Very excited to host our very first ZINE PROM on Thursday June 5th!! ✨️ We'll be dancing, eating, flaunting, and making zines at the Marz Brewing Taproom at 3630 S Iron St in McKinley Park. Thanks to our friends at Marz for providing a place for us to dance our cares away!

Suggested donation: $5-$10 to keep Chicago Zine Fest flourishing! Come in your sparkling finest or come as you are. There’ll be small prizes for the winners of our Best Dressed Contest!

Indigenous Zine Fest this Saturday

Our friends at ZINEmercado and the Newberry Library are putting together a brand new event showcasing Indigenous artists. Planting Seeds: An Indigenous Zine Fest will take place Saturday June 7th from 11 am–4 pm at the Newberry Library (60 W Walton St). We’ll see you there!

New zine fest in the Midwest

It’s a year of new zine fests!! The most recent new fest on our radar is ZABA Fest, the Zine And Book Art Festival happening Sunday September 14th in Appleton, Wisconsin. Applications are open until June 30th!

CZF 2025 on July 19th

Last but not least, we’re ramping up for Chicago Zine Fest on Saturday July 19th! Keep an eye on our website for all the latest news. Announcements about workshops and the list of zinesters at CZF 2025 coming in the next few weeks!

We’re so in love with this year’s poster art by Kelly Wang, an award-winning alternative cartoonist, printmaker, and musician based in Chicago. Kelly perfectly captures the colorful clutter and chaos of a zinester’s workspace. Keep your eyes peeled for Zinehead–our official mascot for this year’s fest. Explore more of Kelly’s art at their website, cchianart.com.