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Here’s a list of zine and DIY events coming up in the UK.

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Weirdo Zine Fest 2019 (London)

Science Gallery London Great Maze Pond, London, United Kingdom

Weirdo Zine Fest is a self-publishing fair celebrating DIY cultural production by radical and marginalised people. Weirdo Zine Fest has previously taken place in partnership with DIY Space for London, the National Trust and Leeds Libraries. This year we’re returning to London as part of Science Gallery London’s ON EDGE season to run an edition […]

York Zine Fest – Festive Edition 2019

The Crescent York

York Zine Fest is back for a very merry Festive Edition!! Join us for 40+ zine stalls, craft workshops, browse through the zine library, take some piccies in the Grotto and fill up on mince pies and mulled wine! Saturday 8th December at The Crescent, York - 12-4pm - free entry! Applications are now open, […]

Grrrl Groannn Zine 3 Launch

Centrala Unit 4, Minerva Works, 158 Fazeley Street, Birmingham, United Kingdom

For one night and one night only... Grrrl Groannn are hosting their first physical event for the launch of their zine issue 3. The launch will be showcasing 3 hot local music acts alongside an immersive photography exhibition of selected prints from Grrrl Groannn's infamous live music photo collection - these prints will also be […]

£5 – £8

Levenshulme Zine Night

The Station Hop 815 Stockport Rd, Manchester, United Kingdom

New zine night, every wednesday at The Station Hop in Levenshulme, Manchester. All welcome. Materials provided, or bring your own.

Free

Zinesters’ coffee morning

Freedom Bookshop 84B Whitechapel High Street, London, United Kingdom

Are you zine curious? Ever wanted to make an A5 pamphlet or, dare we say it, even stray into A6? Are you sick of the hum drum world of slick, commodified objects and want the raw visceral adrenaline rush of a hastily sketched comic about going to the shops? This coffee morning is for you! […]

Exaggarate Everything: Zine Making workshop led by Jess Loveday &Lizz Brady

BACKLIT Ashley Street, Nottingham, United Kingdom

BACKLIT presents as part of its Exaggerate Everything exhibition a Zine Making Workshop about mental health About this Event The workshop has brought together two artists who investigate mental health through their work. You’ll make your own zine exploring self care through doodles, creative tasks and mindfulness. You will have the opportunity to consider your […]

Free

Zine-O-Philia: The Zine Social Club

Hyde Park Book Club 27-29 Headingley Lane, Leeds, United Kingdom

Do you love Zines? Do you make them? Collect them? Read them? Have no idea what they are but would like to know? Well if you answered yes to any of the above come along to ZINE-O-PHILIA and share in the love of Print. It’s an opportunity to hang out and meet like minded people […]

4nineteen Zine Launch Party (Vol 1)

Hyde Park Book Club 27-29 Headingley Lane, Leeds, United Kingdom

We have a sick new event coming right at you. After completing our first zine we are so excited to invite you to our event to celebrate! What we have in store for you is a chance to get a copy of the zine, poetry readings, live music, art stalls, merch and just a bloody […]

Community Zine making Art Night

Wynwood Art District 2A Chingford Road, London, United Kingdom

Join our FREE art night, where all art made will go into the next issue of our community Zine. Get creative with all materials provided in a chilled environment. Feel free to bring your kids, dogs and friends. This Art night is sponsored by URBAN BY NATURE

Free

Spitalfields Tour and Zine Workshop

Liverpool Street Station

Work as a team and follow a series of clues to discover the history of East London's radical refugees, finishing with a zine making workshop About this Event Explore the streets of Spitalfields and Whitechapel and discover the history of East London's radical refugees. You will follow a series of clues to guide you through […]

Queer Zine Library cataloguing party

The Canvas: Cafe & Creative Venue 42 Hanbury Street, London, United Kingdom

Queer Zine Library is a diy roaming library celebrating LGBTQIA radical self-publishing. The zine library travels across the UK taking up residency in community spaces. If you are interested in getting involved with Queer Zine Library and want to learn more about cataloguing then get involved! Cataloguing is a way for new readers to discover […]

TV Will Break Your Heart: TV Fanzine Workshop

Glasgow Zine Library 32-34 Albert Road, Glasgow, United Kingdom

“With film you’re in and you’re out and you go on with your life. TV is like a long relationship that ends abruptly or wistfully. One way or another, TV will break your heart.” - David Bordwell It’s time to put all those hours spent watching Netflix to good use. We know you’ve got ~strong […]

Free

Weirdo Zine Fest 2020 (Leeds)

Leeds Central Library , United Kingdom

Weirdo Zine Fest is a self-publishing fair celebrating DIY cultural production by radical and marginalised people. Preference for tables goes to women, queers, people of colour, disabled people, trans people, fat people, sex workers and anyone who is otherwise marginalised. This year’s fair will be held in Room 700, Leeds Central Library, between 12 and […]

York Zine Club

The Crescent York

Looking forward to hanging out with you this year, moving it to a new slot on the first Tuesday of the month to mix things up for people who couldn’t do Thursday’s! Gonna take a little break for January but we will be back on Tuesday 4th Feb The Crescent York so get it in […]

LGBTQ+ zine fair

Brixton Library Brixton Oval, Brixton, London

I’m organising a LGBTQ+ zine fair at Brixton Library on Sunday 16th Feb for LGBTHM! Would you like a stall?? Zinesters, distros, booksellers and publishers all welcome, drop me an email to reserve a stall CTownend2@lambeth.gov.uk

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