At the 4th annual East Village Zine Fair on St. Mark's Place

Photos by Stacie Joy 

There was an excellent turnout for the fourth annual East Village Zine Fair, which occurred on a near-perfect weather day on Saturday along St. Mark's Place between First Avenue and Second Avenue ...

Printed Matter/St. Mark's and 8-Ball Community co-presented the event, celebrating "the neighborhood’s history of underground print culture past and present." 

This year's event included over 120 vendors, a significant increase from the 40 that participated in Year 1 in 2021.

Here are a few scenes from along St. Mark's Place... 

Reminders: the East Village Zine Fair is TODAY on St. Mark's Place

Flyer by Heather Benjamin 

ICYMI: More than 120 DIY artists and publishers are participating in the fourth annual East Village Zine Fair TODAY (Saturday).

Printed Matter/St. Mark's and 8-Ball Community co-present the event, celebrating "the neighborhood’s history of underground print culture past and present."

The one-day outdoor fair takes place along St. Mark's Place between First Avenue and Second Avenue from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. (The street is closed to through traffic.) 

In addition, there's the East Village Zine Fair community garden programming at La Plaza Cultural on the SW corner of Avenue C and Ninth Street, where there's a full day of workshops and performances.

There's also a curated selection of garden-related zines from 8-Ball's Zine Library...

The 2024 East Village Zine Fair is Saturday on St. Mark's Place

Flyer by Heather Benjamin 

More than 120 DIY artists and publishers are participating in the fourth annual East Village Zine Fair on Saturday. 

Printed Matter/St. Mark's and 8-Ball Community co-present the event, which celebrates "the neighborhood’s history of underground print culture past and present."

The one-day outdoor fair takes place along St. Mark's Place between First Avenue and Second Avenue from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. (The street is closed to through traffic.) 

The weather for Saturday looks great. Last year's Zine Fair was rained out and rescheduled to indoors at Performance Space 122, 150 First Ave. and Ninth Street. 

Previously on EV Grieve:

• At the Zine Fair on St. Mark's Place

The East Village Zine Fair is taking place this weekend

The rescheduled East Village Zine Fair (from June 24 on St. Mark's) is taking place this weekend — Saturday and Sunday — at Performance Space New York, 150 First Ave. and Ninth Street. 

Printed Matter/St. Mark's and 8-Ball Community are organizing this third annual Zine Fair that serves as "a celebration of NYC’s zine-makers, independent publishers, and the East Village’s history of DIY culture past and present."

Hours:

• Saturday, July 8 — 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.*

• Sunday, July 9  — 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

* According to organizers: "Saturday will begin with two mask-mandatory hours and a reduced visitor capacity to ensure that those who are immunocompromised and/or disabled have a chance to browse the Fair. To ensure entry during this time, register via this link."

The Zine Fair has been rescheduled to July 8

The third-annual Zine Fair, organized by Printed Matter/St. Mark's and 8-Ball Community, has a new date — Saturday, July 8. 

Given the chance of rain tomorrow (June 24), the Zine Fair is moving from St. Mark's Place between First Avenue and Second Avenue to Performance Space 122 at 150 First Ave. and Ninth Street. 

Per the organizers: 

While we are disappointed that the Fair won't take place at its home on St Mark's Place, we cannot imagine a better alternative than Performance Space, a fellow arts nonprofit in the heart of the East Village. We are so grateful for their support and generosity in hosting the EVZF this year.

Printed Matter and 8-Ball Community will provide more specifics about what to expect on July 8 in the days ahead.

At the Zine Fair on St. Mark's Place

Photos by Stacie Joy 

Hundreds of zine enthusiasts turned out on Saturday for the second-annual Zine Fair on St Mark's Place between First Avenue and Second Avenue.

Printed Matter/St. Mark's and 8-Ball Community teamed up once again for the event that featured more than 70 independent publishers, zine makers and artists. (There were also several collaborative events at community gardens throughout the neighborhood.)

EVG contributor Stacie Joy shared these photos of some of the buyers and sellers ...