Old Water Works Artists Studios

For the past ten years, GRRRL Zine Fair has invited women, transgender and non-binary folk to unite in their feminist fervour for a weekend of zines, live music, creative workshops and exhibitions. At its studio in Southend-on-Sea, you can flick through hundreds of radical and just really cool independent print publications like Aether Mag, THIIIRD, FEM Zine and Sweet-Thang. On the Saturday, expect bands, DJs, interactive art installations and workshops ranging from risograph printing to comedy skills. Then, Sunday is a more chilled-out affair with zine readings, yoga and mindfulness workshops, culminating with a screening of the 2024 documentary The Disappearance of Shere Hite.