Grrrl Zine Fair '25 - 10 Years of GZF | Zines, Bands, Art, Creative Workshops | Free Entry
Schedule
Sat, 20 Sep, 2025 at 02:00 pm to Sun, 21 Sep, 2025 at 06:00 pm
UTC+01:00Location
The Old Waterworks | Southend-on-sea, EN
Join us in celebrating 10 years of Grrrl Zine Fair with a busy two-day festival at our home, The Old Waterworks Artist Studios in Southend-on-Sea! Look forward to zine stalls, creative workshops, live music, performances, talks, food trucks and much much more🫶Saturday 20th September | 2-9pm
Accessible quiet hour: 1-2pm
You only turn 10 once🎂 - live bands, DJs, screen printing, junk journaling, badge making, zine workshops, 20+ zine stalls, cafe, food and bar for a big birthday bash🎊💥
— 🎸MUSIC 🎸 —
3-3:30pm
Rock, rave and restless basslines from East London's finest: Restless Taxis, a DIY queer and POC-led band formed in East London in 2019.
Sunday 21st September | 12-6pm
Chill, mellow and ambient - perfect for those looking for a quieter, calmer experience or those recovering from the night before. Expect morning yoga, zine workshops, riosgraph printing, comedy, 15+ zine stalls, and end the day with a cosy film screening of The Disappearance Of Shere Hite - a documentary about German sex therapist Shere Hite's pioneering study of women's sexuality, "The Hite Report" which sold millions of copies yet isn't a household name... yet 🧘🪷 Plus food trucks + coffee ☕
— 📚WORKSHOPS📚 —
1-2:30pm
Intro to Stand Up Comedy with Elaine Robertson🎭
Learn the basics of Stand Up Comedy. We'll go through a number of techniques working both individually and as a group. There'll be opportunities but absolutely no pressure to share! We'll cover the basics of writing and hopefully removing the mystery around what makes something funny!
3:30-5:30pm
DJ Workshop with Areola Grande Latte🎧
— 🎭COMEDY🎭 —
2:30-2:40pm
Rising comedy star Anna Gray🌟👀
2:40-3pm
Channel 4 Sean Lock Comedian of the Year finalist Elaine Robertson🏆
We're just whetting your appetite for now - but we'll have our full lineup out soon for you to sink your teeth into😉✨
Get yourself on the guestlist by RSVPing at grrrlzinefair.com💌 It's a free event at our studios, with limited capacity, so book your spot now - it's not one to miss! We're also taking donations if you'd like to give us a cheeky birthday gift 🎀💝
📍Location
We are a 10/15 minute walk from Southend Central and Southend Victoria stations and Prittlewell Station, and there is some limited parking space available.
The Old Waterworks has two genderless bathrooms. We'll have a disabled portaloo on site for the event.
🏡 Access
We have wheelchair access at our entrance, however our inside toilets are not currently wheelchair accessible.
The venue is dog friendly but please be aware we will have working assistance dogs, so please make sure your dog is under control as to not distract working animals. We will have water bowls for thirsty doggos.
Any queries relating to the venue and location access please email [email protected].
Any other questions? Email [email protected]
Hope to see you there!
