Applications open August 1st.

FREE ENTRY

Coming in costume encouraged.

Poster artist for 2026 is Remi Watson - She/Her - Instagram: Dreampulse2.0

Download the hi-res digital poster here

Hallozeen celebrates zinemakers launching freshly made Halloween zines.

Information & Rules

To ensure the safety of everyone at Hallozeen, all stallholders must understand the following information & agree to the following non-negotiable rules.

Please read through them carefully before deciding if you can commit to tabling at Hallozeen:

• Submitting a stallholder application does not guarantee you a table at Hallozeen 2026.
  
  
• Stallholders must provide your legal first name, legal surname, email address & phone number in the application form.
  
  
• Only registered stallholders are allowed to table at the fair.
  
  
• Solo zinesters are allocated half a standard-sized trestle table with one (1) chair. A half-table stall allows a maximum of one (1) adult stallholder & cannot be shared.
  
  
• Zine distros are allocated a full standard-sized trestle table with one - two (1 - 2) chairs. Zine distros are allowed a maximum of two (2) adults at their stall.
  
  
• An adult accompanying minors under the age of 16, will be allocated a full table with two - three (2 - 3) chairs. A maximum of one (1) adult & two (2) minors are allowed at their stall.
  
  
• If you have an accessibility request, please send an email to downstairs@stickyinstitute.com after completing the application form.
  
  
• Hallozeen is a zine fair; therefore, 80% of products sold at your table must be zines.
  
  
• T-shirts & food items are not allowed to be sold or traded.
  
  
• No free-standing racks, stands or displays are to be used.
  
  
• Displays set up on the allocated table space are allowed.
  
  
• Candles, incense or open flames are not permitted at stalls.
  
  
• Battery operated fairy lights are fine!
  
  
• Kensington Town Hall has a total ban on the following: open flames, pyrotechnics, glitter and confetti

• Seating arrangements are pre-allocated & will not be released before the day of the fair.

• Stallholders are not permitted to swap allocated tables on the day of the fair.

• We do our best to accommodate any seating requests, but we cannot guarantee anything.
  
  
• Stallholders are responsible for the disposal of their rubbish & paper waste when packing up at the end of the day.
  
  
• Stallholders will not use a power outlet at the venue under any circumstances.
  
  
• No animals of any kind (including dogs) are allowed inside Kensington Town Hall unless they are a trained service animal. Guide dogs and assistance animals are welcome at Kensington Town Hall.
  
  
• All trained service animals at the event must be signed as such & the owner must take full responsibility for its behaviour.
  
  
• Hallozeen is an all ages and sober event. You must not bring or consume any alcohol or drugs at/or during the event.
  
  
• If you smoke or vape, this must take place five (5) metres from any entrance/exit, as per government regulations.
  
  
• If you are feeling unwell, do not attend the fair.
  
  
• Just email or call us to let us know you can't make it. It's cool.

• If you want someone to run a stall on your behalf you must email downstairs@stickyinstitute.com with the legal first name, legal surname, email address & phone number of the person replacing you. They will be emailed a stallholder form which must be completed to the attend the fair.

• We cannot accommodate any replacement/swap requests made within 24-hours of the event.
  
  
• Anyone not complying with these rules will be asked to leave immediately to ensure the safety of the other stallholders & patrons of the fair. 
  

Organised by Sticky Institute with Alex e Clark, supported by the City of Melbourne.