More than 250 vendor tables of vintage Star Wars figures, Hot Wheels, comic books, and Pokémon cards are spread across the floor of Tuscany Suites & Casino this weekend as Vegas ToyCon takes over the East Flamingo Road resort through Sunday. The convention mixes serious collectible appraisal with pop culture nostalgia, drawing everyone from casual Funko Pop hunters to buyers chasing four-figure vintage finds.
The event, previewed from inside the convention floor by reporter JC Fernandez for KLAS 8 News Now, runs October 16 through 18 at Tuscany Suites & Casino, a resort situated two blocks off the Strip that offers 37,000 square feet of flexible event space and a ballroom built to hold up to 1,000 guests, according to Tuscany Suites & Casino. A VIP-only preview runs Friday from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m., with VIP entry opening at 9 a.m. both Saturday and Sunday ahead of general admission, which runs 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, per the station's report.
Vintage Toys Command Real Money
Toy expert Steve Johnston, also a former Pawn Stars appraiser, will display rare Pokémon cards at his PokéKon booth at ToyCon this weekend. Local retail chain Rogue Toys was established by Krystal Lopez in 2012 and is located directly across from Gold & Silver Pawn Shop; Johnston had collected toys since age 14, and the brand later expanded into multiple Nevada and Oregon locations, according to Rogue Toys.
Fugglers, Godzilla, and a Happy Gilmore Villain
Matt Gargiulo, affiliated with The Pop Shack at Boulevard Mall, showed off Godzilla items at his booth, with popularity for the kaiju merchandise tied to an upcoming new Godzilla movie, per the KLAS report. Gargiulo also plans to stock plenty of Fugglers — the sought-after toys known as Funny Ugly Monsters that have been selling quickly in stores — at his table. The Pop Shack houses one of the largest Funko Pop and diecast inventories in Southern Nevada inside the mall's Suite 166, and is sponsoring free merchandise giveaways for the first 25 attendees on Saturday and Sunday, according to Eventbrite.
ToyCon's celebrity lineup includes Christopher McDonald, known for playing Shooter McGavin in Happy Gilmore, who will meet fans and sign autographs Saturday and Sunday. The convention brings vendors and celebrity guests together. Independent vendors began loading in Thursday ahead of the weekend's public opening.
Tickets and Pricing
General admission runs $20 for ages 12 and up, with children 11 and under admitted free alongside a paying adult. Friday's VIP preview pass costs $30, while a full-weekend VIP pass runs $60 and includes a limited-edition art print; ticket sales shifted strictly to door purchases after online presales concluded ahead of the weekend. Full ticket information is available at www.vegastoycon.com.
The convention's growth locally tracks with a broader national shift in who is actually buying toys. Adult consumers accounted for 28% of global toy industry sales in 2026, according to Circana tracking. Global toy sales across 12 major markets rose 7% in the first half of 2025 to reach $27.5 billion, per industry data from The Toy Association. A separate Toy Association survey found 81% of U.S. parents in 2025 planned to buy a toy or game for themselves during holiday shopping, up from 72% in prior years, underscoring just how mainstream the self-purchasing, nostalgia-driven collector market that fuels events like Vegas ToyCon has become.
