Fairfax Comic Con is August 23-24, 2025

Join us at Dulles Expo Center (4320 Chantilly Shopping Center, Chantilly, VA 20151) this August 23-24, 2025 (SAT 10:30AM-5PM (VIP 10AM), SUN 10AM-4PM) for Fairfax Comic Con. 

Comic creators Joe Carabeo and Carolyn Belefski will be exhibiting with Curls Studio -- please swing by to say hello and browse the merchandise. 

All weekend: Kids Love Comics will host an activity and coloring table with coloring sheets, how-to’s, crayons and markers, kids and their parents are invited to let their inner artist explore! 

1PM on Saturday "Comic Costume Academy with Carolyn Belefski"

Every hero needs a logo! Join artist and designer Carolyn Belefski (Curls) and learn how to incorporate graphic design elements to create an icon and establish your own powerful visual identity. Kids can then place the logos on the provided capes, and… up, up, and away!*

*Kids Love Comics does not guarantee kids will actually fly

Children 10 and under get in free and must be accompanied by an adult at all times. Parking is free. Hope to see you there!

Recap: Pickle Party 2025

Would you believe it? I won Best Pickle in the first annual Sloppy Mama's BBQ homemade pickle contest at their Pickle Party. I entered two types of pickles inspired by my Curls comic strip: dill and watermelon rind, and the dill was dill-licious enough to win first place. It was so great -- they even had pickle ice cream! They asked me to be a contestant next year to defend my title, so look for more pickle news in 2026!

Pickle Party Announcement

Join us this Saturday, August 9, 2025 at Sloppy Mama’s Barbeque in Arlington, Virginia for their first annual Pickle Party from 2:30-4:30PM. I will be debuting two "Curls" inspired flavors — without added sugar in their homemade pickle contest. Will discuss later, but I want the flavors to be a surprise. For more information and ticket, click here: https://www.sloppymamas.com/pages/sloppy-mama-s-bbq-1st-annual-pickle-party

The Pickle Party ticket includes the pig roast, unlimited Czexican lager, Pickle Contest tastings, free goodies, auctions for fabulous prizes, and all things pickles—all while supporting the Arlington Food Assistance Center (AFAC).