Festivals and Expos
SAW's Word Of Mouth Art Show + Social Gainesville, FL
SAW’s biannual Word of Mouth Art Show + Social event on April 10th from 7PM-10PM @ SAW
GAZE - Gainesville, FL
SAW’s very own Comics and Zine Expo! GAZE: Gainesville Arts and Zine Expo
April 11, 2026
11 AM - 6 PM
We are hosting our second ever comics and zine fest! The aim of this festival is to bring folks together from all over Florida and beyond to enjoy SAW's incredible location, library, and community.
*Masks heavily suggested*
DCAZ - Jacksonville, FL
Duval Comics and Zine Festival is a non-profit organization striving to empower and boost resources for self-publishers by providing free workshops, an annual celebration and showcasing regional zine/comic artists.
The 6th annual Duval Comic and Zine Festival will take place on June 6th at Cork Arts District from 11am-5pm.
TCAF - Toronto, Canada
The Toronto Comic Arts Festival 2026 will take place in person from June 6-7, 2026 at the Mattamy Athletic Centre. Find SAW at table 131.
SPX - Bethesda, MD
The Small Press Expo (SPX) is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit created in 1994 to promote artists and publishers who produce independent comics. SPX hosts an annual festival that provides a forum for artists, writers and publishers of comic art in its various forms to present to the public comic art not accessible through normal commercial channels.
MoCCA Fest - NY, NY
The SI MoCCA Arts Festival is a 2-day multimedia event. Located at Metropolitan Pavilion in the heart of Chelsea, MoCCA Fest is NYC’s largest independent comics and cartoon festival, drawing over 7,000 attendees each year. Founded in 2001, The Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art (MoCCA) was located at 594 Broadway and offered exhibits, education programs, and an annual small-press comic convention known as MoCCA Fest, first held in 2002.
FEST AND EVENT RECAPS
We had a wonderful time meeting lots of you, and connecting one another, at MOCCA NYC 2026! Thanks for coming out!