October 3
Salt Lake City
TICKETS AVAILABLE HERE
🏔️ SALT LAKE CITY, WE’RE BACK. 🔥
After a sold-out vendor floor and more than 1,700 attendees joined us in August, Maximum Card Show is coming back to downtown Salt Lake City on Saturday, October 3.
And this time, we’re coming back with even more energy, more promotion, and another huge Pokémon-focused show built for collectors, families, kids, and the entire Salt Lake City hobby community.
🔥 180+ TABLES
⚡ PRIMARILY POKÉMON + OTHER TCGs
🎁 100 VIP PRIZE BAGS
👨👩👧👦 KIDS 10 & UNDER FREE
🏨 PREMIUM DOWNTOWN MARRIOTT VENUE
🚗 $15 DISCOUNTED HOTEL PARKING
🏙️ CITY CREEK PARKING - FIRST 2 HOURS FREE
Salt Lake City showed up in a huge way for our first show.
We saw collectors making deals, families exploring the hobby together, kids carrying their binders from table to table, and an incredible local community filling the ballroom throughout the day.
So we’re running it back.
Bring your binder. Bring your family. Bring the cards you want to trade.
Maximum Card Show Salt Lake City returns October 3.
🔥 WHAT TO EXPECT
🃏 180+ vendor tables packed primarily with Pokémon cards and other TCGs
💎 Singles, slabs, sealed product, vintage cards, grails, collections, value boxes, accessories, and more
🤝 Buy, sell, and trade with local and traveling vendors
🎒 Bring your binder or collection and see what you can find, trade, or sell
👨👩👧👦 A family-friendly event with Kids 10 & Under FREE
🌱 Beginner-friendly for newer collectors and kids attending their first card show
🎁 Prize bags for the first 100 paid VIP attendees through the doors
🏨 A premium downtown ballroom inside the Salt Lake Marriott Downtown at City Creek
Whether you’re hunting for one specific card, building a new deck or collection, looking to make trades, bringing your kid to their first show, or just spending the day around Pokémon and the hobby community, there will be plenty to explore.
🎟️ TICKETS
General Admission
General Admission: $5 online
General Admission entry begins at 10:00 AM.
Day-of General Admission will be $10, so purchasing online ahead of the show is the best way to lock in the lower price.
⭐ VIP Admission
VIP: $10 online
VIP entry begins at 9:15 AM, giving you 45 minutes of early access before General Admission.
That means an earlier look at fresh inventory, more time to walk the vendor floor, and the first opportunity to make deals before the main crowd enters.
The first 100 paid VIP attendees through the doors will also receive a FREE Maximum Card Show prize bag while supplies last.
👨👩👧👦 Kids 10 & Under
Kids ages 10 and under are FREE when attending with a ticketed parent or guardian.
No separate paid ticket is required.
We loved seeing so many kids enjoying our August Salt Lake City show, and we’re putting even more focus on making October a welcoming event for families, newer collectors, and young Pokémon fans.
🎟️ LIMITED FREE TICKETS
A limited number of promotional tickets will also be available online while supplies last.
Early Bird
200 FREE Early Bird tickets will be available.
Early Bird ticket holders enter with General Admission beginning at 10:00 AM.
Once the free allocation is claimed, regular General Admission pricing applies.
Late Bird
50 FREE Late Bird tickets will be available for entry from 3:00 PM-5:00 PM.
Late Bird tickets are intended for attendees who want to stop by later in the afternoon.
These promotional tickets are limited and available while supplies last.
🎁 VIP PRIZE BAGS
The first 100 paid VIP attendees through the doors will receive a free Maximum Card Show prize bag while supplies last.
VIP entry begins at 9:15 AM.
Come early, explore the floor before General Admission, and get the first look at 180+ tables of Pokémon and other TCG inventory.
🕙 PLAN YOUR DAY
⭐ VIP Entry: 9:15 AM
🕙 General Admission: 10:00 AM
🌇 Late Bird Entry: 3:00 PM
🚪 Show Closes: 5:00 PM
Same-day re-entry is permitted with your event wristband.
We recommend arriving early if you’re coming for VIP or want the most time to explore the show.
📍 PREMIUM DOWNTOWN LOCATION
Salt Lake Marriott Downtown at City Creek
75 S W Temple St
Salt Lake City, UT 84101
Maximum Card Show takes place inside the Salt Lake Marriott Downtown at City Creek, right in the heart of downtown Salt Lake City.
The hotel offers a polished, comfortable ballroom setting with free guest Wi-Fi and convenient access to food, drinks, shopping, and downtown attractions.
