Zaid Hilal in Concert

We have a surprise addition to our Festival entertainment this coming weekend, as the amazing Palestinian musician Zaid Hilal takes the stage at The Ro Hotel in Bowness-on-Windermere on Saturday, offering a night filled with energy, great vibes, and pure talent!

Zaid is appearing at the Lakes International Comic Art Festival ahead of his UK tour, so we’re chuffed to bits we – and you – will have the chance to see him first!

Terry Moore in the Spotlight in Between the Lines #3

We're delighted to bring you the third issue of Between The Lines, our magazine focusing on Festival gusts and other matters comic, edited by John McShane, designed by Steve Kerner.

A warm welcome to our ARTIVATOR fellows

The Lakes International Comic Art Festival has given a warm welcome to our ARTIVATOR fellows for 2024 to the Lake District – Sarwar Taha, from Kurdistan, Iraq, SalahEddin AlQawasmi, from Jordan, and Sliman Mukarker from Palestine.

2024 Sergio Aragonés International Award to be announced at Lakes International Comic Art Festival

We are delighted to announce that the winner of the Sergio Aragonés International Award for Excellence in Comic Art will be announced during the Opening Night event of its weekend-long Festival in Bowness-on-Windermere, on Friday 27th September 2024.

Lakes International Comic Art Festival returns to Bowness-on-Windermere for third year

Free family activities coming to Bowness for Comic Art Fest

Enter the Mulberry Tree and Fly Free: Palestinian Comics Revealed

Produced by the Lakes International Comic Art Festival in partnership with the British Council and other funding bodies, the exhibition is the first ever of Palestinian comic art to be developed and organised by Palestinian creators themselves.

Festival Focus: An Interview with artist Michael Lark

As the countdown continues toward the Lakes International Comic Art Festival next month in Bowness-on-Windermere (27th – 28th September 2022), we're delighted to bring you an interview with one of its guests – a quick chat with comic creator Michael Lark.

Exhibition: Enter the Mulberry Tree and Fly Free

Enter the Mulberry Tree and Fly Free – Palestinian Comics Revealed 
Old Fire Station at Windermere Jetty Museum
Thursday 26th – Sunday 29th September 2024
10.00am – 4.00pm 

Doctor Who: A Comic Universe

Doctor Who: A Comic Universe

Thursday 26th – Sunday 29th September 2024

The Windermere Jetty, Rayrigg Road, Bowness

2024 marks the sixtieth anniversary of Doctor Who appearing in comics. This exhibition celebrates every Doctor, from the classic TV Comic strips and “The Daleks”, which ran in TV Century 21, to the modern stories published by Doctor Who Magazine. 

Festival Fringe: Saturday Social Programme

Festival Fringe: Social Programme
Saturday 28 September 
8.00 – 11.30pm 
The Ro Hotel, Helm Road 

Free to passholders

8.00 – 9.00pm: The Viz Pub Quiz

We confess – we have no idea what it will be nor how clever you’ll need to be! There will be questions and there will be prizes! Come on your own or with a team (more than one person is a team!). Pub Quiz Master Simon Thorp (and family).

9.00 – 10.00pm: Festival Stand Up