade Night from 5 to 9 p.m. Saturday. General admission is $10 in advance or $15 at the door; VIP early entry is $20 for one day or $25 for two days in advance, and $25 or $30 at the door; children 10 and under are free with a paying adult. Advance tickets close at midnight Friday, Sept. 4, and carry a 79-cent service fee: buy here. Trade Night is free to all attendees. The show is at the Pasadena Convention Center, 300 E. Green St., Pasadena, CA 91101. Park in the center’s structure, entrances on Euclid and Marengo avenues between Green and Cordova streets, at a daily flat rate of $18 to $25 for up to 18 hours, one entry only, credit card or contactless payment; rates vary by garage and by event. The Metro A Line’s Del Mar station is a short walk away. For more, call (626) 793-2122 or visit frontrowcardshow.com.
