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'''National, The:''' The National Sports Collectors Convention. An annual card show that has grown from a small hotel ballroom card show, to the premiere card show/trade show/mega-event it is today. First staged in 1980, The National rotates venues on a yearly basis, usually in either California or in the Midwest. The 2010 edition will take place in Baltimore.
'''National, The: (NSCC)''' The National Sports Collectors Convention, an annual card show that has grown from a small hotel ballroom card show to the premiere card show/trade show/mega-event it is today. First staged in 1980, The National rotates venues on a yearly basis.


The National may have reached its apex in 1991, when 100,000 collectors attended the 12th National in Anaheim, California. By comparison, the 1999 National in Atlanta drew a crowd of only 25,000. The National's organizers have a website, which you can reach at: [http://www.nsccshow.com]
The National may have reached its apex in 1991, when 100,000 collectors attended the 12th National in Anaheim, California. By comparison, the 1999 National in Atlanta drew a crowd of only 25,000; however, the 2014 edition was the third most attended event (43,200) in the 35-year history of The National. The 2023 edition in Rosemont, IL broke the record drawing over 100,000.
 
The 44th annual National Sports Collectors Conventions is scheduled to take place from July 30th-August 3rd 2025 at the Donald E. Stephens Center in Rosemont, IL.  In fact, the 45th and 46th NSCCs (2026 and 2027) will also take place at the Stephens Center, marking the first time the NSCC will take place in the same venue in consecutive years.
 
More information can be found at the National's organizers have a web site: [http://www.nsccshow.com nsccshow.com]
 
==Previous Sites of the National==
 
2024 I-X Center; Cleveland, OH
 
2023 Donald E. Stephens Convention Center; Rosemont, IL
 
2022 Atlantic City (NJ) Convention Center
 
2021 Donald E. Stephens Convention Center; Rosemont, IL
 
2020 Atlantic City (NJ) Convention Center (Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic)
 
2019 Donald E. Stephens Convention Center; Rosemont, IL
 
2018 I-X Center; Cleveland, OH
 
2017 Donald E. Stephens Convention Center; Rosemont, IL
 
2016 Atlantic City (NJ) Convention Center
 
2015 Donald E. Stephens Convention Center; Rosemont, IL
 
2014 I-X Center; Cleveland, OH
 
2013 Donald E. Stephens Convention Center; Rosemont, IL
 
2012 Baltimore (MD) Convention Center
 
2011 Donald E. Stephens Convention Center; Rosemont, IL
 
2010 Baltimore (MD) Convention Center
 
2009 I-X Center; Cleveland, OH
 
2008 Donald E. Stephens Convention Center; Rosemont, IL
 
2007 I-X Center; Cleveland, OH
 
2006 Anaheim (CA) Convention Center
 
2005 Donald E. Stephens Convention Center; Rosemont, IL
 
2004 I-X Center; Cleveland, OH
 
2003 Atlantic City (NJ) Convention Center
 
2002 Donald E. Stephens Convention Center; Rosemont, IL
 
2001 I-X Center; Cleveland, OH
 
2000 Anaheim (CA) Convention Center
 
1999 Georgia World Congress Center; Atlanta
 
1998 Rosemont (IL) Exposition Center
 
1997 I-X Center; Cleveland, OH
 
1996 Anaheim (CA) Convention Center
 
1995 Cervantes Convention Center; St. Louis
 
1994 George R. Brown Convention Center; Houston
 
1993 McCormick Place; Chicago
 
1992 Georgia World Congress Center; Atlanta
 
1991 Anaheim (CA) Convention Center
 
1990 Arlington (TX) Convention Center
 
1989 Hyatt Regency Hotel; Chicago
 
1988 Atlantic City (NJ) Convention Hall
 
1987 Moscone Center; San Francisco
 
1986 Arlington (TX) Convention Center
 
1985 Disneyland Hotel; Anaheim, CA
 
1984 Aspen Hotel; Parsippany, NJ
 
1983 Holiday Inn O'Hare-Kennedy; Chicago
 
1982 St. Louis Marriott
 
1981 Plymouth (MI) Hilton
 
1980 Marriott Los Angeles Airport Hotel
 
===Future National Sites===
 
2024 I-X Center; Cleveland, OH
 
2025 Donald E. Stephens Convention Center; Rosemont, IL
 
2026 TBD
 
2027 Donald E. Stephens Convention Center; Rosemont, IL


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Latest revision as of 15:34, 7 August 2024

