Collect-A-Con Chicago Pop Culture Expo

Collect-A-Con lands in Rosemont on April 25 and 26, bringing a two-day collectibles and pop-culture convention to the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center. (collectaconusa.com) The Chicago stop is scheduled for Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Hall A of the convention center at 5555 N. River Rd. in Rosemont. (collectaconusa.com) Organizers say the show will feature 900-plus vendor tables and categories that include sports cards, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!, Magic: The Gathering, One Piece, Funko Pop, comic books, vintage toys and video games. (collectaconusa.com) The event listing also advertises special guests, panel and celebrity schedules, live performances and convention exclusives, with children 7 and under admitted free. (collectaconusa.com) FOX 32 included Collect-A-Con in its roundup of Chicago-area events for the April 24-26 weekend, placing it alongside spring markets, concerts and family activities as rain pushes more attention to indoor plans. (fox32chicago.com) Collect-A-Con bills itself as the nation’s largest trading card, anime and pop-culture convention, and its 2026 tour page shows Chicago as one stop in a national circuit rather than a one-off local show. (collectaconusa.com) That touring model helps explain the mix on the floor: card collectors, anime fans, toy buyers and autograph seekers are all being pulled into the same weekend event instead of separate niche conventions. (collectaconusa.com; collectaconusa.com) For Chicago-area fans, the practical details are already set: Rosemont venue, weekend hours, guest and panel pages, and ticket links are live ahead of the April 25 opening. (collectaconusa.com)