📣 Upcoming Houston Collectibles & Pop Culture Events

📦 Houston Toy Psychos Collectibles Show

🗓️ Date: August 24, 2025
📍 Location: Gulf Coast Toy Show Venue

This underground gem of a show is like a treasure map for anyone who ever owned a Ninja Turtle, lost a POG, or swore their G.I. Joe figures could beat up their cousin's Barbies. Expect:

• Wall-to-wall 80s & 90s action figures – We're talkin' shelves of nostalgia. He-Man with the loose arm, glow-in-the-dark Ghostbusters, and enough unopened Star Wars blasters to stage your own galactic rebellion.

• Weird, wonderful board games – Think "Dream Phone" meets "HeroQuest" in a box of cracked plastic and pure magic. You won’t find this stuff on Amazon.

• Stacks of classic trading cards – Dig through boxes of Garbage Pail Kids, '89 Fleer baseball, Marvel holograms, and maybe even a rogue Blue-Eyes White Dragon.

• Rare memorabilia – VHS promos, cereal box toys, movie props, and a lunchbox that time forgot. You're basically time traveling with a credit card.

Bring cash, a backpack, and the willpower not to max out your limit in twenty minutes.

🤝 Houston Celebrity Comic Con

🗓️ Date: September 20–21, 2025
📍 Location: NRG Park

This one's part comic con, part high school reunion for your inner nerd. Whether you're there to meet cult icons or rock your best cosplay, here’s what’s waiting:

• Celebrity guests galore – Featuring fan-favorites like Deep Roy (yes, every Oompa Loompa in the 2005 version) and Linda Larkin, the literal voice of Jasmine. Royalty, y'all.

• Autographs & selfies – Get your memorabilia signed, or snap the pic that will be your new profile for the next six months.

• Cosplay contests – Expect armor, LEDs, smoke machines, and that one guy who builds a full Gundam suit out of foam.

• Pop culture panels & rare merch – Sit in on behind-the-scenes stories, hot takes, and deep-dives into franchises you secretly never stopped watching. Oh, and don't forget exclusive con-only gear.

Whether you're a vendor, collector, or cosplayer who glued on their horns in the car, this one delivers.

🎴 Collect-A-Con Houston #2

🗓️ Date: October 25–26, 2025
📍 Location: George R. Brown Convention Center – Hall E

The Endgame of collectible conventions—bigger, louder, and full of booster-pack adrenaline. Get hyped for:

• 800+ dealer tables – That’s a football field (or three) of cards, comics, games, and stuff you didn’t know you needed until now.

• Celebrity guests & concerts – Anime voice legends, YouTube personalities, TikTokers, and maybe even a guy in a Pikachu suit playing electric violin.

• TCG overload – From Pokemon to One Piece to Yu-Gi-Oh! Tournaments, trade pits, and rows of binders that smell faintly like childhood.

• Slabs, breaks & grails – Live box breaks, PSA/CGC/BGS booths, and possibly a Charizard worth more than your car.

• Video games, Funko POP!s & comics – You name it, it’s here. With retro consoles, mint-condition Funkos, indie comics, and dollar bins that hit harder than a nostalgia bomb.

Pack snacks, a backup battery, and a wheelie cart. Trust us.

🔮 Pop Culture Con Houston (Plan Ahead!)

🗓️ Date: March 14–15, 2026
📍 Location: CityPlace Marriott – Springwoods Village

It’s never too early to prep for next con season. This mid-size show is tailor-made for fans who love anime, comics, voice actors, and art booths where you accidentally spend $200. Expect:

• Well-balanced fandom vibes – Chill crowd, great variety, and no hour-long line just to get coffee.

• Artist alley that slaps – Custom keychains, paintings on Game Boys, sketch commissions, and the one vendor who somehow turns everything into anime frogs.

• Vendor variety – Plush mountains, vintage manga, enamel pins that make you question your budget, and just enough mystery boxes to risk it all.

• Laid-back cosplay & good energy – It’s the kind of con where you can debut a new outfit, ask for photos, and not worry about being shoulder-checked by a full-size Optimus Prime.

Great way to kick off your 2026 with laughs, loot, and like-minded nerds who just get it.

Final Tip: Mark your calendar, prep your wishlist, and tag your con hauls with #RetroRenegadeTX so we can drool over them too.