Queen City Zine Fest

Tomorrow!!!

Saturday’s forecast is sunny and warm. Come meet all our vendors and get some new things to read and some stickers and art for your walls.

We’re basically the grown up scholastic book fair.

Knight Theater, Charlotte
Sept 28, 11-5
Free admission

Inspired by gothic literature, classic horror film icons, and cosplay culture, Doomsday & Night: The Hills Have Eyes is a visual and performance art exhibition exploring the timeless allure of the uncanny, the darker side of pop culture, and celebrates the macabre.

September 27 - October 18
Opening: September 27, 6-9pm
Free and Open to the Public

Queen City Zine Fest will be at Doomsday on Friday, and some of our vendors will have art on display in this event.

Come see us during CIAF!

Leading up to the 2024 Charlotte International Arts Festival (CIAF), a Blumenthal Arts Original, we’ll be shining the spotlight on our festival Cultural Partners!

Next up, the Queen City Zine Fest, taking over our Knight Theater lobby September 28th from 11am – 5pm!

Queen City Zine Fest is a marketplace of self-published zines, comics, illustrations, chapbooks, small press editions, and other self-published printed matter. We desire to foster a community of independent publishers and those that are passionate about publishing. Our goal is to showcase DIY work and provide a platform for education and the exchange of ideas.

This event is FREE, family friendly and open to the public to attend!

CIAF returns to Uptown and Ballantyne’s Backyard September 13th – 29th! Visit www.charlotteartsfest.com for the most up-to-date information!

QCZF is looking for volunteers!!

Come and help us on Sept 28! We need help with loading in artists, keeping traffic flowing in the space and generally helping out artists with whatever they need.

AND ALSO - we need someone to document the day for us. Are you a photographer who wants to volunteer with us? Or want to run our social media for the day?

Slide into our DMs or send us an email!

Queen City Zine Fest x CIAF
Sept 28, 11-5
Knight Theater, Charlotte

QCZF is partnering with for our next zinefest.
Come out and support our artists - we have almost 80 artists from Charlotte and surrounding communities!
Our artists work in zines, printmaking, comics, illustration, and other works on paper.
Free admission!

Flyer designed by .art

This spring, Queen City Zine Fest partnered with Charlotte Journalism Collaborative to produce a series of zines. These zines were all based on stories from local reporters.

Pictured are 4 zines from artists who will be at our next zinefest on Sept 28.

Check out local libraries to pick up your copy of these zines, or print out your own copy from the web page.

Project sponsored by a grant from

Our applications are still open! Plus, we've decided to extend our applications to the 29th.

Our fall zinefest this year is in collaboration with the Charlotte International Art Fair, a Blumenthal event, on Saturday Sept. 28, from 11-5pm! See you there!

Applications open!
We’re taking applications now for QCZF 6 x CIAF.
We’ll be in the Knight Theater lobby as part of Charlotte International Art Fair, a Blumenthal event, on Saturday Sept 28, from 11-5.

Applications open for vendors who work in zines, comics, illustration, books, and other self published printed material.

Applications close on June 22 at 10pm.

QCZF 6 will be held on Sept 28 in the Knight Theater Lobby, in Charlotte NC.
Applications open June 1.

Queen City Zine Fest is a Cultural Partner this year for Charlotte International Arts Festival , a Blumenthal Arts Original.
CIAF returns to Charlotte Sept 13-29, in Ballentyne and uptown.



We are thrilled to announce we are an official Cultural Partner for this year’s Charlotte International Arts Festival (**tag) (CIAF). a Blumenthal Arts (**tag) Original, returning to Uptown and Ballantyne’s Backyard September 13th – 29th!

Friday night (aka Zinefest Eve) come down to the Gettys Center in Rock Hill to see photos and pick up a copy of her new photo book!
Second floor, in the Courtroom, from 6-9pm on May 3

And then Saturday come see her and all of our other artists just down the street at zinefest!

Queen City Zine Fest!

May 4, 11-4pm
Center for the Arts
121 E Main, Rock Hill, SC

Zines, prints, comics, and other works on paper, by vendors from across the southeast.

Flyer design:

Make zines!

and are leading a zine workshop at Boom on April 28, from 3:30-5:30. This will be at Camp North End, in the Ford Building.

All materials will be provided.

Space is guaranteed for the first 25 people, then it is first come first serve after that.

Register at link in bio.

Apply by Sunday!
Link in bio
QCZF 5.5
May 4
Rock Hill, SC

OlUR APPLICATION IS LIVE!!

Link in bio. All applications due March 24.

QCZF 5.5 at the Arts Council of York County
May 4, 11am-4pm

Queen City Zine Fest 5.5
Arts Council of York County, Rock Hill, SC

Saturday, May 4
11-4

Applications open later this week.

Flyer by

This Saturday and are hosting a pop-up market at . Some of our previous vendors will be at this event, so be sure to come out and support them!

The market will be open from 1-6pm, and there will be music afterwards from 7-11:30pm

Be sure to come out and support some of our people!
Poster by

When you come to zinefest on Saturday (tomorrow!!) make sure to go downstairs to the sculpture studio. will be set up there, pulling large scale woodblock prints. They’ll be making prints on Saturday and Sunday.

TOMORROW‼️‼️‼️‼️ These are the last two artists for the Spotlights. Both locals, Dustin is new to us and Friday Arts has been with us for a ton of events! We're so excited to see everyone together at the McColl Center from 11am-5pm