Angoulême International Comics Festival

Also known as Angouleme International Comics Festival

French comics convention

Key facts

Status: Active
Genre: Comics
Date: Late January
Frequency: Annual
Location: Angoulême
Country: France
Years active: 1974–present
Founder: Francis Groux, Jean Mardikian, Claude Moliterni
Attendance: Around 200,000 on average and more than 220,000 in 2012
Leader: Franck Bondoux
Organized by: 9eART+ Société Organisatrice du Festival
Website: BDAngouleme.com

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The Angoulême International Comics Festival (AICF; French: Festival international de la bande dessinée d'Angoulême, FIBD), held in Angoulême, France, is the second largest comics festival in Europe after the Lucca Comics & Games of Italy, and the third biggest in the world after Lucca and the Comiket of Japan. It has occurred every year since 1974, on the last weekend of January; the 2026 edition was cancelled amidst an artists' boycott to the festival organizer 9emeArt+, accused of mismanagement.

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