At the centre of the Erlangen International Comic Salon is the public fair in exhibition halls in the middle of Erlangen's city centre. Around 300 exhibitors - German and international publishers, agencies, artists, comic traders and university comics classes - present their programmes here. Numerous new publications will be available to the public for the first time, and more than 500 artists from all over the world can be watched drawing and signing their books. Previously, the comic fair was complemented by a one-day comic exchange. However, due to the tight budgetary situation in the City of Erlangen, this event will have to be suspended in 2026. An overview of the exhibitors is expected to go online in the middle of March 2026.

The Young Forum will be held for the twelfth time in 2026: an area at the centre of the fair allocated to universities and academic programmes focusing on comics, graphic design, illustration and animation. Free of charge, the departments and students are invited to present and sell their work and to establish and build new networks with other students, professionals and visitors alike. An overview of all participating universities is expected to go online in the middle of March 2026.