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Guides

Every guide, soonest first

A festival guide follows one festival from its rooms to the whole trip. A city guide starts from your show and measures the city from its door.

City guide

Austin

Out of Bounds Comedy Festival, 5–8 November 2026

37 places worth your time, each measured from the festival's rooms, with a board for your picks and the sums for the hours before and after a show.

Festival guide

New York Comedy Festival

6–15 November 2026 · New York, NY

The festival and its comedians, then the city: things to do, dinner and the night around the show, the way back, where to sleep and a budget.

City guide

New York

New York Comedy Festival, 6–15 November 2026

40 places worth your time, each measured from the festival's rooms, with a board for your picks and the sums for the hours before and after a show.

City guide

Boston

Boston Comedy Festival, 10–14 November 2026

43 places worth your time, each measured from the festival's rooms, with a board for your picks and the sums for the hours before and after a show.

Festival guide

SF Sketchfest

14–31 January 2027 · San Francisco, CA

The festival and its comedians, then the city: things to do, dinner and the night around the show, the way back, where to sleep and a budget.

City guide

San Francisco

SF Sketchfest, 14–31 January 2027

42 places worth your time, each measured from the festival's rooms, with a board for your picks and the sums for the hours before and after a show.

City guide

Glasgow

Glasgow International Comedy Festival, 10–28 March 2027

34 places worth your time, each measured from the festival's rooms, with a board for your picks and the sums for the hours before and after a show.

Festival guide

Melbourne International Comedy Festival

24 March – 18 April 2027 · Melbourne, Australia

The festival and its comedians, then the city: things to do, dinner and the night around the show, the way back, where to sleep and a budget.

Festival guide

Edinburgh Festival Fringe

6–30 August 2027 · Edinburgh, Scotland

The festival and its comedians, then the city: things to do, dinner and the night around the show, the way back, where to sleep and a budget.

City guide

Edinburgh

Edinburgh Festival Fringe, 6–30 August 2027

41 places worth your time, each measured from the festival's rooms, with a board for your picks and the sums for the hours before and after a show.

The rest of the festivals on the Guide each have their own page: find yours on the finder.