This year’s ninth (FREE) annual San Francisco Zine Fest will feature over 100 small-press and DIY (Do it yourself) creators and an exciting two-day line-up of panels, art shows, hands-on workshops, off-site parties and readings. Along with a diverse group of writers, cartoonists, crafters, illustrators, printmakers, special guests this year will be Artnoos (Ker-Bloom!), Jesse Reklaw (Slow Wave) and V. Vale (Search & Destroy). The conference (Saturday and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.) will be kicked off by a comics reading at the Cartoon Art Museum on Friday at 7 p.m. and a zine reading at Needles and Pens. And to top everything off, there’s going to be a party and mixer on Saturday at Mission: Comics and Art. Go here for a full schedule of events.

By Thalia Gigerenzer