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Comic fairs and conventions in Spain

56 comic conventions and festivals by region, from Andalusia to La Rioja

Introduction

Graphic storytelling can be read live too

Because for us literary tourism covers every kind of literature, comics simply had to be part of our section on the best literary events. So if you're a fan of the ninth art, grab a pen and paper, because here's our round-up of the main comic conventions in Spain.

Throughout the year, Spain hosts more than fifty of these fairs, events that always have a fun, festive atmosphere as they're packed with all kinds of activities. In our round-up we've gathered the events where comics take centre stage (conventions with signings and exhibitions of original artwork, fanzine and self-publishing festivals, or days with creators), so events focused mainly on anime, cosplay or video games have been left out.

Guide contents

01Andalusia · 11 events
02Aragon · 4 events
03Asturias · 2 events
04Balearic Islands · 1 event
05Canary Islands · 3 events
06Cantabria · 1 event
07Castile and León · 2 events
08Castile-La Mancha · 3 events
09Catalonia · 6 events
10Valencian Community · 7 events
11Extremadura · 2 events
12Galicia · 4 events
13Madrid · 4 events
14Region of Murcia · 1 event
15Navarre · 2 events
16Basque Country · 2 events
17La Rioja · 1 event

If you know of other comic conventions in Spain that aren't in this round-up, don't hesitate to write to us and we'll add them to the list!

Section 01

Comics in Andalusia

COMICMED, Festival Internacional de Cómic del Mediterráneo — MálagaUsually held: March.
Fundación Tres Culturas festival devoted to comics from both shores of the Mediterranean, with conversations with creators, workshops and a children's section. Free entry with prior registration.
Hispacómic, Salón del Cómic Hispano-Portugués — SevillaUsually held: mid-March.
Spanish-Portuguese comic convention at the Real Fábrica de Artillería, with exhibitions, publisher launches, creator signings and awards for promoting comics. Official website
Chocómic, Salón Internacional del Cómic de HuelvaUsually held: May.
The convention at the Casa Colón brings together Spanish and international creators for signings and meet-ups, hands out the Premios Chocómic and rounds off the programme with exhibitions, workshops and competitions. Official website
Festival de Cómic Europeo de ÚbedaUsually held: May.
Devoted to European comics (with Franco-Belgian comics in the starring role), it brings artists from France, Belgium and Spain to sign and chat with the public, alongside exhibitions of original pages. Official website
ImaginaMálagaUsually held: mid-October.
Convention of comics, illustration and fantasy literature at La Caja Blanca: talks and round tables with creators, publishers, drawing workshops and a cosplay catwalk, with free activities. Official website
Granada International Comic FairUsually held: October.
One of Spain's longest-running comic conventions: exhibitions, creator signings, publisher launches, stalls from bookshops and publishers and an industry meeting. Official website
Gráficas!, a festival of women comic creators — Málaga and other Andalusian citiesUsually held: first half of November.
Centro Andaluz de las Letras festival devoted to women comic creators and illustrators, with meet-ups, workshops and exhibitions that also travel to other Andalusian provinces.
Jornadas del Cómic de Almería (Indalcon)Usually held: late November or early December.
Organised by the Colectivo De Tebeos at the Central Library, with launches of new titles, exhibitions and the Trueno de Honor award for a lifetime in comics.
COCÓ DOCÓ, Jornadas de Cómic de la Escuela de Arte Dionisio Ortiz — Córdoba
The art school's comic days, with talks and meet-ups with comic creators in several cultural venues, open to the public with free entry.
Festicómic — El Ejido
Free weekend at the Auditorium with comic creators, exhibitions of original artwork, specialist shops and drawing workshops, plus a cosplay contest and gaming tournaments. Official website
Salón del Cómic y Juegos de Mesa — Pizarra
Municipal convention combining comics and board games: guest creators, exhibitions and an artist alley, alongside a big games library and play area for the whole family.

Section 02

Comics in Aragon

Huescómic — HuescaUsually held: September.
One-day comics event (with a talk the evening before) organised with Viñetario: guest creators, signings and stalls from publishers and fanzines.
Imagina Cómic Fest — JacaUsually held: September.
Open-air family weekend devoted to comics, illustrated books and music, with Aragonese creators, publishers, exhibitions and activities from the council's youth department.
Salón Hispano Francés de Cómic — SabiñánigoUsually held: September.
Biennial convention (in odd-numbered years) run by the Asociación Aragonesa de Autores de Cómic, bringing together artists from both sides of the Pyrenees. Until recently it was held in Jaca.
Salón del Cómic de ZaragozaUsually held: mid-December.
Three days in the Auditorium's multi-purpose hall with dozens of guest creators, specialist bookshops, publishers and associations, signings, talks and exhibitions. Official website

Section 03

Comics in Asturias

Metrópoli Comic Con — GijónUsually held: the first days of July.
The comics strand of the Metrópoli festival: signings by superhero and manga artists, exhibitions, publishers and shops, within a big festival with concerts, cosplay and video games. Official website
Jornadas Internacionales del Cómic Villa de AvilésUsually held: September.
Five days, Tuesday to Saturday, with internationally and nationally renowned writers and artists in talks, signings and exhibitions organised by the local council.

