Get ready. This weekend is going to be a huge one as our very own John Jennings has organized two comic art festivals on either coast that will celebrate Black comic art and artists with day-long events featuring panel discussions, film screenings, and more.

Festivities kick off in New York City on Saturday, January 17 at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture for its third annual Black Comic Book Festival. The scene then shifts to San Francisco on Sunday and Monday for that city’s inaugural Black Comix Arts Festival — which John announced in October. Both events are free and open to the public.

Click here for more information on the Schomburg Center’s Black Comic Book Festival — including a link to register for the event. For information on the Black Comix Arts Festival in San Francisco, click the image below for the program schedule and list of panels and special guests, including NOC contributors — and industry titans — David Walker and Brandon Easton!