Small Press/Alternative Comics Festivals and Expos
Updated April 25, 2025
Please email rodeocomics@gmail.com to suggest additions for this list
West Coast
- Short Run Comix and Arts Festival (Seattle, WA)
- Comic Arts LA (Los Angeles, CA)
- Denver Comics and Arts Festival (Denver, CO)
- Mission Arts and Comics Expo (San Francisco, CA)
- Tucson Zine Fest (Tucson, AZ)
- Permanent Damage (Los Angeles, CA)
- ABQ Zine Fest (Albuquerque, NM)
Midwest
- Cartoon Crossroads Columbus (Columbus, OH)
- Small Press and Alternative Comics Expo (Columbus, OH)
- Chicago Alternative Comics Expo (Chicago, IL)
- Chicago Zine Fest (Chicago, IL)
- Ice Cream (Iowa City, IA)
- St. Louis Independent Comics Expo (St. Louis, MO)
- Genghis Con (Cleveland, OH)
South
- Fluke Mini-Comics & Zine Festival (Athens, GA)
- STAPLE! (Austin, TX)
East Coast
- Massachusetts Independent Comics Expo (Boston, MA)
- Small Press Expo (Bethesda, MD)
- Philly Comics Expo (Philadelphia, PA)
- MoCCA Arts Fest (New York, NY)
- PictoBeach Bazaar (Rockaway Beach, Queens, NY)
Canada
- Vancouver Comic Arts Festival (Vancouver, BC)
- Toronto Comic Arts Festival (Toronto, Ont.)
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