Section 04

Comics in the Balearic Islands

CòmicNostrum, Festival Internacional de Còmic de MallorcaUsually held: October.
Based mainly in Inca with activities in Palma, it brings together international and Spanish creators for meet-ups and signings, and puts on several exhibitions across the two towns. Official website

Section 05

Comics in the Canary Islands

Festival del Manga de Las Palmas & Comic Can Gran CanariaUsually held: October or November.
Long weekend bringing manga and comics together: signings by international artists, an artist alley and exhibitions, alongside cosplay and K-pop contests and gaming tournaments. Official website
Santa Cruz Cómic, Salón Internacional del Cómic y la Ilustración de TenerifeUsually held: late October.
Exhibitions of original artwork at the Museo de Bellas Artes and other venues, meet-the-creator events and street activities, run by the Fundación Cine+Cómics. Official website
Semana del Cómic de La LagunaUsually held: late November and early December.
A week of meet-the-creator events, seminars, exhibitions and a fanzine get-together, driven by the university's Aula Cultural Radio Campus and the island's comic collectives.

Section 06

Comics in Cantabria

Caricias, a fanzine and self-publishing festival — SantanderUsually held: November.
Fanzine and self-publishing festival at La Fábrica de Creación, with dozens of stallholders, comic workshops, talks and meet-ups with creators from the independent scene.

Section 07

Comics in Castile and León

Los Diálogos del Sr. Boliche, comic gatherings — ValladolidUsually held: spring (March or April) and autumn.
Twice a year, the Biblioteca de Castilla y León hosts three days of talks with artists and writers of auteur comics. Free entry. Official website
Salón del Cómic y Manga de Castilla y León — ValladolidUsually held: March.
Weekend at the fairground with tributes to and exhibitions of major creators, signings, publishers and bookshops, alongside cosplay, K-pop, video games and voice-acting guests.

Section 08

Comics in Castile-La Mancha

Toledo ComicFestUsually held: April.
Stalls from bookshops and publishers in the Plaza de Zocodover, with talks, drawing workshops, signings and role-playing games. It grew up alongside the town's book fair.
Manchacómic, Salón del Cómic e Ilustración de Castilla-La Mancha — Ciudad RealUsually held: late September or early October.
Some fifty artists at the Antiguo Casino, a market of bookshops, publishers and fanzines in the Jardines del Prado, talks and awards for creators.
Feria Internacional del Cómic de El ProvencioUsually held: late November.
A village in La Mancha that has thrown itself into comics: guest creators, exhibitions, workshops and signings next to its Museo del Cómic, with wine tastings and food events. Official website

Section 09

Comics in Catalonia

GRAF, festival de còmic d’autor i edició independent — BarcelonaUsually held: March.
Auteur comics and independent publishing at Fabra i Coats: nearly a hundred exhibitors, talks with international creators, exhibitions, workshops and a children's area. Official website
Comic BarcelonaUsually held: April or May.
With more than forty editions behind it, this is Spain's big comics event: international creators, publishers, exhibitions, awards and activities for the whole family at the Fira de Montjuïc. Official website
Girocòmic, Fira del Còmic, el Manga i l’Entreteniment de GironaUsually held: October.
Dozens of creators signing at the Palau de Fires, exhibitions, the Premi Girocòmic, cosplay catwalks and gaming areas. Official website
Oh! Comics Fest — BarcelonaUsually held: October.
Festival of alternative comics, fanzines and self-publishing, with an exhibitors' market, talks with creators, workshops and exhibitions. Official website
Patac, festival de gràfica efervescent — LleidaUsually held: October.
One-day celebration of independent comics, with more than fifty exhibitors including creators, publishers and bookshops, talks and the Premi Patac. Official website
Manga BarcelonaUsually held: early December.
FICOMIC's big manga convention: guest mangaka, publisher launches and exhibitions, with a huge range of anime, cosplay and Japanese culture at the Fira Gran Via. Official website

