A list of active zine & small press festivals in the United States (updated July, 2022)
Fests listed here are considered active through 2022-2023 unless indicated otherwise "last active in [year]"
Strictly Zines
Mid-Atlantic/East Coast
*Printed Matter, Inc (NYC based) also has a list of fests/fairs on their site
West Coast & Northwest
Midwest
Southeast
Southwest
Rocky Mountain & North Central Region
Far Out!
Alt/Indie Comix & Small Press
Eastern US
- Small Press Expo (SPX - Bethesda, MD)
- Baltimore DIY Fest (Baltimore, MD) // last active in 2020
- Small Press Fest (Central Illinois) // last active in 2021
- CAKE (Chicago Alt Comics Expo)
- Milk Comic Fest (Milwaukee, WI)
- Madison Print & Resist (Madison, WI) // last active in 2019
- Philly Comics Expo (Philadelphia, PA) // last active in 2021
- Massachusetts Independent Comics Expo (MICE - Boston, MA)
- Printed Matter Festival (Durham, NC)
- NOICE (Norfolk, VA)
- St. Louis Small Press Expo (STLSPEX) // last active in 2020
- Genghis Con (Cleveland, OH)
- Cartoon Crossroads (CXC - Columbus, OH)
- SPACE Small Press & Alt Comics Expo (Columbus, OH)
- Cincy Small Press (new! - Cincinnati, OH)
- MoCCA Arts Fest (NY, NY)
Western US
Art Book Fairs
*click for a nicely organize list that already exists elsewhere!
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