A 12-show year for
Pokémon, Magic,
One Piece, Riftbound.
HashtagCon: TCG is a year-round trading card show series in Herndon, VA. Eight monthly community shows at Hashtag Gaming Arena and four seasonal mega weekends at the Doubletree by Hilton Washington Dulles Airport. Twelve dates a year. Same town. Same crew.
Built sales-first across the four games actually moving in the DMV right now: Pokémon and Magic for the slab and singles collectors, One Piece for the breakout audience, Riftbound as the new entrant.
Monthly community show.
Seasonal mega weekend.
Hashtag Gaming Arena
13320 Franklin Farm Rd, Ste G · Herndon, VA 20171
- 9 – 10 AMVIP Early Access · $10
- 10 AM – 3 PMRegular Show · $5
- ▸~30 vendor positions across standard, artist, and a premium anchor table
- ▸Battle Bar: beer and wine service
- ▸ArchiveTCG featured cash buy station
- ▸Arcade, esports lounge, production center on site
Doubletree by Hilton
Washington Dulles Airport
13869 Park Center Rd · Herndon, VA 20171
- Fri EveVendor & Guest Welcome Social
- Sat 9 – 10 AMVIP Early Access
- Sat 10 – 1Act One
- Sat 2 – 5Act Two
- Sat EveVIP Offsite Dinner
- Sat 8 – 10High-End Afterparty Floor
- Sun 10 – 3Closing Show
- ▸100+ vendor positions across the main ballroom
- ▸1K+ weekend attendees over three days
- ▸Two cash bars on the show floor
- ▸Hotel-attached: room block, in-house security, ballroom rigging, parking
Four games. Sales first.
The vendor mix is built for collectors who came to spend, not to play sealed. Slabs, singles, and sealed product — Pokémon and Magic on both, One Piece and Riftbound on singles.
Pokémon
The gravity center of the regional scene.
Magic: The Gathering
Reserved List slabs and modern staples. Higher-spend collector base.
One Piece
Bandai’s breakout anime-native game, with explosive regional demand.
Riftbound
The League of Legends TCG. First-in on the East Coast event circuit.
ArchiveTCG Buy Station
The featured cash buy station at every show. A credentialed buyer on the floor for collectors who want to liquidate at the door. Most other vendors will buy at the table too.
Beer & Wine Service
The Hashtag Gaming Arena bar runs through every monthly show. Two cash bars on the floor for mega weekends.
Early Access Hour
Every show, monthly or mega, opens with a VIP-only hour. First pick of the floor before regular doors.
Priced for the door.
- Regular Show · 10 AM – 3 PM$5
- VIP Early Access · 9 – 10 AM$10
- Saturday · Act One10 AM – 1 PM$20
- Saturday · Act Two2 – 5 PM$20
- Saturday · Afterparty8 – 10 PM · elite high-end buying & trading social$20
- Saturday all-dayBoth acts + Afterparty · the deal$50
- Sunday pass$30
- Two-Day VIP Weekend PassVIP early access both days · Friday Social · Afterparty · unlocks the VIP Offsite Dinner$150
- Saturday VIP Offsite DinnerUnlock-only · VIP Weekend Pass required · 10 seats, while they last$500
Hashtag, led by Drew Crowder.
Drew Crowder
35 years in gaming. Built Hashtag from a 3,500 sq.ft. concept space in 2018 to the operating company behind the HashtagCon series.
Founder of Tourney Kings, the esports production company that ran the first U.S. live Fortnite arena event and produced Clash Royale’s World Cup series. Created HomeCon, the digital convention that pulled 800K+ attendees during COVID.
conventions@hashtagarena.comEvents that landed.
- 2018
Hashtag Gaming Arena
Built and opened the original Herndon venue. Same operating company now producing HashtagCon: TCG.
- 2018
First U.S. Live Fortnite Arena Event
Produced the country's first live arena Fortnite event under Tourney Kings.
- 2016
Clash Royale World Cup Series
World-Cup-style events that turned Clash Royale esports into a global mobile-gaming category.
- 2020
HomeCon
The digital convention that did $250K per event during COVID and pulled 800K+ attendees over its run.
- 2024–
HashtagCon Series
Created and produced every event in the HashtagCon family, including this one.
Built for the long run, not the bubble
Floor staff and security at every event. We’re here for the decade, not just this cycle of the TCG market.
One brand. Many fronts.
HashtagCon: TCG is one branch of a much larger universe. The same operating company runs the arena, the studios, the comics imprint, and the competitive circuit.