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SneakerCon San Diego 2026
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SneakerCon San Diego 2026

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In 6 days · Sat, May 30 – Sun, May 31, 2026
Sat 3:00 AM PDT – Sun 11:00 AM PDT
San Diego Convention Center, San Diego, CA 92101
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SneakerCon San Diego 2026 — San Diego Convention Center, May 30

SneakerCon is the world's largest sneaker event, and the San Diego stop brings it to the Convention Center floor for a full day of trading, collecting, authenticating, and finding the pair you have been tracking for months.

What Happens on the Floor:
Tens of thousands of individual pairs laid out across hundreds of seller tables — vintage Air Jordans, deadstock Nike SBs, same-week drops that sold out online in seconds, rare colorways that only move at events like this. The authentication desk runs all day. If you are buying something significant, you get it checked before you walk out.

What to Expect:
This is not a retail store. Prices are negotiated on the floor. Condition grades matter and sellers will walk you through theirs if you ask. The San Diego sneaker community turns out for this — expect to run into people you recognize and people you will know by the end of the day.

Getting There:
San Diego Convention Center, 111 W Harbor Drive, downtown San Diego. Gaslamp Quarter parking structures on 5th and 6th Ave, 5–25 depending on time. MTS Trolley — Convention Center station (Blue/Orange lines) is a one-minute walk. Tickets required for entry — general admission and VIP available at sneakercon.com. May 30, 2026.
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