National, The (NSCC)
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 reached a Junk Wax Era 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 45th annual National Sports Collectors Conventions is scheduled to take place from July 29th-August 2nd, 2026 at the Donald E. Stephens Center in Rosemont, IL. This is the second of three straight years (2025-27) 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
2025 Donald E. Stephens Center; Rosemont, IL
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, GA
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, GA
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
2027 Donald E. Stephens Convention Center; Rosemont, IL
2028 Huntington Place; Detroit, MI