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Listed by month for 2025, click the link for more information. If it’s not listed, it’s not confirmed yet

JANUARY 2025

• WET CITY COMEDY FESTIVAL: Jan. 3-5, Seattle
• SF SKETCHFEST: Jan. 16 to Feb. 2, San Francisco
• JUST FOR LAUGHS BERMUDA: Jan. 22-25

FEBRUARY 2025

• SAND UP COMEDY FESTIVAL: Feb. 13-15, South Walton, Florida
• JUST FOR LAUGHS VANCOUVER: Feb. 13-23, Canada
• ADELAIDE FRINGE: Feb. 21 to March 23, Australia
• SLO COMEDY FESTIVAL: Feb. 27 to March 2, San Luis Obispo, Calif.

MARCH 2025

• GILDA’S LAUGHFEST: March 5-9, Grand Rapids, Mich.
• SXSW: March 7-10, Austin
• ASPEN LAUGH: March 11-15, Aspen, Colo.
• MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL COMEDY FESTIVAL: March 26 to April 20, Australia
• LIL RHODY LAUGH RIOT: March 27-30, Providence, RI
• BERGAMOT COMEDY FESTIVAL: March 31 to April 5, Santa Monica, Calif.

APRIL 2025

• BOSTON COMEDY FESTIVAL CONTEST: April 1-5
• RIOT COMEDY FESTIVAL: April 3-6, Houston
• NASHVILLE COMEDY FESTIVAL: April 3-15
• MOONTOWER COMEDY FESTIVAL: April 9-19, Austin
• SYDNEY COMEDY FESTIVAL: April 21 to May 18, Australia.

MAY 2025

• BRIGHTON FRINGE: May 2 to June 1, England
• NZ INT’L COMEDY FEST: May 2-25, Auckland and Wellington, New Zealand
• VAIL COMEDY FESTIVAL: May 23-25, Colorado
• WELLS COMEDY FESTIVAL: May 23-25, England
• LIMESTONE COMEDY FESTIVAL: May 29-31, Bloomington, Ind.

JUNE 2025

• FALLOUT FRINGE: June 3-25, Las Vegas, Nev.
• NORTH TO SHORE FESTIVAL: Asbury Park; Atlantic City; Newark, NJ
• JERSEY CITY COMEDY FESTIVAL: June 10-14, NJ

JULY 2025

• FUN & DUMB IMPROV FESTIVAL: July 10-13, Brooklyn
• GRINDSTONE COMEDY FESTIVAL: Edmonton, Canada
• JFL MONTREAL: July 16-27, Montreal, Canada
• ASHEVILLE COMEDY FESTIVAL: July 31 to Aug. 2, Aug. 7-9, Asheville, North Carolina

AUGUST 2025

• EDINBURGH FESTIVAL FRINGE: Aug. 1-25, Edinburgh, Scotland
• JUST FOR LAUGHS QUEBEC: Aug. 6-17, Quebec City, Canada
• LUCILLE BALL COMEDY FESTIVAL: Jamestown, NY
• HAMPTON BEACH COMEDY FESTIVAL: Aug. 12-17, NH
• BLUE WHALE COMEDY FESTIVAL: Aug. 14-17, Tulsa, Okla.
• SAN FRANCISCO COMEDY COMPETITION: Aug. 29 to Sept. 20, across the Bay Area

SEPTEMBER 2025

• COLUMBUS COMEDY FESTIVAL: Sept. 4-7, Ohio
• TOKYO INTERNATIONAL COMEDY FESTIVAL: Sept. 11-21, Japan
• GREAT OUTDOORS COMEDY FESTIVAL: Sept. 12-14, Vancouver, B.C.
• MOTOR CITY COMEDY FESTIVAL: Sept. 17-21, Detroit
• GREENWICH COMEDY FESTIVAL: Sept. 17-21, London, England
• HIGH PLAINS COMEDY FESTIVAL: Sept. 18-20, Denver
• JUST FOR LAUGHS TORONTO: Sept. 18-27, Toronto, Canada
• HAWAII COMEDY FESTIVAL: Sept. 19-20, Honolulu
• ABERDEEN COMEDY FESTIVAL: Sept. 22 to Oct. 5, Scotland
• DUBLIN WEST COMEDY FEST: Sept. 25-27, Dublin, Ireland
• RIYADH COMEDY FESTIVAL: Sept. 26 to Oct. 8, Saudi Arabia

OCTOBER 2025

• DUBAI COMEDY FESTIVAL: Oct. 2-12, United Arab Emirates
• BIG DIAMOND COMEDY FESTIVAL: Oct. 2-4, Bentonville, Arkansas
• LATINA COMEDY FESTIVAL: Oct. 2-4, Chicago
• ROGUE ISLAND COMEDY FESTIVAL: Oct. 9-13, Rhode Island
• BECAUSE THEY’RE FUNNY: Oct. 10-12, Washington, D.C.
• ATLANTIC CITY COMEDY FESTIVAL: Oct. 11-12, New Jersey
• NYC SKETCHFEST: Oct. 16-19
• CATSKILLS COMEDY FESTIVAL: Oct. 17-19, New York
• GALWAY COMEDY FESTIVAL: Oct. 21-27, Ireland
• 10,000 LAUGHS COMEDY FESTIVAL: Oct. 23-25, Minnesota

NOVEMBER 2025

• SEATTLE INTERNATIONAL COMEDY COMPETITION: All month across Western Washington
• 312 COMEDY FESTIVAL: Nov. 4-9, Chicago
• NEW YORK COMEDY FESTIVAL: Nov. 7-16, NYC
• JUST FOR LAUGHS SYDNEY: Nov. 10-22, Australia
• FLYOVER COMEDY FEST: Nov. 13-16, St. Louis, Mo.
• JUST FOR LAUGHS SINGAPORE: Nov. 24 to Dec. 15

2026

BIG PINE COMEDY FESTIVAL: Chandler, Ariz. NOTE 2026 Dates in April 8-11, 2026 submissions in September

for reference, here were the 2024 fests…

JANUARY 2024

• SF SKETCHFEST (Jan. 18 to Feb. 4, 2024): San Francisco since January 2002.

