Pirate Caption will take place 8th – 9th August 2026 at Seacourt Hall, Oxford, OX2 9TH. Caption is a Comics Festival with a difference: no segregation between guests and attendees.
Caption has a Community Sales Table - Bring your Comics, Zines, Graphic Novels & Art Books and give them to Caption Volunteers who will take inventory and sell them for you! You set the price and are free to enjoy the festival, attend talks, panels and events, or just chill and socialize.
Your work does not need to be professionally produced; home-made is just fine. We want to enable as many people as possible to share their stories.
When you are ready to leave return to the Sales Table to collect your unsold comics and any earnings, less a 10% fee.

CAPTION was the longest-running comics festival in the UK from 1992 – 2017. It returned in 2025 with Caption “Rebirth” and , building on that success, is returning in 2026 with "Pirate Caption!"

Its founders (Adrian Cox, Damian Cugley, Jeremy Day and Jenni Scott) started Caption by donating ten quid each and running it at the Oxford Union Society. Ah, those were the days! Since the beginning Caption Comics Festival has had a focus on Independant & Small Press Comics. It’s always been a little rebellious and disruptive, aiming to remove the barriers to ‘breaking into comics’ and value every voice.

With a long list of presigious guests over the years, it also boasts helping many new creators to ‘get their feet wet’ in comics. With a strong emphasis of socialising and community, Caption is the perfect environment for networking, exchanging advice and making friends.