Angoulême International Comics Festival
| Angoulême International Comics Festival Festival international de la bande dessinée d'Angoulême | |
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Pictures from 44th Angoulême festival in 2017 | |
| Status | active |
| Genre | Comics |
| Date | late January |
| Frequency | annual |
| Location | Angoulême |
| Country | France |
| Years active | 1974–present |
| Inaugurated | 1974 |
| Founder | Francis Groux, Jean Mardikian, Claude Moliterni |
| Attendance | around 200,000 on average and more than 220,000 in 2012 |
| Leader | Franck Bondoux |
| Organized by | 9eART+ Société Organisatrice du Festival |
| Website | BDAngouleme.com |
The Angoulême International Comics Festival (AICF; French: Festival international de la bande dessinée d'Angoulême, FIBD), held in Angoulême, France, is the second largest comics festival in Europe after the Lucca Comics & Games of Italy, and the third biggest in the world after Lucca and the Comiket of Japan. It has occurred every year since 1974, on the last weekend of January; the 2026 edition was cancelled amidst an artists' boycott to the festival organizer 9emeArt+, accused of mismanagement.