Pekar Park Comic Book Fest

The Pekar Park Comic Book Fest is back for 2021, and the event will take place from 1 to 5 p.m. today throughout the Coventry Village business district with a special free screening of Big Hero 6 at 8 p.m. in the PEACE Park. There will be free face painting, Cosplay/character costumes, zine-making/illustration crafts with Lake Erie Ink, free takeaway crafts from Heights Libraries, as sidewalk chalk art competition in Pekar Park, kids carnival games, a bounce house in the PEACE Park, a maker's market and a fall festival by Made Cleveland, a group of local creators. At 2 p.m., Mac’s Backs will present a special event for the more serious comics fans, Comix Today: A Panel Discussion with Artists, Writers and Editors. Panelists will discuss the current state of the comics industry and make recommendations on what comic fans should be reading. The event will take place outdoors in front of the Cleveland Heights library. heightslibrary.org.