Emerald Fortress Home of Anchor Up Sports

08/19/2026

🚨 LOOK AT ALL THESE FREE GIVEAWAYS FOR THE KIDS! 🚨

Pokémon, One Piece, baseball, basketball, football, and plenty more! We’re loading up the prize table for Round 3 of the Anchor Up Sports Spectacular!

Parents, bring the kids out for an unforgettable day in the hobby. With 70+ vendor tables, a dedicated trading area, great prizes and FREE ADMISSION, this is going to be our biggest show yet!

The real question is… WHAT WOULD YOU CHOOSE? 👀

📅 Saturday, August 22
⏰ 8:00 AM–4:00 PM
📍 Hilton Garden Inn Pensacola
1144 Airport Blvd, Pensacola, FL

Pensacola, help us blow the doors off the Hilton for Round 3! ⚓️

08/19/2026

🚨 LOOK AT ALL THESE FREE GIVEAWAYS FOR THE KIDS! 🚨

Pokémon, One Piece, baseball, basketball, football—and plenty more! We’re loading up the prize table for Round 3 of the Anchor Up Sports Spectacular!

Parents, bring the kids out for an unforgettable day in the hobby. With 70+ vendor tables, a dedicated trading area, great prizes and FREE ADMISSION, this is going to be our biggest show yet!

The real question is… WHAT WOULD YOU CHOOSE? 👀

📅 Saturday, August 22
⏰ 8:00 AM–4:00 PM
📍 Hilton Garden Inn Pensacola
1144 Airport Blvd, Pensacola, FL

Pensacola—help us blow the doors off the Hilton for Round 3! ⚓️

08/17/2026

We’re definitely flattered that people are searching for tables to the Anchor Up Sports Spectacular! 😂

However, please do not purchase or transfer tables through a secondary market. All vendor tables must be booked and confirmed directly through Anchor Up Sports. We don’t want anyone getting scammed or arriving with a reservation that isn’t valid.

We hear you, the demand for more vendor space is loud and clear! Our upcoming storefront will allow us to host more tables and provide more consistent opportunities for vendors, so please hold tight. We’re expanding, and there’s a lot more to come!

If you’re unsure about an offer or want to join the waitlist, please message us directly before sending anyone money.

Thank you for the incredible support. We can’t wait to see everyone this Saturday!

08/14/2026

🏰⚓️ WELL THIS WAS A PLEASANT SURPRISE! ⚓️🏰

We showed up to Card Clash in Gulf Breeze ready to vendor and have a great day with the hobby community — and somehow ended up on the cover of the news article! 😂🔥

Out of everyone in that building they chose the two guys who just happen to be opening a brand new TCG and sports card storefront together. We’ll take that as a sign! 👀🏰⚓️

Jokes aside — Gulf Breeze showed UP and showed OUT. What an incredible event and an amazing day all around. A huge thank you to Devon Mudge aka Slydogcollectibles for putting together a first class show and for the love — we truly appreciate you. 🙏

And to this hobby community — y’all never disappoint. Every show, every event, every table — you bring the energy and passion that makes all of this worth it.

Don't forget our Hilton show on 22nd this month. It will be a hit. Big things are coming for Pensacola and the Gulf Coast. Stay tuned. 👀⚓️🏰

🔗 https://news.gulfbreezenews.com/articles/card-clash-draws-hobbyists-to-gb-community-center/

On Saturday, Aug. 1, Breezers of all ages spent their Saturday at the Gulf Breeze Community Center pursuing dozens of trading card booths at the first ever Gulf Breeze Card Clash. Event-goers enjoyed face painting, homemade baked goods, food trucks, a kids zone with arcade games and free Pokemon car...

08/12/2026

🚨⚓️ PENSACOLA, ROUND 3 AT THE HILTON IS LOCKED IN! ⚓️🚨

The venue is locked in. ✅
Vendor confirmations have been sent. ✅
70+ TABLES are coming together. 🔥

And we are absolutely PUMPED for the ANCHOR UP SPORTS SPECTACULAR ROUND 3!

👏🏽 Collectors Expo. Card Clash. Cards on the Coast. 👏🏽

The Pensacola collecting community has been SHOWING OUT all summer, and now it’s time to bring that energy back home and finish August with a BANG!

📅 SATURDAY, AUGUST 22ND
⏰ 8AM–4PM
📍 Hilton Garden Inn Pensacola
1144 Airport Blvd.

🏟️ 70+ TABLES
🤝 DEDICATED TRADING AREA
🎁 PRIZES & GIVEAWAYS
🔥 Sports Cards
🔥 Pokémon
🔥 One Piece
🔥 Panini
🔥 Topps
🔥 Collectibles & MORE!

This one means a little extra to us because it will be our LAST EVENT AT THE HILTON before we move into the next chapter.

So Pensacola… LET’S BLOW THE DOORS OFF THE HOTEL ONE LAST TIME! 😂🔥🔥🔥

Three rounds at the Hilton. An incredible community. And we plan on making this finale the BIGGEST ONE YET.

Bring the family. Bring the trade boxes. Bring the slabs. Bring the heat. Admission is FREE!

⚓️ ANCHOR UP, PENSACOLA! ⚓️

AUGUST 22ND — LET’S PACK THE HILTON! 💥

08/08/2026

🚨 BIG NEWS! 🚨

WE’RE VENDING AT CARDS ON THE COAST! 🔥

We’re excited to be part of one of the Gulf Coast’s biggest card shows this Saturday, August 8th, at the University of West Florida!

Come by our booth to check out:
⚓️ Pokémon
⚓️ One Piece TCG
⚓️ Sports Cards
⚓️ Sealed Product
⚓️ Singles
⚓️ Accessories
⚓️ And plenty of deals all day long!

Whether you’re hunting for grails, looking to trade, or just love the hobby, we’d love to meet you. Stop by, say hello, and let’s talk cards!

📅 Saturday, August 8, 2026
⏰ 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
📍 University of West Florida HLS
11000 University Parkway, Bldg. 72
Pensacola, FL

See you there! Let’s make it another incredible day for the hobby and the Gulf Coast community! ⚓️

08/03/2026

You mean I had to become a certified Play! Pokémon Professor to help get early product for the community?

Say less. 😂

Officially certified. One more step toward building something special at Emerald Fortress.

08/02/2026

ONE CITY. ONE SHOW. 🔥

This weekend, we’re all in on supporting the hobby.

Just a quick reminder that Anchor Up Sports will NOT be hosting our monthly VFW show this Saturday. Instead, we’re encouraging everyone to come out and support Cards on the Coast at UWF!

We’re excited to see our vendors, friends, collectors, and the entire community under one roof. The Gulf Coast hobby scene is strongest when we show up for each other, and this is going to be an incredible event.

Come stop by our booth, say hello, make some deals, and spend the day with the community we all love.

📍 University of West Florida
🗓 Saturday, August 8
⏰ 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM

One City. One Show. Let’s make it a great one. See you Saturday! 💚⚓