Close out our zinefest month with zine awards, music, zine activities and more next Saturday!

Come and spend an afternoon at the I Can(t) Do This workshop, collage your own handmade mini-zine using sustainably sourced materials. Whether you're an artist or haven't touched a glue stick in years, you’ll learn collage and image transfer techniques to create your own maximalist mini-zine. And explore ways to move past perfectionism and creative block.

Dr Alien invites you to spend a wacky afternoon playing drawing games and creating a short comic zine, with friends!

Join poetry creatives Hebe and Ash as they host a joyful afternoon of zine-making fun! Create your very own picture-book or story-based zine using blackout poetry techniques, or other short-form poetry such as haikus.

Join long-time zine-maker Ember as they teach both coptic stitch, and japanese stab binding techniques for bookbinding, in just one short afternoon.

Spend an evening discovering monoprinting and mixed-media techniques that embrace those happy little accidents we make when creating.

Queercore zinemaking started out in the punk scene, and has grown and changed alongside conventional zinemaking over the decades. Come along to hear contemporary queercore zinemakers’ thoughts on ways of making, being and interacting through zines, and be inspired to make connections and emerge into your own queer creative journey. 

Join long-time zine-maker Diva Ford for a mindfully creative morning, guiding you through the process of creating a mini-zine that supports your mental wellbeing.

Love zinefest but don’t love the crowds? We get it. Visit during our Relaxed Hour from 10:00am to 11:00am to explore the stalls in a lower-stimulation environment.

Love zinefest but don’t love the crowds? We get it. Visit during our Relaxed Hour from 10:00am to 11:00am to explore the stalls in a lower-stimulation environment.

Get creative and mingle with Speed Zining, where you can learn how to make a zine and meet new people at the same time.

Celebrate another great year of Auckland Zinefest activities with our Closing Party. Mingle and connect with local zinemakers, boogie to some live music and celebrate great zine works with the 2025 Best of the Fest Awards.

f.stop photo fair is back for a second edition on Sunday 24 August. 

Born from the pure love of community, f.stop features stalls from artists and photo labs; an interactive photo exhibition; activities and talks that celebrate all things photography.