A list of active zine & small press festivals around the United States (updated March 2023)

Fests listed here are considered active through 2022-2023 unless indicated otherwise "last active in [year]"

Scroll to the bottom to check out our live calendar of upcoming fests & fest applications!

Strictly Zines

Mid-Atlantic/East Coast

• New York Queer Zine Fair (New York City)
• Zine Fest NYC (New York City)
• NYC Feminist Zinefest (New York City) // last active in 2020
• Pete's Mini Zine Fest (NY, NY) // last active in 2019
• East Village Zine Fair (NY, NY)
  
• Staten Island Zine League (NY)
  
• Newark Zine Fest (Newark, NJ)
  
• DC Zine Fest (Washington, DC)
• Philly Zine Fest (Philadelphia, PA) // last active in 2020
• Lancaster Zine Fest (new! Lancaster, PA)
• Pittsburgh Zine Fair (Pittsburgh, PA)
  
• Scranton Punk Rock Flea & Zine Fest (Scranton, PA)
  
• Richmond Zine Fest (Richmon, VA) // last active in 2018
  
• Garden Gnome Zine Fair (Lynchburg, VA) 
  
• Queer/Trans Zine Fest (Providence, RI)
  
• New Zineland (Boston, MA) // last active in 2020
• Watertown Zine Fest (Watertown, MA)
• Pioneer Valley Zine Fest (Easthampton, MA) // last active in 2020
  

West Coast & Pacific Northwest

• OC Zine Fest (Orange County, CA)
• LA Zine Fest (Los Angeles)
• Dear Diary Zine Fest (Perzines/Oakland, CA)
• Fresno Zine Fest (Fresno, CA)
• Santa Rosa Zine Fest (Santa Rosa, CA)
  
• Packing House Zine Fest (Claremont, CA)
  
• Albany Print & Zine Fest (Albany, CA)
  
• Bay Area Queer Zine Fest (Oakland, CA)
  
• Oakland Creates Art Comics & Zine Fair (Oakland, CA)
  
• San Fernando Valley Zine Fest (San Fernando Valley, CA)
  
• San Diego Zine Fest (San Diego, CA)
• SF Zine Fest (San Francisco, CA)
  
• East Bay Area Alt Book & Zine Fest (East Bay, San Fran, CA)
  
• Chico Zine Fest (Chico, CA) // last active in 2019
  
• SoCal Zine Fest (formerly Ponoma Zine Fest - CA) // last active in 2019
  
• Joshua Tree Zine Fest (San Bernanrdino, CA) // last active in 2019
  
• Long Beach Zine Fest (Long Beach, CA) // last active in 2019
  
• Stockton Zine Fest (Stockton, CA) // last active in 2019
  
• San Jose Zine Con (San Jose, CA) // last active in 2018
  
• Santa Cruz Zine Fest (Santa Cruz, CA) // last active in 2019
  
• Olympia Zine Fest (Washington State)
• Spokane Zine Fest (Washington State)
• Portland Zine Symposium (PDX Zines)
• Southern Oregon Zine Fest (Ashland, Oregon)
  
• UO Zine Fest (Eugene, OR)  // last active in 2019
  
• EU Zine Fest (Eugene, OR) // last active in 2018
  

Midwest

• Chicago Zine Fest (Chicago)
  
• Midwest Perzine Fest (Chicago)
  
• Zine Mercado (Chicago)
  
• Gluestick Festival (Indianapolis)
  
• Milwaukee Zine Fest (Wisconson)
• Detroit Zine Fest (Michigan)
• Grand Rapids Zine Fest (West MI)
• Zinecinnati (Cincinnati, OH)
• Street Cat Zine Fest (Chillicothe, Ohio)
• Halftone Zine Fest (Lexington, KY)
• KC Zine Con (Kansas City, KS)
• Paper Plains Zine Festival (Lawrence, KS)
• Salt Creek Zine Fest (Lincoln, NE)
  
• Twin Cities Zine Fest (Minneapolis-St.Paul)
• Insert Name Mini Fest (Minneapolis, MN)
• Omaha Zine Fest (Nebraska) // last active in 2020
  

