◉ MAJOR EVENTS • AOTEAROA NEW ZEALAND
Every confirmed Pokémon, trading-card and collectables event we have verified across New Zealand, in date order.
⚠ Details can change. Check with the organiser before booking travel or tickets.
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DEDICATED CARD AND POKÉMON EVENTS
Events built around trading cards, plus official Play! Pokémon competitions. Sorted by date, nearest first.
26 September 202610am – 5pm
Auckland Netball Centre · Auckland, Auckland
A 200-plus-table hobby and card show focused on collecting, trading and community vendors.
Pokémon activityTrading-card vendors, collecting and trading
4 October 202610am – 4pm
Upper Hutt College Sports Gyms, Moonshine Road · Upper Hutt, Wellington
Regional card and collectables show with vendor tables and strong Pokémon representation.
Pokémon activityPokémon card vendors, trading and collectables
1 November 2026
New Zealand International Convention Centre · Auckland, Auckland
Community-focused trading-card market from the team behind Auckland Card Show.
Pokémon activityPokémon buying, selling and trading
14 November 2026
Claudelands Arena · Hamilton, Waikato
Community-focused trading-card market with vendors and collector trading.
Pokémon activityPokémon buying, selling and trading
21 – 22 November 2026
Auckland Showgrounds · Auckland, Auckland
The New Zealand launch of Australia's large collectables festival, bringing trading cards, anime, comics and other collectables together.
Pokémon activityTrading cards, Pokémon vendors, buying, selling and trading
28 November 2026
Air Force Museum of New Zealand · Christchurch, Canterbury
Community-focused trading-card market serving Christchurch and the wider South Island collector community.
Pokémon activityPokémon buying, selling and trading
30 January 2027
Fly Palmy Arena · Palmerston North, Manawatū-Whanganui
Community-focused trading-card market for collectors, traders and vendors.
Pokémon activityPokémon buying, selling and trading
30 – 31 January 2027
Te Atatū Peninsula Community Centre, 603 Te Atatū Road · Auckland, Auckland
New Zealand's confirmed major Play! Pokémon event for the 2027 Championship Series, with larger attendance and Championship Point awards than in-store events.
Pokémon activityRegional-level Play! Pokémon competition
13 March 2027
New Zealand International Convention Centre · Auckland, Auckland
Community-focused trading-card market from the Auckland Card Show organisers.
Pokémon activityPokémon buying, selling and trading
24 April 2027
Mercury Baypark · Tauranga, Bay of Plenty
Community-focused trading-card market for Bay of Plenty collectors and vendors.
Pokémon activityPokémon buying, selling and trading
29 May 2027
Claudelands · Hamilton, Waikato
Community-focused trading-card market with vendors and collector trading.
Pokémon activityPokémon buying, selling and trading
26 – 27 June 2027
Te Pae Christchurch Convention Centre · Christchurch, Canterbury
The South Island's large two-day card show, returning to Te Pae with collectors, traders and vendors.
Pokémon activityPokémon buying, selling, trading and wider TCG activity
10 – 11 July 2027
Venue to be announced · Auckland, Auckland
The next announced edition of New Zealand's flagship two-day card show.
Pokémon activityPokémon buying, selling, trading and wider TCG activity
31 July 2027
Great Lake Centre · Taupō, Waikato
Community-focused trading-card market for the central North Island.
Pokémon activityPokémon buying, selling and trading
These are general pop-culture and collectables expos, not dedicated Pokémon or card shows. Trading-card exhibitors usually attend, but the Pokémon programme is not the focus.
23 – 26 October 2026
Auckland Showgrounds · Auckland, Auckland
Pokémon activityTCG retailers and Pokémon collectables expected within the wider expo
26 – 28 March 2027
Wellington Hnry Stadium · Wellington, Wellington
Pokémon activityTCG retailers and Pokémon collectables expected within the wider expo
10 – 11 April 20279am – 5pm
Te Pae Christchurch Convention Centre · Christchurch, Canterbury
Pokémon activityTCG retailers and Pokémon collectables expected within the wider expo
5 – 7 June 202710am – 5pm
Auckland Showgrounds · Auckland, Auckland
Pokémon activityTCG retailers and Pokémon collectables expected within the wider expo
HOW THIS CALENDAR WORKS
Researched from organiser pagesAn event is listed once its organiser has published a date and venue. Every card links to that page and shows the date PokéStock NZ last checked it.
Likely events are held backRecurring shows without published dates stay on an internal watchlist until they are confirmed, rather than appearing here as guesses.
Looking for weekly play?League nights, casual play and learn-to-play sessions are in the play directory, not here.
The play directory lists verified weekly leagues, casual play and learn-to-play sessions at venues around New Zealand.