Zine Fest Houston

Zine Fest Houston Zine Fest Houston is a local volunteer-run organization and annual one day festival dedicated to promoting zines, comics, and other forms of small press.

ZFH MISSION STATEMENT

Zine Fest Houston (ZFH) is dedicated to providing opportunities and space for zinesters, artists, and self-publishers to present DIY works and participate in an alternative avenue for commerce. Through year-round educational programming, publications and a free annual festival, ZFH seeks to empower independent artists, lift up marginalized voices in the creative sphere, and

promote equitable conditions for its creative community to thrive. ZFH VISION STATEMENT

Economic and creative liberation through self-publishing

Zine Fest Houston (ZFH) seeks to become a vehicle for new and emerging artists to experiment and thrive with not only the support of a vibrant community but through material assistance in the form of grants and paid opportunities with the festival. In addition, ZFH’s goal is to create the social conditions for alternative creative expression, as well as create a sustainable financial base from which to offer competitive payment for services rendered by artists, tech support, presenting artists, and beyond.

Yeehaw!!!!the wait is over y'all!!!🌵 Here’s the full Zine Fest Houston 2025 program! 🐴  🤠 Workshops, panels, performance...
11/06/2025

Yeehaw!!!!the wait is over y'all!!!

🌵 Here’s the full Zine Fest Houston 2025 program! 🐴

🤠 Workshops, panels, performances, and a fashion show!

Stay tuned this week as we highlight each program!

For more details please visit our website!

YEEHAW! We are over the moon to finally release our Zine Fest Houston 2025 Vendor Roundup! 🤠🗺️🐴Just about two weeks rema...
11/03/2025

YEEHAW! We are over the moon to finally release our Zine Fest Houston 2025 Vendor Roundup! 🤠🗺️🐴

Just about two weeks remain till we all gather 'round once again at the Orange Show Center for Visionary Art for , and it's gonna be one heckuva hoedown!

Stay tuned for more info on the upcoming festivities, and make sure to visit our website for the most up-to-date info and a full-size version of our festival map!

https://www.zinefesthouston.org/2025-vendor/

Volunteer with us at Zine Fest Houston 2025!We’ve got a variety of shifts and roles where you can jump in and help make ...
09/24/2025

Volunteer with us at Zine Fest Houston 2025!

We’ve got a variety of shifts and roles where you can jump in and help make Zine Fest happen!

👉 Sign up now through the SignUpGenius link in our Linktree (bio).

Thank you so much for volunteering! We can’t wait to see you there, and let us know if you have any questions :-)

Climate Zine Storytelling Workshop, 9/27 1-4PM!Join us for a very special workshop presented by Art for Climate Resilien...
09/20/2025

Climate Zine Storytelling Workshop, 9/27 1-4PM!

Join us for a very special workshop presented by Art for Climate Resilience, a community project led by and part of the ongoings! Art for Climate Resilience is a six-month community arts in health program that combines creative expression and food justice to empower Houston’s Third and Fifth Ward, culminating in a zine collecting participants’ experiences and responses to our current climate moment in Houston!

Register now for this event, where we’ll be learning and sharing from each other, hearing from experts in the field, and engaging in a one-page-zine-making activity!

Register here: https://luma.com/houstonenergyclimateweek?e=calev-7jGcH0lqRxtLxC7

Houston Audubon x ZFH Young Professionals Social and Zine-Making 9/25 at The Orange Show!If you’re a conservation-minded...
09/18/2025

Houston Audubon x ZFH Young Professionals Social and Zine-Making 9/25 at The Orange Show!

If you’re a conservation-minded young adult in Houston, come hang with us and Houston Audubon at the Orange Show on Thursday, September 25th from 5-8PM for Houston Audubon’s Young Professionals Social, hosted by HA’s Young Professionals Advisory Council and Orange Show Center for Visionary Art! !

Whether you're a seasoned birder or just bird-curious, this is your chance to connect with fellow young Houstonians who care about wildlife, habitat, and sharing a good beer! We will also be making zines to spread the word about the threats birds face in cities. Pizza will be provided. Please visit https://houstonaudubon.org/programs/calendar.html/event/2025/09/25/young-professionals-flock-social-at-the-orange-show-/535801
to register so we know you’re coming! :)

🎉🐴🎉Hello zinesters! We are thrilled to open registration for  ! 🎉🐴🎉🤠We are so excited to be working with our 2025 Featur...
08/10/2025

🎉🐴🎉Hello zinesters! We are thrilled to open registration for ! 🎉🐴🎉

🤠We are so excited to be working with our 2025 Featured Artist who has done a fabulous job of setting the tone for this year's fest.

🔗 Registration Link on our website

🚨Deadline is 11:59 PM on September 14th

Good luck everyone!

Any questions please email us at [email protected]

🤠📰 Hold onto your saddle-stitched booklets, y’all — the Zine Fest Houston 2025 poster is HERE!This fall, we’re wranglin’...
07/15/2025

🤠📰 Hold onto your saddle-stitched booklets, y’all — the Zine Fest Houston 2025 poster is HERE!

This fall, we’re wranglin’ up the wildest, weirdest, most xeroxed showdown in the West — and our theme this year? Full-on cowpoke collaging, paperbound posse energy. 🐎

🗓️ Mark those calendars, staple those pages, and get ready to mosey on down to a fest where the paper cuts are worth it.

🎨 Poster wrangled by Isaiah Broussard
📍Houston, TX — Saturday, November 15, 2025 from 12-6 PM at Orange Show Center for Visionary Art (2334 Gulf Terminal Drive)

Round up your zines, rustle up your prints, and get ready to paste-up and ride out!

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Submissions are now open for the Zine Fest Houston 2025 Compilation zine! Please visit our website for more details on h...
07/05/2025

Submissions are now open for the Zine Fest Houston 2025 Compilation zine! Please visit our website for more details on how to submit and more: https://www.zinefesthouston.org/comp/. Thanks to featured artist Isaiah Broussard for this great cowboy asset!

Howdy, y’all! This afternoon we are thrilled to announce our 2025 Featured Artist: Isaiah Broussard! Read on for more in...
06/11/2025

Howdy, y’all! This afternoon we are thrilled to announce our 2025 Featured Artist: Isaiah Broussard! Read on for more information about this long-time friend of the fest.

Isaiah Broussard is a Houston born independent cartoonist based in Austin, TX. His work, “Crackers & White Wine” was named Houston’s best political webcomic by Houston Press. He also created the all-ages comedy/horror comic “Transyltown,” and currently creates “Uppity,” a gag strip about a jazz band living in Jim Crow era America, and the sci-fi extravaganza “The Funktastic Adventure.” You can read his works at www.brasscomics.com.

We can’t wait to see what he comes up with for this year’s poster and compilation cover!

06/03/2025

Who is coming?! 🖨️💿📺

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05/24/2025

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Houston Arts Alliance is looking for a new Director of Grants to lead our efforts in supporting the city’s arts community. If you have experience in grantmaking, a passion for the arts, and a commitment to public service, we invite you to learn more and apply.
Visit haatx.com/careers for details.

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