Indiecon 2026

Compression or Compassion?

Pull yourselves together, because pressure is up! Do we surrender? Or escape? Fight back? Or wiggle through? At Indiecon, we raise the flag of compassion, share strategies and tactics — and an outlook on what keeps us going.

A short guide to planning your visit

Free admission to Indiecon Fair

You can drop by casually anytime during the opening hours on Saturday and Sunday, browse publications and meet the makers of 130+ independent publications. If you want to join the programming on Friday and Saturday morning, you will need a Conference ticket. In any case, we are looking forward to seeing you!

Opening hours

Indiecon Fair (free admission)

Saturday, Sept. 5, 2–9pm

Sunday, Sept. 6, 11am–6pm

Indiecon Conference (ticket required)

Friday, Sept. 4, 1–8pm

Saturday, Sept. 5, 10am–2pm

Location

Indiecon takes place at Gleishalle Oberhafen, Stockmeyerstr. 43, in 20457 Hamburg. It is the train hall of a former freight yard run as a non-profit open space by an association of tenants.

Food and drink options

There will be a bar serving an assortment of drinks and a daily food menu, including vegetarian and vegan options. Our friend Tommy also serves coffee, snacks and some other tasty surprises for kids and grown-ups.

Code of Conduct

At Indiecon, we aim to foster a diverse and peaceful publishing community. To make this vision come to life, we defined some guidelines about how we want to interact and communicate with each other. Please take the time to get familiar with our Code of Conduct.

What’s new?

There’s a new schedule for your Indiecon weekend: Indiecon Conference takes place on Friday and Saturday. The public Fair opens on Saturday afternoon and Sunday.

Indiecon Conference

Friday, Sept. 4: 1pm–8pm 
Saturday, Sept. 5: 9am–2pm

Indiecon Conference is back — with two days of talks, workshops and many opportunities to chat, eat and spend time with spectacular people from all over the world.

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Indiecon Fair

Saturday, Sept. 5, 2–9pm
Sunday, Sept. 6, 11am–6pm

Join us at the Fair to browse and buy independent publications, have a chat and a snack. As always, admission is free.

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Program

Join us for conversations on the future of local news, the unexpected superpowers of zine culture, cutting-edge editorial design and archival practices on the frontlines.

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Exhibitors

We are so looking forward to meet all of you delightful people. Here’s a few, but make sure to check out the full lineup.

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About

Indiecon is a three-day publishing festival based in Hamburg, Germany. It brings together the creators of independent publications from all over the world.