Hallozine Fest

HalloZine Festival is a celebration of zines and indie media – with a spooky twist! This two-day festival features a market, exhibits, workshops, guest speakers, films, and a Halloween Party. Costumes encouraged!

Zines are cool (again), and the art world loves them. The small, self-published graphic booklets known as zines (pronounced ZEENS) had their heyday in the 1990s and are being celebrated around the country lately, including at the highly acclaimed 2023-24 Brooklyn Museum exhibition “Copy Machine Manifestos: Artists Who Make Zines.”

Zine culture is marked by creative, independent, authentic self-expression. The artistic appeal of zines is in their use of bold, high-contrast graphics and collage alongside written work such as interviews, essays, poetry, and short stories. Zines are experiencing a resurgence, especially among young people, who embrace the immediate, tactile nature of the art form. Handmade, one-of-a-kind zines are appealing for their contrast in an otherwise all-digital age.

This exciting two-day event October 30-31 will feature talks by prominent zine artists Alex Wrekk (Stolen Sharpie Revolution), Julia Gorton (Beat It! zine), and Julia Arredondo (Vice Versa Press). The event concludes with a Halloween party and costume contest at the legendary venue, The Handlebar, featuring a DJ and dark wave, postpunk, and goth vibes.

EVENT DETAILS

• HalloZine Festival is a two-day event taking place on the following dates and times:
  • Thursday 10/30/25, 11am to 730pm, at Voices of Pensacola
  • Friday 10/31/25, 11am to 330pm, at Voices of Pensacola
  • Friday 10/31/25, starting at 7pm, at The Handlebar
• Registration is required by RSVP
• All daytime events held at Voices of Pensacola are no charge
• All daytime events held at Voices of Pensacola are all-ages, but under 14 must be accompanied by an adult
• Halloween Party at The Handlebar:
  • Cover charge: $25 advance / $30 day of show
  • Tickets go on sale September 1
  • Event is 21+
• Pets are not permitted at any events