Olympia Zine Fest is an annual community event that promotes zines and other forms of DIY culture. We strive to create a supportive and accessible safer space for people to promote their work, share new ideas, learn skills, and make new friends.
The fest is organized by a non-hierarchical core group of volunteers with intentions to:
- Spread the love of zines as an accessible form of creative expression
- Strengthen community partnerships through outreach and collaboration
- Prioritize and amplify the voices of underrepresented communities
- Operate and make decisions from an anti-oppression framework
- Highlight Olympia as a destination with a diverse creative culture and history
We invite YOU to Olympia to partake in zine adventures, readings, tabling, and workshops. We want to introduce you to our zine community.
2023 SCHEDULE
Olympia Zine Fest is free and all ages!
Kick-off Zine-a-thon
Saturday, September 9, 6:30pm – 8:30pm
Olympia Timberland Library, 313 8th Ave SE
Kick off this year’s zine fest with a special after-hours event at the library! Finish your zine or start something new using provided supplies. Computers, copiers, and free printing will be available.
Featuring:
- Button making
- Zine-go-bingo
- Open mic reading
- Zine swap
Expo
Sunday, September 10, 11am – 4pm
Olympia Timberland Library, 313 8th Ave SE
(Tables will be set up behind the library on 9th Ave SE, between Franklin and Adams Streets SE)
Featuring:
- Zines by over 80 tablers
- Workshops
- On-demand merch screenprinting with OOPS: 12pm – 3pm
- Bring your own light-colored t-shirt, hoodie, bag, patch, etc; for a black ink screenprint of the 2023 OZF artwork, created by our featured artist Defectivepudding!
- DJ sets with DJ Wildman James and Doctor Sleep
- Hand-drawn photo booth with Saeko Reed
- Sofie’s Scoops
- Raffle
Zine Reading with Ayun Halliday, Jonah Barnett, Mara Gervais, Minhee Kim, Nhatt Nichols, Sierra Jane, and Tanisha Jackland!
Sunday, September 10, 7pm
Le Voyeur, 404 4th Ave E
