Donald E. Stephens Convention Center — 5555 N River Rd, Rosemont, IL 60018
The National returns to Chicago. Five days, the deepest inventory of the year on both sides of the table.
Five days, Wednesday July 28 through Sunday August 1, 2027 — the 47th National, and the last of three straight years in Rosemont before it moves to Detroit in 2028.
Tickets aren't on sale yet. For 2026, single-day general admission was $30, or $25 on advance sale through the end of June, VIP packages started around $200, and children 12 and under were free. Expect 2027 to land in the same range, with sales opening around Cyber Monday the winter before.
Over 1,000 dealer tables and tens of thousands of collectors — the biggest sports card and memorabilia show in the world. Every major manufacturer and grading company is there, along with auction house previews, corporate booths running wrapper redemptions, and an autograph pavilion that is a show in itself.
If you're coming to sell, the back rows are worth walking. That's where the vintage tends to sit, and it's quieter than the front of the hall.
The Donald E. Stephens Convention Center is at 5555 N River Road in Rosemont, five minutes from O'Hare and a short walk from the Rosemont CTA Blue Line stop. On-site garage parking runs around $15 to $20 a day, with overflow lots and a shuttle nearby. Get there early on the opening day — parking fills fast and the general admission line can run long.
Baseball, basketball and football cards only — vintage Mantle through modern Ohtani, Jordan, Kobe, Brady, Mahomes, LeBron and Curry — raw through PSA 10. We grade-buy PSA and BGS across the board and SGC on vintage. We pull comps at the table and pay same-day cash.