Pocket Con 2025

Pocket Con is a free single-day convention for Chicago youth brought to you by a partnership between the Stomping Grounds Literacy Arts Initiative, Chicago Public Library, and LOKari Productions. Pocket Con focuses on work by artists of color, particularly African American authors and artists, as well as comics with a primary character who is Black. Pocket Con also features work in the comic genre by other underrepresented groups, such as women, Latinos, LGBTQIA, and other minorities. We have a strong belief in Indie comics and publishing and welcome small press and self-published authors as well as those involved in related forms of expression and interest, such as webcomics, animation, small-budget film-making, video game design, and zines.

Join us at the Chicago History Museum (1601 N. Clark St., Chicago, IL 60614) on Saturday, November 29th, 2025, from 12 PM to 6 PM, for a day filled with creativity, fun, and inspiration. The event is free and open to all ages!