Collect-A-Con Chicago Pop Culture Convention
- Pop-culture convention featuring vendors, collectibles, panels, and celebrity guests for fans and collectors. - Apr 25–26, 2026 at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center (Rosemont) with dealers and programming. - Schedule and admission information at fox32chicago.com.
Collect-A-Con lands in Rosemont this weekend, bringing a two-day marketplace for trading cards, toys, anime merch and celebrity appearances. (collectaconusa.com) The event is scheduled for Saturday, April 25, and Sunday, April 26, at Hall A of the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center, 5555 N. River Rd. in Rosemont. Official hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. (collectaconusa.com) Collect-A-Con’s Chicago page says the show will include 900-plus vendor tables, with listings for sports cards, Funko Pop figures, comic books, vintage toys, video games, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!, Magic: The Gathering, One Piece and Lorcana. The event also advertises panel programming, a celebrity schedule, cosplay and live performances. (collectaconusa.com) That mix reflects how collector shows have widened beyond card dealers into a broader fan-convention format. The Donald E. Stephens calendar lists Collect-A-Con on both April 25 and April 26, placing it in the same Rosemont venue that regularly hosts Anime Central and the National Sports Collectors Convention. (rosemont.com) For Chicago-area fans, the timing puts the convention into a crowded late-April events weekend built around indoor programming. FOX 32 included Collect-A-Con in its April 24-26 roundup of 45 things to do in the Chicago area. (fox32chicago.com) The official event page says children 7 and under get free admission. It also links to separate pages for tickets, special guests, panel schedules and vendor information, signaling that the show is aimed at both casual fans and serious buyers. (collectaconusa.com) Rosemont has become a reliable landing spot for large fandom and collectibles events because of its convention space and hotel cluster near O’Hare International Airport. Collect-A-Con’s Chicago page lists the Hyatt Regency O’Hare as its event hotel. (collectaconusa.com) For attendees, the weekend is likely to work as both a shopping trip and a fan meet-up: browse the dealer floor, catch a panel, and leave with whatever fits in a backpack or card case. The schedule is already posted through the event’s official Chicago page ahead of Saturday’s opening. (collectaconusa.com)
