2025 Canadian comic festivals featuring creators & some small publishers which are free or admission by donation, a 🧵 I couldn't find this specific list anywhere, so I made my own! Please let me know of any that I've missed, and I'll add them to the thread - thanks! - ThreadSky

kathleenbee.bsky.social • 4 days ago

2025 Canadian comic festivals featuring creators & some small publishers which are free or admission by donation, a 🧵

I couldn't find this specific list anywhere, so I made my own! Please let me know of any that I've missed, and I'll add them to the thread - thanks!

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kathleenbee.bsky.social•4 days ago

Montreal Comic Arts Festival: Friday May 23 to Sunday May 25, 2025: 1.2 km-long outdoor festival on Saint-Denis Street

In 2024, they had 170 exhibitors, and showcased 320 comic artists and a bilingual program of over 60 free activities
https://www.fbdm-mcaf.ca/en/comic-arts-festival/general-information/

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kathleenbee.bsky.social•4 days ago

Toronto Comic Arts Festival (TCAF): June 7-8, 2025 (at a new location this year!) with over 315+ artists and a focus on independent arts culture and accessibility
https://www.torontocomics.com/
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kathleenbee.bsky.social•4 days ago

Prairie Comics Festival (Winnipeg): their main festival is on hiatus this year and they are holding their first-ever holiday Zine Fair on December 14, 2025. Their 2024 main festival had 75 exhibitors (mostly creators, some small publishers)
https://prairiecomics.com/
https://www.instagram.com/prairiecomicsfestival/

kathleenbee.bsky.social•4 days ago

Dartmouth Comic Arts Festival (DCAF): Sunday August 10, 2025. Their 2024 festival had 60 exhibitors (mostly creators, some small publishers)
https://dcaf.strangeadventures.com/
https://www.instagram.com/dartmouthcomix/

kathleenbee.bsky.social•4 days ago

Panel One Comic Creator Festival (Calgary): Saturday, May 31, 2025 featuring a diverse range of comics, zines and graphic novels by over 50 talented creators
https://panelone.ca/p1ccf/
https://www.instagram.com/panel_one

kathleenbee.bsky.social•4 days ago

This one encompasses more than just comics/comic art
Artspace Book + Zine Fest (Peterborough, Ontario): Friday, March 7 to Saturday, March 8, 2025; over 20 local and regional comics artists, graphic novelists, letterpress printers, zine makers, and more
https://artspaceptbo.ca/events/bookandzine2025

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