The Lakes International Comic Arts Festival (LICAF) is a unique comic art event and year-round programme, celebrating all forms, genres, and styles of comic art.
Between the Lines Issue 7 Now Available
Featuring Craig Thompson, Bill Sienkiewicz and Robbie Morrison
Between the Lines Issue 7 Now Available
Featuring Craig Thompson, Bill Sienkiewicz and Robbie Morrison
Between the Lines Issue 7 Now Available
Featuring Craig Thompson, Bill Sienkiewicz and Robbie Morrison
2026 Festival Dates Announced!
2nd - 4th October, Kendal, Cumbria, UK
2026 Festival Dates Announced!
2nd - 4th October, Kendal, Cumbria, UK
2026 Festival Dates Announced!
2nd - 4th October, Kendal, Cumbria, UK
Barrow Does Comics
Don’t miss our new free youth festival, 18th April 2026, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, UK
Barrow Does Comics
Don’t miss our new free youth festival, 18th April 2026, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, UK
Barrow Does Comics
Don’t miss our new free youth festival, 18th April 2026, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, UK
The Foundation
Barrow-in-Furness: Comic Book Town
Officially declared the UK’s first Comic Book Town
Barrow is embracing the transformative power of comics, showing how this art form belongs everywhere - in schools, libraries, and community settings.
The Foundation
Barrow-in-Furness: Comic Book Town
Officially declared the UK’s first Comic Book Town
Barrow is embracing the transformative power of comics, showing how this art form belongs everywhere - in schools, libraries, and community settings.
The Foundation
Barrow-in-Furness: Comic Book Town
Officially declared the UK’s first Comic Book Town
Barrow is embracing the transformative power of comics, showing how this art form belongs everywhere - in schools, libraries, and community settings.
Guests Coming to LICAF 2026
See the list so far
The Festival
Unleash the power of comic art to change the world!
LICAF is your gateway to the incredible, vibrant world of comic art, showcasing its huge social and cultural impact. Comics are surging in status across the UK, and we're leading the charge! Join us in supporting creators and audiences to fully embrace the amazing opportunities comics offer now.
The Festival
Unleash the power of comic art to change the world!
LICAF is your gateway to the incredible, vibrant world of comic art, showcasing its huge social and cultural impact. Comics are surging in status across the UK, and we're leading the charge! Join us in supporting creators and audiences to fully embrace the amazing opportunities comics offer now.
The Festival
Unleash the power of comic art to change the world!
LICAF is your gateway to the incredible, vibrant world of comic art, showcasing its huge social and cultural impact. Comics are surging in status across the UK, and we're leading the charge! Join us in supporting creators and audiences to fully embrace the amazing opportunities comics offer now.
The Foundation
Harnessing the power of comics to change lives
Our year-round development projects
We focus a good deal of our energy on engaging with children and young people through research projects, youth-led initiatives such as a new youth festival (Barrow Does Comics) and library tours for and by young people. Our international work, particularly in Palestine, celebrates the creativity of young people and aims to give them a platform to share their stories with the world.
The Foundation
Harnessing the power of comics to change lives
Our year-round development projects
We focus a good deal of our energy on engaging with children and young people through research projects, youth-led initiatives such as a new youth festival (Barrow Does Comics) and library tours for and by young people. Our international work, particularly in Palestine, celebrates the creativity of young people and aims to give them a platform to share their stories with the world.
The Foundation
Harnessing the power of comics to change lives
Our year-round development projects
We focus a good deal of our energy on engaging with children and young people through research projects, youth-led initiatives such as a new youth festival (Barrow Does Comics) and library tours for and by young people. Our international work, particularly in Palestine, celebrates the creativity of young people and aims to give them a platform to share their stories with the world.
The people who make it happen
Our primary funder
Also supported by
The people who make it happen
Our primary funder
Also supported by
The people who
make it happen
Our primary funder
Also supported by
Festival:
Foundation:
Image Credits
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Bill Sienkiewicz, Philip Bond, Salam Alhassan, Mollie Ray
Festival:
Foundation:
Image Credits
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Bill Sienkiewicz, Philip Bond, Salam Alhassan, Mollie Ray
Festival:
Foundation:
Image Credits
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Bill Sienkiewicz, Philip Bond, Salam Alhassan, Mollie Ray