Short Run Comix & Arts Festival

About

Short Run (Short Run Comix Festival) is Seattle's annual festival of small-press comics, zines, artist books, prints and animation, presenting independent cartoonists and micropresses from the Pacific Northwest and beyond. Alongside the one-day festival the organization runs an artist residency, micro-grants, an education program, a micropress store and a paid youth apprenticeship in comics making.

Highlights

• Next festival: Saturday, November 7, 2026 at the Seattle Design Center in the Georgetown neighborhood of Seattle.
• Exhibitor hall of independent cartoonists, micropresses and zine makers; the 2026 roster includes 2dcloud, A. T. Pratt, Aaron Lefler Comix, adam de souza, Agnes Lee, Alex Graham and many more.
• Artist talks with iPad captioning and reserved front-row seating; satellite programming on Capitol Hill.
• Accessibility: gender-neutral restrooms on each floor, elevator access, large-print directional signage, free masks and hand sanitizer at the entrance, and a dedicated lactation/quiet space.
• Apprenticeship program for youth ages 15-19: paid, hands-on comics training culminating in mini-comics sold by the students at the festival.

Visitor Information

• Date: Saturday, November 7, 2026 (exhibitor load-in from 10 a.m.)
• Venue: Seattle Design Center, 5701 6th Ave S, Seattle, WA 98108 - between 4th & 6th Ave S, cross-streets Orcas and Mead
• Free parking on both sides of the building; free WiFi on site
• Getting there: Sea-Tac Airport is a 25-minute drive or about 45 minutes on Link light rail; Amtrak serves downtown Seattle