Santa Rosa Zine Fest 2026
Sonoma County Library and the Santa Rosa Zine Collective present Santa Rosa Zine Fest 2026! Join us for a vibrant all ages event featuring zines, art, creativity, and community.
Join us from April 30 to May 3.
Keep up with us on Instagram @sonomalibrary and @santarosazinefest and at santarosazinefest.com
* Logo designed by Theo Orbasido.
Schedule of Events:
Thursday, April 30 - 6:00 - 8:00 pm
Cost: Free, with ticket
Museum of Sonoma County – Santa Rosa
Typewriters & Tacos: A Zine Panel and Workshop
Santa Rosa Zine Fest is partnering with Museum of Sonoma County to celebrate the museum’s new zine-filled exhibit, ‘Disturbing the Peace: Sonoma County's Early Punk Underground.’ Chelsea Kurnick will moderate a multigenerational conversation among zine makers documenting Sonoma County punk scenes of the past, present and future. In the second half, we’ll break out typewriters, and Sarah Bennett will host a beginner-friendly workshop where you can make and photocopy your own fanzine. Come hungry and buy dinner from Tacos El Gran Mac. and Sarah Bennett will host a beginner-friendly workshop where you can make and photocopy your own fanzine. Come hungry and buy dinner from Tacos El Gran Mac.
Panelists
Gabe Meline
Gabe Meline is the curator of 'Disturbing the Peace.' In the 1990s, he made the Santa Rosa-based zines 'Boy Does High School Ever Suck' and 'Positively 4th Street.' He currently works as an arts editor for KQED in San Francisco.
Mary Roll
Mary Roll is an artist and photographer based in Sonoma County. In 2014 she released her first photobook, The Punks Are Done, a project that aimed to create a comprehensive portrait of the Sonoma County punk and music subculture at the time. Inspired by photographers Jim Goldberg and Nan Goldin, the book combines portraits with quotes, lyrics, and show flyers from the local scene. She previously organized local music and art events in Santa Rosa, contributing to the region’s DIY punk community. Mary later completed her Master of Fine Arts in photography at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
Bowen Knife
Along with being involved with Crow Feet Collective, Bowen Knife plays in two local bands, Old Man's Chair and Killer Fish. Bo has been involved in the local punk scene since he was 13 years old and has always had a passion for expressing himself through unconventional artistic mediums. Bo can be found playing shows across the bay area and selling his zines and other artwork at the merch table afterwards.
Food
David Ortega
David Ortega helps coordinate live shows at Taqueria Mila, a DIY venue and restaurant that holds a wide range of touring and local acts. He is also the founder of the taco pop-up Tacos El Gran Mac. Alongside his wife and family, David is passionate about running the taqueria and creating a welcome space where music, food and community can thrive.
Workshop
Sarah Bennett
Sarah Bennett (she/her) is a journalism professor, zine maker and community print shop operator based in Long Beach, California. She started writing about music as a teenager in L.A.'s early-2000's emo, hardcore and punk scenes, which led to a two-decade career in alternative media, including stints as a music writer and editor at L.A. Weekly and OC Weekly, and as the longtime design director at L.A. Record. Under Studio Cerebellum, she publishes nonfiction zines documenting gentrification, personal memory, and local cultural history. Sarah teaches zinemaking workshops, co-founded the Long Beach Zine Fest, serves as Executive Director of the Zine Prize (the first prize for nonfiction journalistic zines), and runs PLACE Long Beach, a community print shop and media lab with an extensive zine library.
Friday, May 1 - 6:00 - 8:00 pm
Santa Rosa Zine Social
Stay tuned for more details.
Santa Rosa Zine Social x Strange Constellation First Friday
It's in the stars: this year's Zine Social coincides with the First Friday Art Walk in Santa Rosa's SOFA Arts District. We're teaming up with the brilliance of Strange Constellation for a fabulous evening. From 5pm-7pm, check out the space and meet other zine makers. If you have zines to swap, bring them with you. If you've never made a zine before, there will be supplies and prompts to get you started on a mini zine. At about 6pm, SRZF will host an optional zine-themed speed-friending experience.
NOTE: Strange Constellation's First Friday festivities will continue past 7pm with art, a DJ, vintage, tacos for sale and more. Zine makers are welcome to enjoy the night beyond 7pm, but the facilitated zine social activities with SRZF will end by then, including art-making. We'll pack up supplies to make space for the DJ.
Strange Constellation is a radical art space and vintage shop currently located in the Santa Rosa SOFA Arts District. A Black and femme/queer-led project, the shop is tended by a host of BIPOC/queer volunteers in an effort to offer a platform and fun, creative resource to systemically marginalized groups in the Sonoma County area. "Revolution, but make it sexy."
Featured Saturday Events:
Saturday, May 2- 12:00-5:00 pm
In-Person Zine Fest at Northwest Santa Rosa Library
This outdoor event will feature tabling by local zine-makers, artists, and creators; hands-on crafts; live screen-printing; and zine-making workshops. This event is free to attend, but exhibitors will be selling their zines and artwork. Many zine makers are also open to trading, so bring your own zines to share! Screen printing and workshops are all free, and no purchases are necessary.
