14th Annual East Bay Alternative Book and Zine Fest (EBABZ)

Back for its 14th year, the East Bay Alternative Book and Zine Fest (EBABZ) invites you to immerse yourself in our annual festival celebrating the East Bay’s vibrant and varied DIY publishing community! EBABZ will feature around 100 vendors selling zines, comics, books, and other goods from local artists and zinesters as well as live screenprinting.

This year’s festival will be Saturday, December 2, 2023, from 12:00–5:00pm in the Omni Commons in Oakland (4799 Shattuck Ave). 

The East Bay Alternative Book and Zine Fest is an entirely volunteer-run and not-for-profit event dedicated to supporting, promoting, and educating the wider Bay Area community about zines and self-publishing, with a focus on East Bay creators. EBABZ is put on in conjunction with Rock Paper Scissors Collective, a member-directed, all volunteer-run nonprofit organization based in Oakland that fosters creativity and collaboration in order to strengthen local communities, encourage sustainable creative practices, and explore alternative models.