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. The registration is closed for 2026 – an overview of exhibitors present at the 22nd Comic Salon 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. The application for the Young Forum 2026 is closed – an overview of all participating universities is expected to go online in the middle of March 2026.

As the largest and most significant comic event in the German-speaking area, the International Comic Salon offers a very good advertising platform to reach out to a diverse audience. We will be happy to assist you in planning and locating suitable advertising options to promote your company or institution – flags, roll-ups and displays on the fairgrounds as well as advertising on festival tickets are just a few choices available to you. Information on various advertising options and prices can be downloaded below.

A detailed, approximately 60-page programme booklet will be published for the 22nd Erlangen International Comic Salon with dates, a map of the trade fair, a city map, texts on exhibitions, the Max and Moritz Prize and the film and stage programme. The festival catalogue with a print run of 10,000 copies will be distributed free of charge before and during the International Comic Salon. Download the media data here: