TAGS Festival

TAGS Fest is OPEN at Out of the Blue Drill Hall on Dalmeny St! We've got a Creators' Market, a Board Game Zone, and a whole lineup of talks - and it's all completely free to attend! See you there! 🏷️ Learn more about TAGS Fest at tagsfest.co.uk

Don't forget to do your @tagsfest.co.uk exhibitor feedback forms before Friday, folks!

It was an absolute blast being on the Welcome Desk yesterday Thank you to everyone that came along 💖

thank you to all the exhibitors and visitors who came to TAGS yesterday! it's such a delight to run events for this incredible community.

@tagsfest.co.uk was amazing! Thanks to everyone that came to my table for a chat or to pick a book or a print. such a lovely atmosphere, seeing friends,...and getting to say good bye--but see you soon, the Scottish Comics Community is simply full of Wonderful people, love, love, love you all! 🙏🏽🤖😊🥲💚

Edinburgh's TAGS Fest showed exactly how to run a community-led indie gathering at the Drill Hall today, packing out the venue with creator-owned comics, zines, and handcrafted tabletop games without corporate marketing interference. #TAGSFest

I had such a wonderful time at TAGS today! Great atmosphere full of love and joy for making art, comics and games which in this day and age feels like a most delicious breath of fresh air. Supporting the arts means everything to me and I'm so happy to keep supporting tags and Small Press Scotland!💜

headed to @tagsfest.co.uk this morning and got some very nice normal pictures of #TheMurmuringDepths team (coming soon…) & some other pals! FREE & open till 5 at Out of the Blue in Leith, if you 🫵 live near & want to support your local weird arts scene, play games or see many good comics & zines

Amazing stalls and talks and games at TAGS Festival in Edinburgh today! @tagsfest.co.uk

All set up at @tagsfest.co.uk with the @selkieawards.org nominated I Know The Way Out, the Selkie award winning Introduction To Charts, the all new Just Work, and my pop culture meets politics zines! Here until 5pm. Drill Hall, Edinburgh.

In Edinburgh today? Drop by @tagsfest.co.uk to see @willtempest.bsky.social and @samtempest.bsky.social. They’re hawking our wares and chatting about TTRPGs and comics until 5pm!

Scots! Get yersel to TAGS in Leith today for beautiful indie comics, games, talks and activities!

I'm in Out Of The Blue Drill Hall in Leith//Edinburgh all day today for @tagsfest.co.uk !

⚠️ Schedule change: Blood on the Clocktower will now only run at 11am. The later 12.30pm game has been cancelled.

All set up and ready to trade at @tagsfest.co.uk! Come down to the Out If The Blue Drill Hall in Edinburgh between 1000 and 1700 today for comics and TTRPGs! Buy a copy of my new UFO chasing game, Contact: Fastwalker! #edinburgh #market

See you on Dalemny Street today folks. The demon cat is on her way! @tagsfest.co.uk

TOMORROW! i'll be at Out of the Blue Drill Hall with THREE new books, and doing a panel with @bhankadraws.bsky.social on how we use history in our work! Come see us, TAGS is always a blast!

What would you do if you saw something in the sky that people around you refuse to discuss? Find out with my game, Contact: Fastwalker, launching this weekend at @tagsfest.co.uk! If you like UFOs, chase scenes, and solo RPGs, this is the game for you 👽🛸 Buy a copy this Saturday! #edinburgh #ttrpg

TAGS Fest 2026 is TOMORROW! See you soon at Out of the Blue Drill Hall for a day of indie publishing, games, and talks!

Hey hey hey!!! This Saturday I'll be at the amazing @tagsfest.co.uk with many great creators! I'll have my Peruvian Cyberpunk books, Power Rangers Green, Olympos Nullhunter paperbacks, prints, original drawings and more! Come by and say hi! 🤖🤖😊🐆

To make sure our vulnerable community members can still attend and enjoy TAGS Fest, we encourage you to wear a mask when you visit! Thank you to Edinburgh Mask Bloc and Air Library Scotland for working with us to create an accessible event. 🏷️ Learn more about TAGS Fest at tagsfest.co.uk

What would you do if you saw something in the sky moving faster than any plane? Find out with my new game, Contact: Fastwalker, launching this weekend at @tagsfest.co.uk ! If you like UFOs, chase scenes, and solo RPGs, this is the game for you 👽🛸 Buy a copy this Saturday! #edinburgh #ttrpg

Want some quiet time to browse TAGS Fest? Our first hour open is a dedicated Quiet Hour with fewer visitors and no music playing. Our busiest hours are usually between 1pm to 3pm! 🏷️ Learn more about TAGS Fest at tagsfest.co.uk

What would you do if you saw a flying saucer hovering ominously just beyond the treeline? Find out with my new game, Contact: Fastwalker, launching this weekend at @tagsfest.co.uk ! If you like UFOs, chase scenes, and solo RPGs, this is the game for you 🛸 Buy a copy this Saturday! #edinburgh #rpg

A great weekend at #BritishFantasyCon, such a lovely event. If you missed it, I'll be at @tagsfest.co.uk (this Sat 17th Oct 2026) at Out of the Blue Drill Hall in Edinburgh (EH6 8RG) with a selection of @bluefoxcomics.com, @bluefoxtabletop.bsky.social & @bluefoxbooks.bsky.social titles.