National, The: (NSCC) The National Sports Collectors Convention, an annual card show that has grown from a small hotel ballroom card show to the premiere card show/trade show/mega-event it is today. First staged in 1980, The National rotates venues on a yearly basis.

The National may have reached its apex in 1991, when 100,000 collectors attended the 12th National in Anaheim, California. By comparison, the 1999 National in Atlanta drew a crowd of only 25,000; however, the 2014 edition was the third most attended event (43,200) in the 35-year history of The National. The 2023 edition in Rosemont, IL broke the record drawing over 100,000.

The 44th annual National Sports Collectors Conventions is scheduled to take place from July 30th-August 3rd 2025 at the Donald E. Stephens Center in Rosemont, IL. In fact, the 45th and 46th NSCCs (2026 and 2027) will also take place at the Stephens Center, marking the first time the NSCC will take place in the same venue in consecutive years.

More information can be found at the National's organizers have a web site: nsccshow.com

Previous Sites of the National

2024 I-X Center; Cleveland, OH

2023 Donald E. Stephens Convention Center; Rosemont, IL

2022 Atlantic City (NJ) Convention Center

2021 Donald E. Stephens Convention Center; Rosemont, IL

2020 Atlantic City (NJ) Convention Center (Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic)

2019 Donald E. Stephens Convention Center; Rosemont, IL

2018 I-X Center; Cleveland, OH

2017 Donald E. Stephens Convention Center; Rosemont, IL

2016 Atlantic City (NJ) Convention Center

2015 Donald E. Stephens Convention Center; Rosemont, IL

2014 I-X Center; Cleveland, OH

2013 Donald E. Stephens Convention Center; Rosemont, IL

2012 Baltimore (MD) Convention Center

2011 Donald E. Stephens Convention Center; Rosemont, IL

2010 Baltimore (MD) Convention Center

2009 I-X Center; Cleveland, OH

2008 Donald E. Stephens Convention Center; Rosemont, IL

2007 I-X Center; Cleveland, OH

2006 Anaheim (CA) Convention Center

2005 Donald E. Stephens Convention Center; Rosemont, IL

2004 I-X Center; Cleveland, OH

2003 Atlantic City (NJ) Convention Center

2002 Donald E. Stephens Convention Center; Rosemont, IL

2001 I-X Center; Cleveland, OH

2000 Anaheim (CA) Convention Center

1999 Georgia World Congress Center; Atlanta

1998 Rosemont (IL) Exposition Center

1997 I-X Center; Cleveland, OH

1996 Anaheim (CA) Convention Center

1995 Cervantes Convention Center; St. Louis

1994 George R. Brown Convention Center; Houston

1993 McCormick Place; Chicago

1992 Georgia World Congress Center; Atlanta

1991 Anaheim (CA) Convention Center

1990 Arlington (TX) Convention Center

1989 Hyatt Regency Hotel; Chicago

1988 Atlantic City (NJ) Convention Hall

1987 Moscone Center; San Francisco

1986 Arlington (TX) Convention Center

1985 Disneyland Hotel; Anaheim, CA

1984 Aspen Hotel; Parsippany, NJ

1983 Holiday Inn O'Hare-Kennedy; Chicago

1982 St. Louis Marriott

1981 Plymouth (MI) Hilton

1980 Marriott Los Angeles Airport Hotel

Future National Sites

2024 I-X Center; Cleveland, OH

2025 Donald E. Stephens Convention Center; Rosemont, IL

2026 TBD

2027 Donald E. Stephens Convention Center; Rosemont, IL