BCAF Expo
Hosted by NorcalMLK Foundation (Northern California Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Foundation)
Jan 17–18, 2027
Date
Yerba Buena Gardens · San Francisco, CA
Bay Area
$100–$3,500 for the event
Booth fee
No deadline published
Applications
About this event
The Expo is the vendor-facing centerpiece of the Black & Brown Comix Arts Festival, a program of the NorcalMLK Foundation in San Francisco that celebrates Black and Brown creators in comics and popular visual culture. Tables are sold to cartoonists and artists, comics publishers, comics retailers, schools and comics-related services, with larger 10x10 and 20x20 sections for bigger exhibitors. The festival is free and open to the public, with an artist alley, workshops, panels and family programming around the Expo, so a vendor sets up in front of a crowd of comics fans and families.
When & where
Yerba Buena Gardens
San Francisco, CA (opens a map in a new tab)Jan 17–18, 2027 · Hours not published on the application form.
Who comes
- Families
Free, open-to-the-public festival drawing comics fans, creators and families, with a focus on Black and Brown creators.
What they want on the stalls
- Art & prints
How to take part
- Vendors
- Taking vendors for this cycle.
- Booth fee
- $100–$3,500 for the event
- All tables are 8 ft long. Half table (artists/creators only) $100; full table (artists, creators, small publishers, small non-profits) $175; full table (companies, government, schools) $400; 10x10 section $850; 20x20 section $3,500. The form states 'Rate increases on 10/17/2026'; prices are as shown on the form when read on 2026-10-30.
- From the organizer
- Fill out the BCAF2027 vendor application, submit, and complete payment. Applicants choose one category: cartoonist/artist, comics publisher, comics retailer, educational institution, or comics-related services, and list the products they will sell. The form says filling it out is not a guarantee of space or placement, and acceptance of payment is not a guarantee of space. Cancellations must be made in writing to the NorcalMLK Foundation at least 21 days before the Expo (by 2026-12-27) or no refund is given.
What the organizer asks for
Vendors may need a temporary seller's permit or a valid California resale license number to exhibit; the permit number must be provided no later than two weeks before the event (by 2027-01-03) or the vendor will not be allowed to exhibit. Temporary seller's permits acquired for other events are not valid. Vendors must download and acknowledge the Vendor Rules, and follow rules set by the NorcalMLK Foundation and Yerba Buena Gardens.