Section 10

Comics in the Valencian Community

Tenderete — ValènciaUsually held: early January.
Graphic and sound self-publishing festival with more than a hundred artists: fanzines, comics, screen printing, workshops and concerts. Official website
Salón del Cómic de ValènciaUsually held: late February.
Three days at the fairground with big names from international and Spanish comics, exhibitions of original artwork, signings and publishers, plus K-pop, cosplay and content creators. Official website
Salón del Cómic y el Libro Infantil y Juvenil de CastellónUsually held: March.
In the Plaza Mayor, with bookshops and publishers, comic creators and illustrators, meetings between illustrators and publishers and activities designed for families. Official website
Unicómic, Jornadas Universitarias del Cómic — AlicanteUsually held: March.
Comic days with an academic slant (research seminar included), talks with creators and exhibitions of original artwork, organised by the university. Official website
Jornadas de Cómic de ValènciaUsually held: May.
Organised by ASOVALCOM and the university at La Nau, they bring together major Valencian and Spanish creators with talks, signings and several exhibitions of original artwork. Official website
La Liada Gráfica — AlicanteUsually held: early June.
Lively self-publishing festival at Las Cigarreras: a market with dozens of fanzine and comic stalls, launches, talks and concerts.
Splash, Festival del Còmic de la Comunitat Valenciana — Port de SaguntUsually held: November.
Some fifty creators, exhibitions, the Premios Splash and panels on fanzines, with free entry. Official website

Section 11

Comics in Extremadura

Salita del Cómic y la Ilustración de Extremadura — BadajozUsually held: September or October.
Two days of talks and creator presentations at the Museo de la Ciudad, plus a giant comic drawn live in the street by around twenty artists.
FEXTI, Festival Extremeño de Tebeo e IlustraciónUsually held: mid-October.
Festival run by the Junta de Extremadura (regional government) that moves to a different town each year, with guest creators, exhibitions, a publishers' market and a giant comic.

Section 12

Comics in Galicia

BDra Gráfica — PontevedraUsually held: May or June.
Festival of banda deseñada (Galician comics) with a marquee for bookshops and publishers, signings, exhibitions and major Galician and international creators, directed by Kiko da Silva. Official website
FunFunFun — Santiago de CompostelaUsually held: June.
Festival of independent banda deseñada (Galician comics) and self-publishing at the Casa das Máquinas, with a fanzine fair from Galicia and Portugal, launches and workshops. Official website
Salón do Cómic e da Ilustración de CangasUsually held: July.
A summer week with guest creators, exhibitions, the Tinta de Lura prize and a market of original artwork. It isn't held every year.
Viñetas desde o Atlántico — A CoruñaUsually held: August.
A benchmark festival for auteur comics, with a week of meet-ups with international creators, more than twenty exhibitions around the city and the Premios Castelao. Official website

Section 13

Comics in Madrid

FanziMad, a festival of fanzines, self-publishing and comics — MadridUsually held: March.
Some fifty exhibitors at the Biblioteca Iván de Vargas, a fanzine competition, workshops and signings, run by the Asociación Española de Amigos del Cómic. Official website
Feria del Cómic de MadridUsually held: late March.
Bookshop stalls at Matadero, organised by the city council and the Asociación de Librerías, with publisher launches, meet-the-creator events, talks and activities for families. Official website
Krunch! — Alcalá de HenaresUsually held: April or May.
Festival of comics, illustration and rock & roll with more than a hundred artists' stalls, signings, publisher launches and concerts. Official website
Feria del Cómic de Collado VillalbaUsually held: May.
The La Malvaloca marquee with more than twenty illustrators, stands from publishers, bookshops and shops, meet-the-creator events and board game tournaments. Free entry.

Section 14

Comics in the Region of Murcia

Zorroclocos e Lobos — MurciaUsually held: November.
Graphic and sound self-publishing fair in the old coach houses of the Biblioteca Regional: some seventy exhibitors of fanzines, alternative comics and illustration, plus concerts in the evening.

Section 15

Comics in Navarre

Salón del Cómic de Navarra — PamplonaUsually held: September.
A whole month of comics organised by the TIZA association, with around ten exhibitions of creators' work at the Civivox Condestable and other venues, meet-ups and talks.
KomikiBoom, days of comics, fanzines and social illustration — Ansoáin
Guest creators, exhibitions and a fanzine party spread across several venues in the town, with social comics as the common thread. Official website

Section 16

Comics in the Basque Country

Getxoko Komiki Azoka, Salón del Cómic de GetxoUsually held: October.
Tributes to major creators, signings, workshops and some forty stalls from bookshops, publishers and fanzines, organised by Getxo Kultura.
Mazoka — Vitoria-GasteizUsually held: December.
Drawing and illustration market at Montehermoso, with creator signings, round tables and talks on comics and fanzines. Official website

Section 17

Comics in La Rioja

RiojaCómic — LogroñoUsually held: October.
Festival run by the Government of La Rioja with meet-ups with comic creators, workshops, exhibitions and a fair of publishers and fanzines spread across several venues. Official website

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