Good news! We’ve decided to extend the application deadline for exhibiting at TCAF 2026 or suggesting programming. We know that life, art, and admin can be extra hard to juggle before the holidays, and we want to make sure everyone who’s hoping to apply has a little more breathing room. New deadline: December 29 at 11:59pm ET Click the links below to apply. We can’t wait to see the incredible work you’re creating! Want to exhibit at TCAF 2026?  Call for Exhibitors - Deadline:

TCAF is once again thrilled to work with the Ontario Arts Council (OAC) to provide grants to comic writers creating new pieces of work through the OAC Recommender Grants for Writers  program. We are looking for works exploring the breadth and diversity of comics. Successful applicants should demonstrate a solid commitment to personal expression through whatever genres or a mix of genres they choose to explore in their works. We will also consider non-fiction prose projects th

The Toronto Comic Arts Festival (TCAF) is thrilled to announce the opening of our exhibitor / programming applications for 2026! About this year's festival: Our in-person festival will be held for the second year in a row at Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU)’s Mattamy Athletic Centre on 50 Carlton St, aka the old Maple Leaf Gardens (did you miss our venue video from last year ?).  TCAF happens June 6-7, 2026 at the Mattamy, with additional programming and special events i

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We are excited to announce the next round of featured guests for the 2025 festival! Meet these incredible comics creators, along with the...

We are excited to announce the next round of featured guests for the 2025 festival! Meet these incredible comics creators, along with the...

We are excited to announce the next round of featured guests for the 2025 festival! Meet these incredible comics creators, along with the...

We are excited to announce the next round of featured guests for the 2025 festival! Meet these incredible comics creators, along with the...

We are excited to announce the next round of featured guests for the 2025 festival! Meet these incredible comics creators, along with the...

We are excited to announce the next round of featured guests for the 2025 festival! Meet these incredible comics creators, along with our...

We are excited to announce the first round of featured guests for the 2025 festival! Meet these incredible comics creators, along with...

Attending TCAF from outside Toronto? We'd offer our couches, but unfortunately space is getting tight.  Instead, we've arranged special...

Catch Sook-Yin Lee's acclaimed film adaptation of Chester Brown’s graphic novel Paying For It in a special TCAF + TIFF screening, on...

We're so excited to introduce the amazing artists, comics creators, publishers and community and industry partners who will be tabling in...

TCAF is proud to champion comics as a vital art form. In this political climate, protecting the arts as a source of revolutionary...

TCAF is one of the largest independent comic arts fests in the world, and it takes an incredible team to make it happen. The 2025...

As we head into Valentine’s Day, it’s nice to feel loved — and you all showed us a lot of love this year!  So much love that we have LOADS...

When will I find out the decision on my exhibitor application?  All exhibitors will receive an email by end of day Friday, February 21st...

We're thrilled to announce our new venue and dates for 2025!

TCAF is once again thrilled to work with the Ontario Arts Council (OAC) to provide grants to comic writers creating new pieces of work...