A list of active zine & small press festivals around the United States (updated September 2023)
Fests listed here are considered active through 2022-2023 unless indicated otherwise "last active in [year]"
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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)
- 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, IL)
- Midwest Perzine Fest (Chicago, IL)
- Zine Mercado (Chicago, IL)
- Gluestick Festival (Indianapolis, IL)
- BAMF (Bloomington, IN)
- Milwaukee Zine Fest (Milwaukee, WI)
- Detroit Zine Fest (Detroit, MI)
- Grand Rapids Zine Fest (West MI)
- Zinecinnati (Cincinnati, OH)
- Street Cat Zine Fest (Chillicothe, OH)
- Flavortown Zine Fest (Columbus, OH)
- 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 (Omaha, NE) // last active in 2020
Southeast US
- FLUKE Festival (Athens, GA)
- Alt-lanta Zine Fest (Altanta, GA)
- Pronounced ZEEN (Atlanta, GA)
- SAVage Fst (Savannah, GA)
- Asheville Zine Fest (Asheville, NC)
- Stone Soup Zine Fest (Wilmington, NC)
- Charleston Zine Fest (South Carolina)
- Zine Machine - Printed Matter Fest (Durham, NC)
- Greensboro Zine Fest (Greensboro NC) // last active in 2019
- 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
Far Out! North America
Virtual Fests
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)
- 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
Art Book Fairs US
Eastern US
- Cincinnati Art Book Fair (Cincinnati, OH)
- Columbus Art Book Fair (Columbus, OH)
- Columbus Alt Art Book Fair (Columbus, OH)
- BOUND: Art Book & Zine Fair (Cleveland, OH)
- Chicago Art Book Fair (Chicago, IL) // last active in 2019
- 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
- DC Art Book Fair (Washington, DC) // last active in 2020
- Northhampton Print & Book Fair (Northampton, MA)
- Boston Art Book Fair (Bostom, MA)
- New England Art Book Fair (Portland, ME)
- Pyramid Atlantic Art Center Book Art Fair (Hyattsville, MD)
- Detroit Art Book Fair (Detroit, MI)
- Pittsburgh Art Book Fair (Pittsburgh, PA)
Western US
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