Data Report
State of Collector & Hobby Shows 2026
Snapshot generated August 30, 2026, computed from every verified, upcoming listing in our show database. See methodology below for exactly what's counted and over what window.
The shows, at a glance
Counted over the upcoming 12 months window — see methodology for the exact definition.
6,745
Upcoming shows
4,077
Venues hosting them
51
States covered
2,459
Cities covered
Shows by category
Distinct events — one per canonical show identity / detail page (a recurring show is one show, however many dated occurrences it has). Same upcoming 12 months window as above.
| Category | Upcoming shows | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Collectibles & Numismatics | 3,229 | 47.9% |
| Automotive & Powersports | 1,425 | 21.1% |
| Outdoors, Hunting & Sporting | 889 | 13.2% |
| Antiques & Markets | 467 | 6.9% |
| Marine & RV | 228 | 3.4% |
| Pop Culture & Special Interest | 187 | 2.8% |
| Animals & Agriculture | 153 | 2.3% |
| Home, Garden & Living | 107 | 1.6% |
| Arts, Crafts & Makers | 50 | 0.7% |
| Community, Food & Culture | 10 | 0.1% |
Where shows happen
Across all 51 states with at least one upcoming show, the median state hosts 100 shows; the busiest (Florida) hosts 510. Below are the top 10.
| Rank | State | Upcoming shows |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Florida | 510 |
| 2 | Ohio | 410 |
| 3 | Pennsylvania | 389 |
| 4 | Texas | 354 |
| 5 | New York | 347 |
| 6 | Indiana | 296 |
| 7 | California | 288 |
| 8 | Illinois | 286 |
| 9 | New Jersey | 246 |
| 10 | Michigan | 245 |
Busiest months
Occurrence counts (every dated instance, including each date of a recurring show) for the upcoming 12 months window. September 2026 is the busiest, with 2,606 dated occurrences.
| Month | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| August 2026 | 113 |
| September 2026 | 2,606 |
| October 2026 | 1,951 |
| November 2026 | 1,326 |
| December 2026 | 834 |
| January 2027 | 257 |
| February 2027 | 220 |
| March 2027 | 174 |
| April 2027 | 130 |
| May 2027 | 85 |
| June 2027 | 79 |
| July 2027 | 66 |
| August 2027 | 68 |
Weekend concentration
89.3%
of upcoming occurrences (7,062 of 7,909) start on a Friday, Saturday, or Sunday — matching the name of this site. An occurrence counts toward weekend concentration if its START date (local date, falling back to UTC date when no local date is recorded) is a Friday, Saturday, or Sunday. A multi-day show that starts midweek but runs into the weekend is not counted here — a disclosed simplification, not a full date-range check.
Admission economics
Admission figures (free/priced percentages, median price) are per DISTINCT EVENT within the upcoming window, since admission_price/is_free are event-level facts, not per-occurrence.
22.8%
Free to attend (1,538 of 6,745)
28.2%
Have a known price (1,899 of 6,745)
Median admission price by category, among shows with a known price:
| Category | Median price | Priced shows |
|---|---|---|
| Collectibles & Numismatics | Free | 1,722 |
| Automotive & Powersports | $20 | 59 |
| Antiques & Markets | $5 | 48 |
| Marine & RV | $13 | 23 |
| Arts, Crafts & Makers | Free | 21 |
| Outdoors, Hunting & Sporting | $15 | 11 |
| Home, Garden & Living | $21.56 | 6 |
| Pop Culture & Special Interest | $27.50 | 6 |
| Community, Food & Culture | Free | 2 |
| Animals & Agriculture | Free | 1 |
Most active venues
By occurrence count — a venue that hosts a weekly or monthly recurring show ranks by how many dated instances it holds in the upcoming 12 months window, not by distinct show titles.
| Venue | City | Occurrences |
|---|---|---|
| Redwood Country Flea Market | Wallingford, CT | 156 |
| Golden Nugget Antique Flea Market | Lambertville, NJ | 156 |
| Sandwich Weekly Antiques & Collectibles Show | Sandwich, MA | 60 |
| New Milford, CT | New Milford, CT | 53 |
| The Flea Market at Eastern Market | Washington, DC | 52 |
| Shakopee Bowl | Shakopee, MN | 39 |
| Volusia Mall in Daytona Beach | Daytona Beach, FL | 33 |
| The Commons at Federal Way | Federal Way, WA | 18 |
| Best Western | Woburn, MA | 18 |
| B’s Bowling Center | Flint, MI | 18 |
Methodology
Every number on this page is computed directly from our verified, provenance-tracked show database — the same records behind every listing on this site. See how we verify what's on this site for how a listing gets there in the first place.
Window: Published, non-expired occurrences whose end date (or start date, if no end is recorded) is today or later, and whose start date falls within the next 365 days. The lower bound matches the site's own live-inventory rule (src/lib/db.ts HUB_SHOW_WHERE_BASE) — including its 1-day UTC floor so a still-open West Coast Saturday show is never dropped a few hours early.
Counting unit: "Shows" (Distinct events — one per canonical show identity / detail page (a recurring show is one show, however many dated occurrences it has).) and "occurrences" (Individual dated instances. A recurring show can contribute many occurrences; used only for busiest-months, weekend-concentration, and top-venues, as noted per stat.) are counted separately and labeled as such throughout — busiest months, weekend concentration, and most-active-venues use occurrence counts; every other figure counts distinct shows.
State labels: Raw primary_state values are consolidated to their 2-letter USPS abbreviation when they exactly match a known abbreviation or full state name (case-insensitive); this collapses spelling variants of the same fact (e.g. "PA" and "Pennsylvania") without inventing or discarding any record. Unrecognized variants are kept as their raw value.
Admission figures: Admission figures (free/priced percentages, median price) are per DISTINCT EVENT within the upcoming window, since admission_price/is_free are event-level facts, not per-occurrence. A blank or missing admission price is never treated as free or as zero — it's simply excluded from the priced-show percentage and the median-price calculation.
This snapshot was generated August 30, 2026. Numbers here don't update live between report refreshes — for the current, real-time listing count, browse the directory directly.