I believe the collective noun for unfolded zines is a 'chaos'. See you at @tagsfest.co.uk this Saturday. Prints courtesy of the magnificent @footprintcoop.bsky.social

Interested in learning more about riso printing? Out of the Blueprint are offering free consultations with their risograph experts at TAGS Fest this year! 📰 Book in advance: calendar.app.google/1xL51T9GTnxv...

Working hard prepping all the booklets and signage for this weekend! We have a great lineup of exhibitors, talks, and activities at TAGS Festival this Saturday. What are YOU most excited for? 🏷️

💬 PANEL ANNOUNCEMENT! Join @qmanivannan.bsky.social, @tsundernova.bsky.social, and @tettix.bsky.social in a discussion about the current state of Scotland's art scenes. 🏷️ Learn more about TAGS Fest at tagsfest.co.uk 🎤 See what other panels are happening at tagsfest.co.uk#talks

Not long until TAGS Fest 2026! See you soon at Out of the Blue Drill Hall for a day of indie publishing, games, and talks!

Also debuting at @tagsfest.co.uk next weekend: this zine, which accurately depicts what I get up to at art school 👀

💬 TALK ANNOUNCEMENT! Join Cleo Goodman from Basic Income for Artists Scotland to hear all about the new Scottish Artists Minimum Income pilot. 🏷️ Learn more about TAGS Fest at tagsfest.co.uk 🎤 See what other panels are happening at tagsfest.co.uk#talks

💬 TALK ANNOUNCEMENT! Join Maria Stoian and Sarah Lippett from Onion Press in an exploration of a postcard collection, and try your hand at writing your own. 🏷️ Learn more about TAGS Fest at tagsfest.co.uk 🎤 See what other panels are happening at tagsfest.co.uk#talks

💬 PANEL ANNOUNCEMENT! Join Bhavani Balasubramanyam and @toadlett.bsky.social as they discuss how to use history as inspiration in storytelling. 🏷️ Learn more about TAGS Fest at tagsfest.co.uk 🎤 See what other panels are happening at tagsfest.co.uk#talks

Quick post with the remaining cons I have booked for the year! Next week I'll be in Sheffield for SCARF, then the week after is @tagsfest.co.uk , and then in November I'll be at @thoughtbubbleuk.bsky.social ! See you there! I'll have several brand new books, more on them soon!

see you next soon Edinburgh!

💬 PANEL ANNOUNCEMENT! Join @palleonpress.bsky.social and @furtiveshambles.bsky.social as they discuss using game design to encourage play and learning. 🏷️ Learn more about TAGS Fest at tagsfest.co.uk 🎤 See what other panels are happening at tagsfest.co.uk#talks

📢 Exhibitor announcement: BATMAKES. "Bat is a queer artist who makes zines about their own experiences. Their newest zines, BAT Zine 1 and 2, focus on topics like feminism, physical media and 90s/2000s nostalgia." 🏷️ Learn more about TAGS Fest at tagsfest.co.uk

📢 Exhibitor announcement: FURTIVE SHAMBLES (@furtiveshambles.bsky.social). "Furtive Shambles is a game design co-op based in Yorkshire. We make wild, strange and sharp games, for people and community." 🏷️ Learn more about TAGS Fest at tagsfest.co.uk

📢 Exhibitor announcement: COMICS YOUTH SCIO. "Comics Youth SCIO is a charity for children and young people aged 8-25, based in Dundee. We deliver comics-based literacy, sequential art, publishing and wellbeing projects." 🏷️ Learn more about TAGS Fest at tagsfest.co.uk

We're looking for a new director! Are you passionate about Scottish small press? Do you want to make a substantial impact for Scotland's self-publishing creators? Then you might be the perfect fit for the Small Press Scotland team! 📌 See the full details: smallpress.scot/jobs/director

📢 Exhibitor announcement: TOM HUMBERSTONE (@tomhumberstone.com). "Award-winning comic creator based in Edinburgh." 🏷️ Learn more about TAGS Fest at tagsfest.co.uk

📢 Exhibitor announcement: SHONA HEANEY ART (@iwanttobeahydra.bsky.social). "Sho is a comic artist and unrepentant art gremlin based in Glasgow. She spends a completely normal amount of time drawing sad fictional men with silly faces!" 🏷️ Learn more about TAGS Fest at tagsfest.co.uk