This year kids have their own comics fest!
Children’s own comics festival Kids’ Comics Fest will be organised for the first time alongside Helsinki Comics Festival at the Merikaapelihalli hall of the Cable Factory, during August 31–September 1, 2024. In addition to books, Kids’ Comics Fest will feature a puppet show, comics talks, workshops, skin art, artist interviews and much more!
Guests
Programme
Saturday
11-11.45 ZINE FEST: “Housukalat” Puppet Show (FI)
11-13 Temporary Skin Art Workshop by Apila Pepita
12-13 PANEL DISCUSSION: Comics for Childern and Young Adults (Anni Nykänen, Anne Muhonen, Suvi Sipronen, mod. Warda Ahmed & Klió Aarniosuo) (FI)
13.45-14.30 T. Palosaari & J. Tilsa (int. Jon Garfield) (FI)
15.15-16 FESTIVAL ARTIST Reetta Niemensivu (haast. Reetta Laitinen) (FI)
13.30-15.30 Lasten lauantai: Saturday Workshop for Children
17.45-18.30 Jenni Varila (int. Apila Pepita) (FI)
16-18 A children’s comic creation workshop by SPICYBABY (EN)
Sunday
13.15-14 Pop celebrities in Aku Ankka (Donald Duck) comics (Kari Korhonen, int. Vesa Saarinen) (FI)
14–14.30 Miina Supinen reading Rosmariini series (FI)
14.15-15 Hamish Steele & Miiko Toiviainen (haast. Harry-Anne Bentley) (ENG)
Exhibitions
