Questions, answered · By month
What comedy festivals are on in October?
The short answer
Still to come or on now in October 2026, 28 comedy festivals on the Guide are on. The Harrogate Comedy Festival is already running (29 September – 22 November 2026, Harrogate, England), and the last to open is the Nottingham Comedy Festival (30 October – 8 November 2026, Nottingham, England). 20 put on stand-up, 16 improv, 6 sketch, and 1 is a fringe with comedy among the arts.
Comedy festivals in October 2026
- Harrogate Comedy Festival · 29 September – 22 November 2026 · Harrogate, England · Stand-up, Improv
- Melbourne Fringe Festival · 29 September – 18 October 2026 · Melbourne, Australia · Fringe
- Just For Laughs Singapore · 6 October – 1 December 2026 · Singapore · Stand-up
- Festival Imperdible · 8–18 October 2026 · Santiago de Compostela, Spain · Improv
- Dubai Comedy Festival · 9–18 October 2026 · Dubai, United Arab Emirates · Stand-up, Improv
- Desi Comedy Festival · 14–17 October 2026 · United States · Stand-up
- Crooked Mouth Comedy Festival · 15–18 October 2026 · Endicott, NY · Stand-up
- New York Arab American Comedy Festival · 15–17 October 2026 · New York, NY · Stand-up
- Oakland Comedy Festival · 15–17 October 2026 · Oakland, CA · Stand-up
- Scary Strangers Comedy Festival · 15–18 October 2026 · Wentworth Falls, Australia · Improv, Sketch, Stand-up
- Black Women in Comedy Festival · 16–18 October 2026 · Los Angeles, CA · Stand-up, Improv, Sketch
- Brighton Dome Comedy Festival · 16–25 October 2026 · Brighton, England · Stand-up
- Diablo Improv Festival · 16–18 October 2026 · Walnut Creek, California · Improv
- Floodwater Comedy Festival · 16–17 October 2026 · Iowa City, Iowa · Improv, Sketch, Stand-up
- Rivertowns Improv Fall Festival · 16–17 October 2026 · Croton-on-Hudson, New York · Improv
- Fastball Comedy Festival · 17–18 October 2026 · Mesa, AZ · Stand-up
- Cologne Comedy Festival · 20 October – 8 November 2026 · Cologne, Germany · Stand-up
- Galway Comedy Festival · 20–26 October 2026 · Galway, Ireland · Stand-up, Improv
- Naked Stage (Goli oder) · 21–24 October 2026 · Ljubljana, Slovenia · Improv
- Winnipeg Improv Festival · 21–24 October 2026 · Winnipeg, Canada · Improv
- Bay Area Musical Improv Festival · 22–25 October 2026 · Oakland, California · Improv
- Comedy is Art · 22–24 October 2026 · Toronto, Canada · Stand-up, Sketch, Improv
- Würzburger Improtheaterfestival · 22–25 October 2026 · Würzburg, Germany · Improv
- Fountain City Comedy Festival · 23–24 October 2026 · Kansas City, MO · Stand-up
- Make Em Laugh, OK · 23–25 October 2026 · Tulsa, Oklahoma · Improv, Sketch, Stand-up
- Montgomery Comedy Festival · 23 October 2026 · Montgomery, AL · Stand-up
- Laugh After Dark ComedyFest · 26–28 October 2026 · Las Vegas, NV · Stand-up
- Nottingham Comedy Festival · 30 October – 8 November 2026 · Nottingham, England · Stand-up, Improv, Sketch
The months either side
September · November · every festival, soonest first
Sources
- Harrogate Comedy Festival: harrogatetheatre.co.uk ↗
- Melbourne Fringe Festival: melbournefringe.com.au ↗
- Just For Laughs Singapore: jflsingapore.com ↗
- Festival Imperdible: imperdible.gal ↗
- Dubai Comedy Festival: dubaicomedyfest.ae ↗
- Desi Comedy Festival: desicomedyfest.com ↗
- Crooked Mouth Comedy Festival: crookedmouthcomedyfest.com ↗
- New York Arab American Comedy Festival: arabcomedy.com ↗
- Oakland Comedy Festival: oaklandcf.com ↗
- Scary Strangers Comedy Festival: scarystrangers.com ↗
- Black Women in Comedy Festival: bwicf.org ↗
- Brighton Dome Comedy Festival: brightondome.org ↗
- Diablo Improv Festival: diabloimprovfestival.org ↗
- Floodwater Comedy Festival: floodwatercomedy.org ↗
- Rivertowns Improv Fall Festival: blindtigerimprov.com ↗
- Fastball Comedy Festival: fastballcomedy.com ↗
- Cologne Comedy Festival: comedy.cologne ↗
- Galway Comedy Festival: galwaycomedyfestival.ie ↗
- Naked Stage (Goli oder): en.goli-oder.org ↗
- Winnipeg Improv Festival: winnipegimprov.com ↗
- Bay Area Musical Improv Festival: bayareamusicalimprov.com ↗
- Comedy is Art: theatrecentre.org ↗
- Würzburger Improtheaterfestival: improtheaterfestival.de ↗
- Fountain City Comedy Festival: fountaincitycomedyfest.com ↗
- Make Em Laugh, OK: thirdspacetulsa.org ↗
- Montgomery Comedy Festival: mpaconline.org ↗
- Laugh After Dark ComedyFest: laughafterdarkcomedyfest.com ↗
- Nottingham Comedy Festival: nottinghamcomedyfestival.co.uk ↗
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