See below for our vendors and small publishers, as well as Chicago local businesses we’re partnering with in 2026!

BUSY BEAVER BUTTONS & MERCH

Your message matters. That’s why the creative folks at Busy Beaver have been helping you create wearable, sharable merchandise since 1995. We get a kick of helping you transform your ideas into buttons, pins, stickers and other cool, custom merch. We believe that communities thrive when we exchange ideas and self-expression sends a powerful message. What better way to share your message than by partnering with a woman-owned, solar-powered merch company?

Follow our favorite button-powered machine at www.busybeaver.net

or instagram @busybeaverbuttonco

Busy Beaver will have a DIY button booth at the show! Make your own buttons with our templates, or your own designs.

SHEEP CULT COMICS

Sheep Cult Comics is a seller of the best books, comics, and everything print from the great city of Chicago. Our collection of work is by outsiders, for outsiders. Our store is a space for people to learn and discover, shelves to get lost in, and a space to read books that change your heart. Join the Cult!

Check out more at www.sheepcultcomics.shop

or instagram @sheepcultcomics

Sheep Cult Comics will have a space with info about the shop and artists they carry!

MALT ADULT

Malt Adult is a free, curated screening series showcasing animation artists pushing the medium. Since 2016, over 400 films have been presented in a fanzine format with the goal of bringing contemporary, independent animation to the Midwest.

Check out more over at www.maltadult.com

or instagram @maltadult

Malt Adult will be projecting a curated selection of trashy animation loops all day on the stage! Go to their site, or apply directly HERE

CRYBABY TATTOO

Crybaby Tattoo is a queer owned and operated tattoo shop located in the Pilsen neighborhood of Chicago, opened in September of 2020 by Nina Flomp. Focused entirely on tattooing (no piercing available), our artists are skilled in most styles of tattoo with a focus on American traditional designs. We serve clients on a walk-in and appointment basis 7 days a week. For a friendly, professional, safe, and whimsical tattoo experience, come see us at 1343 w 19th Street!

Check out more at www.crybabytattoochicago.com

or instagram @crybabytattoochicago

Crybaby Tattoo will have be doing free temporary tattoo applications at Trashland, designed by the artists in the shop!