Southeast US

• FLUKE Festival (Athens, GA)
• Alt-lanta Zine Fest (Altanta, GA)
• Pronounced ZEEN (Atlanta, GA)
• Asheville Zine Fest (North Carolina)
• Stone Soup Zine Fest (Wilmington, NC)
• Charleston Zine Fest (South Carolina)
• Greensboro Zine Fest (South Carolina)
• Queen City Zine Fest (Rock Hill, SC)
• Johnson City Zine Fest (Northern Tennessee)
  
• Duval Comic & Zine Festival (new! Jacksonville, FL)
• Fort Myers Zine Fest (Fort Myers, FL)
  
• Tally Zine Fest (Tallahassee, FL)
  
• Orlando Zine Fest (Orlando, FL)
  
• Southeast Punk Flea Market (not strictly zines - occurs in various states)

Southwest

• ABQ Zine Fest (Albuquerque, NM)
  
• Santa Fe Zine Fest (Santa Fe, NM)
  
• Lone Star Zine Fest (Austin, TX)
• Texas State Zine Fest (San Marcos, TX)
• Zine Fest Houston (Houston, TX)
  
• Dallas Zine Fest (Dallas, TX)
  
• RGV Zine Fest (Rio Grande Valley, TX)  // last active in 2020
  
• Fort Worth Zine & Printed Goods Fest (Fort Worth, TX)
  
• San Antonio Zine Fest (San Antonio, TX) // last active in 2020
  
• PHX Zine Fest (Phoenix, Az)
  
• Tuscon Zine Fest (Tuscon, AZ)
  
• TJ Zine Fest (Tijuana, Baja California) // last active in 2021

Rocky Mountain & North Central Region

• Pikes Peak Zine Fest (Colorado Springs)
  
• Grid Zine Fest (Salt Lake City, UT)
• Boise Zine Fest (Boise, ID)
• CoZiLV (Las Vegas, NV)

Far Out! North America

• HIZF (Honolulu, HI) // last active in 2019
• ANC Zine Fest (Anchorage, AK) // last active in 2021
• Toronto Comic Arts Festival (TCAF - Toronto, Canada)
  

Virtual Fests

• Sick and Disabled Craft & Zine Fair
  
• Queer Zest Zine Fest
  
• Heartland Queer Zine Fest
  
• Claremont Zine Fest // last active in 2021
  

Alt/Indie Comix & Small Press US

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)
• Big Milk Expo (Brooklyn, NYC)
• Milk Comic Fest (Milwaukee, WI)
• Madison Print & Resist (Madison, WI) // last active in 2019
• Philly Comics Expo (Philadelphia, PA) // last active in 2021
• Richmond Indie Comic Expo (RICE - Richmond, VA)
• 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)
• MoCCA Arts Fest (NY, NY)

Western US

• Short Run Comix & Art Festival (Seattle, WA)
• Alt Press Fest (Organized by the Public Library - Salt Lake City, UH)
• Fort Collins Small Press Fest (*new! - Fort Collins, CO)
• Denver Small Press Fest (Colorado)
• STAPLE! (Austin, TX) // last active in 2019

Art Book Fairs US

• Cincinnati Art Book Fair (Ohio)
• Columbus Art Book Fair (new! Columbus, OH)
• Columbus Alt Art Book Fair (Ohio)
• BOUND: Art Book & Zine Fair (Cleveland, OH)
• Funhouse Book Fair (New York City/SOHO - The Drawing Center) 
• Brooklyn Art Book Fair (NYC)
• Publications and Multiples Fair (Baltimore, MD) // last active in 2017
• Northhampton Print & Book Fair (Northampton, MA)
• Seattle Art Book Fair (Seattle, WA)
• DC Art Book Fair (Washington, DC) // last active in 2020
• Chicago Art Book Fair (Chicago, IL) // last active in 2019
• Pyramid Atlantic Art Center Book Art Fair (Hyattsville, MD)
• Detroit Art Book Fair (Detroit, MI)
• San Francisco Art Book Fair (California)
• Boston Art Book Fair (Mass.)
• New England Art Book Fair (Portland, ME)

Comic & Anime Cons*

*click for a nicely organized list that already exists elsewhere!

Other Fest Resources

• Stolen Sharpie Revolution
• Zine World Calendar
• Printed Matter

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