Inside the hotel, attendees can find food and beverage options including Starbucks and Salt Stone restaurant.
And with City Creek Center and downtown Salt Lake City right outside, it’s easy to turn the show into a full day out with the family.
Come to the card show, grab something to eat, explore downtown, and enjoy one of the nicest locations we use for Maximum Card Show.
🚗 PARKING
We want getting to the show to be simple.
Marriott Parking
Maximum Card Show attendees can access discounted Marriott parking for $15.
City Creek Parking
City Creek Center also offers convenient downtown parking nearby.
The first 2 hours are FREE.
Additional parking is $3 per hour after the first 2 hours.
There are also multiple additional parking garages and lots throughout downtown Salt Lake City.
We recommend allowing a little extra time for parking if you plan to arrive around VIP or General Admission opening.
Parking availability, pricing, operating hours, and policies are controlled by the hotel, City Creek Center, and individual parking operators and may be subject to change. Maximum Card Show does not operate or control the parking facilities.
🏔️ SALT LAKE CITY SHOWED UP.
August was our first Maximum Card Show in Salt Lake City.
More than 1,700 attendees came through.
The vendor floor sold out.
We saw families spending the day together, kids proudly carrying their Pokémon binders, collectors making trades, and an incredible local community showing us just how much Salt Lake City loves this hobby.
October 3 is the next chapter.
180+ tables.
A beautiful downtown venue.
Pokémon everywhere.
A show built for collectors, vendors, families, and the next generation of the hobby.
Bring your cards.
Bring your binder.
Bring the family.
And come be part of Maximum Card Show Salt Lake City. 🏔️🔥
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Tickets, Entry & Re-Entry
Tickets
Tickets are available online and at the door.
Day‑of tickets at the door: General Admission: $10
Kids & families
Kids ages 10 and under receive free admission and do not need a separate ticket.
They may enter with their ticketed parent or guardian, including during VIP entry.
Children entering with a paid VIP parent or guardian may also receive a VIP prize bag while supplies last.
Have Your QR Code Ready:
Please have your Eventeny ticket QR code open and ready to scan when you arrive.
After your ticket is scanned, you will receive a wristband for entry.
Re-entry is allowed throughout the day as long as you keep your wristband on.
Please do not remove or lose it, as you may be asked to show it when returning.
Location & Grand Ballroom
🏨 Salt Lake Marriott Downtown at City Creek
Maximum Card Show will take place in the Grand Ballroom on the 1st floor of the Salt Lake Marriott Downtown at City Creek.
Enter through the hotel’s main lobby and follow Maximum Card Show signage to the Grand Ballroom.
The show is fully indoors and climate-controlled inside a premium downtown Marriott ballroom, with free Wi-Fi available throughout the hotel.
Located right in the heart of downtown Salt Lake City, the hotel is next to City Creek Center and surrounded by shopping, restaurants, and other downtown attractions.
🚗 Parking & Finding the Show
Attendees have several convenient downtown parking options.
Marriott Parking — $15
Maximum Card Show attendees can receive discounted $15 self-parking at the Marriott.
Park at the hotel and claim the Maximum Card Show discounted parking rate at the Marriott front desk.
From there, enter through the main hotel lobby and follow Maximum Card Show signage to the 1st-floor Grand Ballroom.
City Creek Parking
City Creek Center parking is located right next to the hotel and offers:
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First 2 hours FREE
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$3 per additional hour
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$24 daily maximum
Additional public parking garages and lots are also available throughout downtown Salt Lake City.
SPOTHERO LINK HERE
Parking availability and rates at independent garages may vary.
☕ Food, Drinks & Downtown
You don’t have to leave the area to grab food or take a break during the day.
The Salt Lake Marriott Downtown at City Creek offers food and beverage options including:
☕ Starbucks
🍽️ Salt Stone restaurant
🏨 Additional hotel food and beverage service
City Creek Center is right next to the hotel, with additional shopping, restaurants, and places to explore throughout downtown Salt Lake City.
Come for the Pokémon show, grab lunch, explore City Creek, and make a day of it with the family.
📍 Before You Arrive
Salt Lake Marriott Downtown at City Creek
75 S West Temple
Salt Lake City, UT 84101
Maximum Card Show: Grand Ballroom, 1st Floor
Please allow extra time for parking, walking into the hotel, and event check-in, especially around VIP and General Admission opening.
Event logistics and parking information may be updated as October 3 gets closer. Please check this page again before attending for the latest arrival and parking details.
Parking facilities, rates, availability, and operating policies are controlled by the Marriott, City Creek Center, and individual parking operators and are subject to change.