12:00 - 4:00 pm
Live Screen Printing with Ash Hay and SRJC Print Students + PRINT | ORGANIZE | PROTEST (P.O.P.)
Join us to print t-shirts, posters, and signs of resistance and empowerment. We will provide designs from artists in the community and equipment for public use. A limited number of blank tote bags will be available (first come, first served) but feel free to bring your own clothing, paper, or bags to print on.
Ash Hay (they/them/she/her) is a multidisciplinary artist, educator, and community organizer based in Santa Rosa, California. They are the Printshop Lab Technician at Santa Rosa Junior College and the founder of Sonoma County Sketchbook Club, an artist social group that brings creatives together across Sonoma County. Ash’s organizing work grows from a deep appreciation for the collaborative spirit of art-making, especially the culture of shared knowledge found in printshops. Through their projects and events, they focus on creating welcoming spaces where artists can bring their magic to the world and each other.
PRINT | ORGANIZE | PROTEST (P.O.P.) is a network of independent artists and printers working together for radical social change. P.O.P. events are coordinated and autonomous- we work together as collaborators to coordinate action-oriented printing days and open our doors to the public to come and print shirts, signs, and posters.
1:00 - 1:45 pm
roduction to Zine Making & Language Liberation with SRZC
Join Santa Rosa Zine Collective for an introduction to zine making through the lens of language liberation. In this workshop, SRZC will answer the questions, "who is SRZC? why zines? and what is language liberation?" Participants will make an 8 page zine on how they use language, the language of their ancestors, and the importance of all languages. The workshop will have Spanish and ASL interpretation available.
Amanda (she/her) and Melissa (she/her) from the Santa Rosa Zine Collective (SRZC) will be facilitating. The Santa Rosa Zine Collective is a collection of artists, zine enthusiasts, and organizers who started the Santa Rosa Zine Fest in 2020.
SRZC nurtures, uplifts and archives the work of zine artists in and around Sonoma County. We work toward building a community of belonging with people of the global majority, queer and trans folks, disabled and neurodivergent people, and others who are underrepresented in our local arts scene. We love to create and participate in artistic experiences that are radical, transformative, and liberating.
2:00 - 2:45 pm
Let's Make a Perzine
In this workshop, we will be exploring the exciting world of perzines. The presenters will share ideas around topics and different approaches to self-expression that tap into the creativity that lives inside all of us. No artistic experience is required. The presenters will be happy to answer any questions on how to incorporate zines into the classroom for educators. They will also be sharing examples of student work. Please be sure to check out the Analy Ethnic Studies exhibitor booth as well!
Rachel Ambrose (she/her/hers) is a Sonoma County educator and mixed media artist who enjoys developing projects that encourage curiosity, self-expression, and empathy in her students. She firmly believes in the power of art to inspire and provide a foundation for human connection.
3:00 - 3:45 pm
Patchwork Tote Bags: A Hands-On Sewing Workshop with Inez
Decorate custom repurposed tote bags using fabric scraps and basic hand-sewing techniques! Explore educational zines about crafting, individual action, and anti-consumerism.
Inez is a Sonoma County-based fiber artist and crafter using zines to spread the joy of craft and raise awareness of its social and political power. By repurposing leftover items and found materials to create unique pieces, Inez embraces the messages of slow fashion and anti-consumerism. They encourage everyone to look for ways to use less and create more.
Rachel will be joined by students Taji Anooshahr (she/her), Cambree Hardy (She/her), Theo Oliva (Any pronouns), Zaira Pacheco Gomez (she/her), Eli Reilley (They/Them), and Theo Tatum-McKean (He/Him).
Attend a Zine Making Workshop
At your local library in the weeks leading up to the Zine Fest!
Tuesday, April 7, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Sonoma Co. Zine Club (all ages) at Sebastopol Regional Library
Thursday, April 9, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Make a Zine (grades 7-12) at Petaluma Regional Library
Wednesday, April 15, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Teen Hangout: Make a Zine (grades 7-12) at Sonoma Valley Regional Library
Wednesday, April 15, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Russian River Zine Club (all ages) at Guerneville Regional Library
Tuesday, April 21, 4:00pm - 5:30pm
Feminist Icons in Zine History (grades 7-12) at Windsor Regional Library
Thursday, April 23, 4:00pm – 5:00pm
Lego & Build Club ft. Zines! (children & teens) at Central Santa Rosa Library
Tuesday, April 28, 3:30pm – 5:00pm
Make a Zine (grades 7-12) at Sebastopol Regional Library
Thursday, April 30, 4:00pm – 5:00pm
Make a Zine (grades 7-12) at Rohnert Park - Cotati Regional Library
More About Zines:
- Make a zine with us: Download a mini zine template.
- Explore our zine booklist recommendations.
- Check out our past Zine Fest events on YouTube.
