The Hobby Hangout XL Melbourne 2025
- Date: 2025-06-01
- Location: Royal Exhibition Building, Carlton, VIC
- Address: 9 Nicholson Street
- Organiser: The Hobby Hangout
The Hobby Hangout XL brought one of Australia's biggest trading card shows to Melbourne's heritage-listed Royal Exhibition Building in Carlton on Sunday 1 June 2025, with doors open from 10:30am to 5:30pm. The floor was packed with tables from Australian and international vendors covering sports cards (NBA, NFL, MLB, AFL and soccer), Pokémon, One Piece, Yu-Gi-Oh! and Magic: The Gathering, alongside live breaks, dedicated trading zones, free play areas and special guests. Collectors came for everything from graded slabs and vintage singles to sealed boxes and bargain bins. The 2025 Melbourne show sold out — the organiser's biggest event at the time — and the Hobby Hangout XL has since returned to the Royal Exhibition Building. Parking is available under the Melbourne Museum next door, and…