What comedy festivals are on in 2026?

Comedy Festivals 2026: What's On, Month by Month

The short answer

33 comedy festivals on the Guide are on now or still to come in 2026. The next to open is the Altercation Comedy Festival, 4–7 November 2026, in Austin, TX. On now: the Harrogate Comedy Festival (until 22 November 2026) and Just For Laughs Singapore (until 1 December 2026), and three more. 24 put on stand-up, 18 improv, 7 sketch. Below them, 43 that ran earlier in the year, each linked to its own page.

On now

Harrogate Comedy Festival · 29 September – 22 November 2026 · Harrogate, England · Stand-up, Improv
Just For Laughs Singapore · 6 October – 1 December 2026 · Singapore · Stand-up
Cologne Comedy Festival · 20 October – 8 November 2026 · Cologne, Germany · Stand-up
Nottingham Comedy Festival · 30 October – 8 November 2026 · Nottingham, England · Stand-up, Improv, Sketch
Questors Comedy Festival · 2–4 November 2026 · Ealing, London, England · Stand-up

November 2026

Altercation Comedy Festival · 4–7 November 2026 · Austin, TX · Stand-up
Birmingham Improv Festival · 4–8 November 2026 · Birmingham, England · Improv
312 Comedy Festival · 5–15 November 2026 · Chicago, IL · Stand-up
Bellingham Improv Festival · 5–8 November 2026 · Bellingham, WA · Improv
Desi Comedy Festival · 5–8 November 2026 · United States · Stand-up
IFO Impro Fest Bielefeld · 5–8 November 2026 · Bielefeld, Germany · Improv
Kalamazoo Improv Fest · 5–7 November 2026 · Kalamazoo, MI · Improv
Out of Bounds Comedy Festival · 5–8 November 2026 · Austin, TX · Improv, Sketch, Stand-up
Barcelona Fringe Festival · 6–15 November 2026 · Barcelona, Spain · Stand-up, Improv
New York Comedy Festival · 6–15 November 2026 · New York, NY · Stand-up
Tucson Comedy Arts Festival · 6–14 November 2026 · Tucson, AZ · Improv, Sketch, Stand-up
Queer & Funny Improv Festival · 7–8 November 2026 · Minneapolis, MN · Improv
ITS Comedy Festival · 8–15 November 2026 · Sydney, Australia · Improv, Sketch, Stand-up
Just For Laughs Sydney · 9–22 November 2026 · Sydney, Australia · Stand-up
Boston Comedy Festival · 10–14 November 2026 · Boston, MA · Stand-up
ImproFest · 10–14 November 2026 · Kraków, Poland · Improv
Plano Comedy Festival · 10–15 November 2026 · Plano, TX · Stand-up
Flyover Comedy Festival · 11–15 November 2026 · St. Louis, MO · Stand-up, Improv, Sketch
Montreux Comedy Festival · 11–22 November 2026 · Montreux, Switzerland · Stand-up
New South Comedy Festival · 11–15 November 2026 · Greenville, SC · Stand-up, Sketch, Improv
Helena Comedy Festival · 12–14 November 2026 · Helena, MT · Stand-up
Skankfest X · 13–15 November 2026 · New Orleans, LA · Stand-up
Montclair Comedy Festival · 14–21 November 2026 · Montclair, NJ · Stand-up, Improv, Sketch
Fully Loaded Comedy Festival — Fully Loaded at Sea · 19–23 November 2026 · Miami, FL · Stand-up
Impulsez! · 20–28 November 2026 · Toulouse, France · Improv

December 2026

Vermont Comedy Festival · 3–6 December 2026 · Bridgewater, VT · Stand-up
Impro INvention (Improvention) · 7–13 December 2026 · Canberra, Australia · Improv
Improv Festivus · 10–12 December 2026 · Richmond, VA · Improv

Earlier in 2026

March

Bath Comedy Festival · 21 March – 19 April 2026 · Bath, England · Stand-up

April

The Comedy Land · 24–25 April 2026 · Mumbai, India · Stand-up
Montreal Sketchfest · 30 April – 9 May 2026 · Montreal, Canada · Sketch

May

Machynlleth Comedy Festival · 1–3 May 2026 · Machynlleth, Wales · Stand-up

June

Great American Comedy Festival · 17–20 June 2026 · Norfolk, NE · Stand-up, Improv

August

Camden Fringe · 3–30 August 2026 · London, England · Fringe, Stand-up, Sketch, Improv
Lucille Ball Comedy Festival · 6–9 August 2026 · Jamestown, NY · Stand-up

September

Motor City Comedy Festival · 17–20 September 2026 · Detroit, MI · Stand-up
Aberdeen Comedy Festival · 19 September – 4 October 2026 · Aberdeen, Scotland · Stand-up
Whats Funny Comedy Festival · 19–26 September 2026 · Chicago, IL · Stand-up
The Lambeth Fringe · 24 September – 25 October 2026 · London, England · Fringe, Stand-up, Improv
Melbourne Fringe Festival · 29 September – 18 October 2026 · Melbourne, Australia · Fringe
Cleveland Comedy Festival · 30 September – 3 October 2026 · Cleveland, OH · Stand-up

October

Birmingham Comedy Festival · 2–11 October 2026 · Birmingham, England · Stand-up, Improv
Milwaukee Comedy Festival · 5–11 October 2026 · Milwaukee, WI · Stand-up
Big Sky Comedy Festival · 6–10 October 2026 · Billings, MT · Stand-up
Springs Comedy Festival · 7–11 October 2026 · Colorado Springs, CO · Stand-up
Festival Imperdible · 8–18 October 2026 · Santiago de Compostela, Spain · Improv
Mountain Fresh Comedy Festival · 8–10 October 2026 · Breckenridge, CO · Stand-up
Rogue Island Comedy Festival · 8–11 October 2026 · Newport, RI · Stand-up
Atlantic City Comedy Festival · 9–10 October 2026 · Atlantic City, NJ · Stand-up
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, CA · Improv
Floodwater Comedy Festival · 16–17 October 2026 · Iowa City, IA · Improv, Sketch, Stand-up
Rivertowns Improv Fall Festival · 16–17 October 2026 · Croton-on-Hudson, NY · Improv
Fastball Comedy Festival · 17–18 October 2026 · Mesa, AZ · 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, CA · 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, OK · 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

The year after

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Plan the trip

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