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Bradford Zine Fair

Bradford City Library 9 Aldermanbury, City of Bradford, United Kingdom

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Highland Zine Bothy : Zines for Change

Circus Artspace Telford Street, Inverness

BOOK A PLACE HERE As part of the Highlands & Islands Climate Festival, join us in an informal group discussion about our everyday invisible impact on the planet, then turn everyone’s collective responses into a collaborative craftivism zine ✂️ Browse the bothy to gain inspiration from our collection of over 150 zines, then indulge in making your […]

Grrrl Zine Library Open Day September

The Old Waterworks North Road, Southend-on-Sea, United Kingdom

BOOK A TICKET HERE Welcome to the Grrrl Zine Library Open Day! Join us at The Old Waterworks to explore our collection of 900 feminist zines. The Grrrl Zine Library is ✔️ Catalogued ✔️ Organised ✔️ Ready for visitors We’re excited to welcome guests to the Grrrl Zine Library revamp for monthly open days. We welcome students, researchers, […]

Over Here Zine Fest

People's History Museum Left Bank, Spinningfields, Manchester, United Kingdom

Over Here Zine Fest .... a day of zines, workshops and fun.A zine fest to showcase and celebrate zine makers from the Global Majority ( Black/Asian/POC).Come and buy zines and other handcrafted items, learn to make a zine, draw, collage and write.

THE CUISINE ZINES @ Lancaster Library

Lancaster Central Library Market Street, Lancaster

BOOK A PLACE HERE Want to be a food maker, food grower, food sharer, composter, preserver, experimenter, or a general food fanatic. Want to explore and find out about our local Food Futures network and their Good Food Manifesto Would you like to Discover the radical, low-fi self publishing world of zine making. Want to […]

Teen Zine Workshop at Middlesbrough Pride

Middlesbrough Town Hall Albert Road, Middlesbrough

BOOK A PLACE HERE Come along to an exciting Zine Making workshop at Middlesbrough Pride on 28th September with artist Sophie Seita. Whether you’re a crafty maker or completely new to the world of zines, this workshop is welcome for all! The zines we will make are inspired by LGBTQIA+ stories, by the end of […]

Hartlepool Pop-up Zine Fest

community hub central 124 York Road, Hartlepool

"Epic and v exciting news for us here at Tees Zine Fest .. we’ve been asked to run a pop up zine fest in our neighbouring towns of of Hartlepool on 12th OCTOBER !! We’re made up that the project funded by Arts Council and Hartlepool Borough Council have asked us to do this in […]

THE CUISINE ZINES @ Morecambe Library

Morecambe Library Central Drive, Morecambe

BOOK A PLACE HERE Want to be a food maker, food grower, food sharer, composter, preserver, experimenter, or a general food fanatic. Want to explore and find out about our local Food Futures network and their Good Food Manifesto Would you like to Discover the radical, low-fi self publishing world of zine making. Want to […]

Leeds Zine Fair 2024

CLAY 1-2 Regent Street, Leeds, United Kingdom

" We are very happy to welcome you to Leeds Zine Fair on the 12th of October 2024! It’ll run from 12noon to 6pm, at the same venue as 2023 and 2022, formally run by CLAY (Centre For Live Arts Yorkshire), 1 – 2 Regent St, LS2 7QA. What to expect on the day Over 40 stalls of independent […]

Zen & Zine: Creative Therapy for the Mind

Lairg & District Learning Centre The Main Street Lairg

BOOK A PLACE HERE Join this 2 hour ZINEing class and create something unique (tea and biscuits provided!). A zine, short for magazine or fanzine, is a self-published work that combines visuals and text in a unique, often experimental format. Zines can be messy, creative, and deeply personal, making them an ideal medium for expressing […]

Grrrl Zine Library Open Day November

The Old Waterworks North Road, Southend-on-Sea, United Kingdom

BOOK A PLACE HERE Welcome to the Grrrl Zine Library Open Day! Join us at The Old Waterworks to explore our collection of 900 feminist zines. The Grrrl Zine Library is ✔️ Catalogued ✔️ Organised ✔️ Ready for visitors We’re excited to welcome guests to the Grrrl Zine Library revamp for monthly open days. We welcome students, researchers, […]

THE CUISINE ZINES @ Heysham Library

Heysham Library 396 Heysham Road, Heysham

BOOK A PLACE HERE Want to be a food maker, food grower, food sharer, composter, preserver, experimenter, or a general food fanatic. Want to explore and find out about our local Food Futures network and their Good Food Manifesto Would you like to Discover the radical, low-fi self publishing world of zine making. Want to […]

Carlisle Zine Fest

StArt Studios Unit 3 West Tower Street, Carlisle, United Kingdom

"A P P L Y . N O W Applications are open for Carlisle Zine Fest on the 7th of December 2024 Are you a zine maker? Artist? Illustrator? Would you like to run a workshop? Or have a stall? Then click the link in our bio or story to apply! The deadline for applications […]

Grrrl Zine Library Open Day December

The Old Waterworks North Road, Southend-on-Sea, United Kingdom

BOOK A TICKET HERE Welcome to the Grrrl Zine Library Open Day! Join us at The Old Waterworks to explore our collection of 900 feminist zines. The Grrrl Zine Library is ✔️ Catalogued ✔️ Organised ✔️ Ready for visitors We’re excited to welcome guests to the Grrrl Zine Library revamp for monthly open days. We welcome students, researchers, […]

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