Collect-A-Con Chicago — Pop Culture Collectibles Expo

Collect-A-Con lands in Rosemont this weekend, bringing a two-day market for trading cards, toys, comics and anime merchandise to the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center. (collectaconusa.com) The Chicago stop runs Saturday, April 25, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Sunday, April 26, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., with the venue listing the event on both days. (collectaconusa.com) (rosemont.com) Collect-A-Con says the Rosemont show will feature more than 900 vendor tables, plus sports cards, Funko Pop figures, comic books, vintage toys, video games, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!, Magic: The Gathering, One Piece and Lorcana merchandise. (collectaconusa.com) The show sits inside a busy Chicago-area spring events calendar, with FOX 32 listing it among dozens of attractions scheduled for April 24 through April 26. (fox32chicago.com) Collect-A-Con markets itself as the nation’s largest trading card, anime and pop-culture convention, and its 2026 tour schedule lists Chicago as one stop in a national run of shows. (collectaconusa.com 1) (collectaconusa.com 2) For attendees, the event is structured as both a shopping floor and a fan convention: the Chicago page lists special guests, panels, celebrity schedules, live performances and cosplay alongside vendor sales. (collectaconusa.com) The event’s rules show how much of the weekend is built around in-person collecting. Attendees can bring cards and collectibles to sell or trade with vendors, while autograph and photo prices are set separately by each guest and handled at the show. (collectaconusa.com) Collect-A-Con also offers on-site card submissions, though not on-site grading, and it uses James Spence Authentication for autograph authentication services. (collectaconusa.com) Children under 7 get in free, VIP ticket holders can enter at 9 a.m. on both days, and the convention allows backpacks and cosplay but bars sharp objects, realistic guns, outside food and drink, and bag check. (collectaconusa.com) By Saturday morning, Hall A in Rosemont will be set up less like a traditional expo hall and more like a giant resale floor for fandoms that now trade in cards, signatures and nostalgia as much as souvenirs. (collectaconusa.com)