FEBRUARY 2024

• SAND UP COMEDY FESTIVAL: Feb. 14-17, South Walton, Florida
• JFL VANCOUVER: Feb. 15-24, British Columbia, Canada
• BLUE HEAVEN COMEDY FESTIVAL: Feb. 15-18, 2024, Philadelphia
• ADELAIDE FRINGE: Feb. 16 to March 17, 2024, Australia
• ASPEN LAUGH FESTIVAL: Feb. 21-24, 2024, Colorado
• SLO COMEDY FESTIVAL: Feb. 22-25, 2024, in San Luis Obispo, Calif.

MARCH 2024

• GILDA’S LAUGHFEST: March 6-10, 2024, Grand Rapids, Mich.
• SXSW: March 8-12, 2024, Austin
• JUST FOR LAUGHS LONDON: March 14-17, 2024
• BOSTON COMEDY FESTIVAL: March 26-30, 2024
• MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL COMEDY FESTIVAL: March 29 to April 21, 2024

APRIL 2024

• BERGAMOT COMEDY FESTIVAL (April 1-6, 2024): A week-long comedic arts festival where comedy and culture collide through curated programming in Santa Monica, Calif.
• RIOT COMEDY FESTIVAL: April 4-7, 2024, Houston
• MOONTOWER/JUST FOR LAUGHS: April 10-21, 2024, Austin
• NASHVILLE COMEDY FESTIVAL: April 12-21, 2024
• SYDNEY COMEDY FESTIVAL: April 22 to May 19, 2024, Australia.
• GRAND ELECTRIC COMEDY FESTIVAL: April 29 to May 18, 2024, Sydney, Australia.
• UPPER LEFT COMEDY FEST: April 25-27, 2024, Seattle

MAY 2024

• NETFLIX IS A JOKE: THE FESTIVAL: May 1-12, 2024, Los Angeles
• RIP CITY COMEDY FEST: May 2-4, 2024, Portland, Ore.
• BRIGHTON FRINGE: May 3 to June 2, 2024, Brighton, England
• NZ INT’L COMEDY FEST: May 3-26, 2024, Auckland and Wellington, New Zealand
• RED CLAY COMEDY FESTIVAL: May 9-11, 2024, Atlanta
• CLOUDTOP COMEDY FESTIVAL: May 9-12, 2024, Santa Fe
• HAWAII COMEDY FESTIVAL: May 17-18, 2024, Honolulu
• VAIL COMEDY FESTIVAL: May 24-26, 2024, Colorado
• WELLS COMEDY FESTIVAL: May 24-26, 2024, Wells, England
• LIMESTONE COMEDY FESTIVAL: May 31 to June 2, 2024, Bloomington, Ind.

JUNE 2024

• KILKENNY CAT LAUGHS: May 31 to June 3, 2024, Kilkenny, Ireland
• BERT KREISCHER’S FULLY LOADED COMEDY FESTIVAL: Tour dates and locations TBD
• NORTH TO SHORE FESTIVAL: June 10-16, Asbury Park; June 17-23, Atlantic City; June 24-30, Newark, NJ
• JERSEY CITY COMEDY FESTIVAL: June 13-15, NJ

JULY 2024

• GRINDSTONE COMEDY FESTIVAL: July 3-7, 2024, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
• GREAT OUTDOORS COMEDY FESTIVAL: July 12-14, 2024, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
• CREATURES COMEDY FESTIVAL: July 19-28, 2024, Manchester, England (Ed Fringe previews)
• JFL MONTREAL: Industry events July 24-27, 2024. CANCELLED!!!

AUGUST 2024

• EDINBURGH FESTIVAL FRINGE: Aug. 2-26, Edinburgh, Scotland
• LUCILLE BALL COMEDY FESTIVAL: Aug. 1-4, Jamestown, NY
• HAMPTON BEACH COMEDY FESTIVAL: Aug. 14-18, NH
• COLUMBUS COMEDY FESTIVAL: Aug. 14-18, Ohio
• HARTBEAT WEEKEND: Aug. 29 to Sept. 1, Las Vegas
• CAMP COMEDY FESTIVAL: Aug. 29 to Sept. 2, Otis, Mass.

SEPTEMBER 2024

• WHATS FUNNY COMEDY FESTIVAL: Sept. 16-22, Chicago
• LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL: Las Vegas
• BIG PINE COMEDY FESTIVAL: Sept. 26-28, Chandler, Ariz.
• SKANKFEST VEGAS ATTACKS!: Sept. 27-29, Las Vegas
• BECAUSE THEY’RE FUNNY: Sept. 27-29, Washington, D.C.

OCTOBER 2024

• MILWAUKEE COMEDY FESTIVAL: Oct. 1-6, Milwaukee, Wisc.
• GALWAY COMEDY FESTIVAL: Oct. 22-28, 2024, Ireland

NOVEMBER 2024

• NEW YORK COMEDY FESTIVAL: Nov. 8-17, NYC
• JUST FOR LAUGHS SYDNEY: Australia
• ALTERCATION COMEDY FESTIVAL: Nov. 13-16, 2024, Austin

DECEMBER 2024

• LOUISIANA BIG GATOR COMEDY FESTIVAL: Dec. 12-14, New Orleans