The Geek+Pop Philippine International Collectibles and Card Show returns for its third edition on October 17 and 18, 2026 at SPACE at One Ayala in Makati. Known as the first big card show in the Philippines, the event brings collectors, trading card players, artists, gamers, toy fans, cosplayers and performers together for a full weekend built around cards, play and Filipino geek culture. This year the show grows past trading cards with a giant marketplace, tournaments, fighting game brackets, an art market, stage programs and guest appearances.
Quick Facts
What: Geek+Pop Philippine International Collectibles and Card Show, third edition
When: October 17 to 18, 2026
Where: SPACE at One Ayala, Makati, Philippines
Highlight: Marketplace with more than 200 TCG sellers plus TCG and fighting game tournaments
Extras: Art market, kids art area, stage segments, Cosplay Photo Battle and a fan meet with former MNL48 members
A marketplace with more than 200 sellers
The centerpiece of the weekend is a massive trading card marketplace with more than 200 sellers, which positions Geek+Pop as a key stop for collectors hunting singles, sealed products and hobby finds. Visitors tracking a specific card for a deck, starting a new collection or simply browsing for a surprise pull will have an enormous range of tables to explore. The event is co-presented by High Market Online, a local game store known for trading card singles, which adds depth to the seller lineup for competitive players building decks on site.
Major sponsors add more flavor to the show floor. Gashapon Bandai Official Philippines brings capsule toy collecting to the event, with machines stocked with collectible characters and miniatures that give attendees the familiar thrill of the turn, pull and reveal. PlayAsia will carry a lineup focused on trading card games, giving fans another source for products to grow their collections. Together the marketplace mix covers cards, sealed goods, capsules and pop culture items in one hall.
Tournaments for card players and fighting game fans
Geek+Pop is built for playing as much as collecting. The weekend hosts trading card tournaments across several major systems, with Pokemon Trading Card Game, Magic the Gathering, Disney Lorcana and Riftbound on the schedule alongside more games. Unboxings and discussion panels round out the card programming, giving attendees room to talk strategy, products and community trends with fellow players. Competitive grinders, casual fans and curious newcomers each get a lane, with battles running across the weekend.
The action extends past cards with Relentless Assault, a dedicated fighting game tournament featuring Tekken 8, Street Fighter 6, Tokon, Granblue Fantasy Versus and Super Smash Bros. with more titles on the card. Seasoned bracket veterans and spectators both fit here, since high level sets are as fun to watch as they are to play. A free to play video game area adds a relaxed option for attendees who want to pick up a controller without joining a bracket. Communities for Warhammer 40K, Pokemon Go and Gundam miniatures tabletop play will also be present, so tabletop and mobile players have a home at the show.
Pinoy creativity takes center stage
This edition crosses over with Geek+Pop Pinoy Creative, a program that spotlights the artists and communities making Philippine pop culture. The Art Market features original works from Filipino creators, so visitors can buy pieces directly from the people who made them and support local talent in person. Ranging across fandom art, geek themes and pop culture pieces, the market gives collectors a chance to take home something no one else owns.
Younger fans get their own room to create. A dedicated kids art area gives children space to draw and explore their imagination while parents tour the show, which makes the weekend work as a family outing. Stage programming backs the theme with talks and segments on film and filmmaking, cosplay photography, live art competition and Pinoy speculative fiction covering local legends, myths and urban stories that shaped Filipino imagination. An Open Stage Hour hands the microphone to selected fan performers who sign up, keeping community talent at the heart of the show.
Cosplay, photography and special guests
The Geek+Pop Cosplay Photo Battle returns with cosplayers and photographers teaming up for images judged on creativity, character and visual storytelling. A photo exhibit of past winners and top finalists will line the area, showing the standard new entries have to beat and honoring the community behind the lens. For photographers, the discussion on turning costumes and characters into strong images adds a learning angle to the spectacle.
Music fans get their own moment as former members of MNL48 appear for a special handshake event with supporters. It fits the wider shape of the weekend, where trading cards, toys, music, art and cosplay share one floor. With stage segments, open performances and fan meets layered over the marketplace and tournaments, there is always a second thing happening no matter which fandom brought a visitor through the door.
The card show that started it all
Geek+Pop holds a distinct place in local hobby history as the first big card show in the country, launched before trading card events became a regular fixture of the Philippine pop culture calendar. That early bet on a dedicated gathering for collectors, sellers and players helped set the pattern that later shows followed as card culture grew into a major scene. The third edition carries that legacy forward at a larger scale, stacking more than 200 sellers, brand booths, tournaments across cards and fighting games, free play zones, artists, kids programming, performers and guests into a single weekend.
For collectors the pitch is simple. Two days, one venue and hundreds of tables plus stages full of programming built by the community itself. The show runs October 17 to 18, 2026 at SPACE at One Ayala in Makati, and tickets are on sale now for fans who want to be part of the biggest Geek+Pop card show yet.
When and where the third Geek+Pop card show takes place
The third Geek+Pop Philippine International Collectibles and Card Show runs October 17 to 18, 2026 at SPACE at One Ayala in Makati. Tickets are on sale now for the two day weekend covering the marketplace, tournaments, art market, stage programs and guest events.
Which games will have tournaments at Geek+Pop
Trading card tournaments cover Pokemon Trading Card Game, Magic the Gathering, Disney Lorcana and Riftbound with more games involved, while the Relentless Assault fighting game bracket features Tekken 8, Street Fighter 6, Tokon, Granblue Fantasy Versus and Super Smash Bros. A free to play video game area plus Warhammer 40K, Pokemon Go and Gundam miniatures communities round out the play options.
What families and first time attendees can enjoy at Geek+Pop
First timers can browse more than 200 seller tables, watch tournaments, try free play games and join panels without competing. Families get a dedicated kids art area for drawing and creating, while the Art Market, stage segments, Cosplay Photo Battle exhibit and open performances offer plenty to see between shopping stops.
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