Every Comedy Festival With Open Submissions in April

We combed the internet for comedy festivals that have open submissions during the month of April so you don't have to! We have improv, stand-up, sketch and more covered below! Just click the names of the festivals to follow their link! We'll be updating throughout the month as new info comes in so be sure to check back!

Stand-Up

Comedy Chateau International Comedy Festival (LA) - Info coming soon (show dates June 13-20)

Oak City Comedy Festival (Raleigh, NC) - Early Bird ends Apr. 12th, overall June 30th (show dates Oct. 14-18)

Motor City Comedy Festival (Detroit) - Deadline Apr. 15th (show dates Sept. 17-21)

Big Laughs Fest (Sedona, AZ) - Deadline mid May (show dates Sept. 17-19)

Laugh Out Loveland (Loveland, CO) - Deadline May 31st (show dates July 30-Aug. 2)

Big Diamond Comedy Festival (Bentonville, AR) - Deadline May 31st (show dates Oct. 22-24)

NEPA Comedy Festival (The Poconos) - Deadline May 31st (show dates Oct. 8-10)

Saratoga Comedy Festival (Saratoga Springs, NY) - Deadline June 1st (show dates Sept. 11-12)

Mountain Fresh Comedy Festival (Breckenridge, CO) - Cheaper fee ends June 1st, overall June 30th (show dates Oct. 8-10)

Colorado Queer Comedy Festival (Denver) - Deadline June 30th (show dates Oct. 1-4)

HaHa Harvest Comedy Festival (Hoboken & Jersey City) - Regular Fee ends June 30th, overall Aug. 7 (Oct. 2-4)

World Series of Comedy (Various cities) - Multiple deadlines, overall Aug. 16th (multiple dates)

Hubcap Comedy Festival (New Brunswick, Can.) - Deadline Aug. 31st (show dates Jan. 20-23)

Seattle International Comedy Competition - Deadline Sept. 6th (show dates in November)

Film

Woodstock Film Festival (Woodstock, NY) - Regular fee ends May 8th, overall June 12th (show dates Oct. 14-18)

Austin Comedy Film Festival - Cheaper Fee ends May 31st, overall June 30th (show date Sept. 19, 2026)

Portland Comedy Film Festival - Regular deadline May 31st, overall June 30th (show date Oct. 12)

Stand-Up/Digital Short

Bend Comedy Festival (Bend, OR) - Cheaper Fee ends Apr. 30th, overall May 15th (show dates Sept. 4-6)

Stand-Up/Film/Solo

Neurotica Fest (NYC) - Deadline May 15th (show dates Sept. 10-13)

Short Film/Animation

Short Com International Comedy Film & Animation Festival (UK) - Next deadline May 22nd, overall July10th (show dates Aug. 14-Sept. 25)

Stand-Up/Improv/Short/Podcast

Tower City Comedy Festival (Paris, TX) - Regular fee ends July 31st, overall Aug. 31st (show dates Jan. 28-30)

Sketch

Portland Sketch Comedy Festival - Deadline Apr. 5th (show dates July23-25)

Fringe

Edinburgh Fringe - Final deadline Apr. 8th (Show dates Aug. 7-31)

Hollywood Fringe - Deadline Apr. 15th (show dates June 11-28)

Brighton Fringe - Multiple deadlines, overall Apr. 24th (show dates May 1-31)

Greater Manchester Fringe - Brochure deadline May 15, overall June 25th (show dates July 1-31)

Stand-Up/Improv/Sketch/Clown/Character/Variety

Jamboree (Philadelphia) - Deadline Apr. 18th (show dates July 9-12)

Stand-Up/Improv

Omaha Comedy Festival - Early Bird ends Apr. 13th, overall Apr. 30th (show dates Sept. 24-27)

RISE Comedy Festival (Denver) - Deadline May 15th (show dates July 24-Aug. 1)

Improv/Sketch

The Fest Vol. 2 (Chicago) - Deadline Apr. 30th (show dates Sept. 4&5)

Improv

Yo Adrienne! Improv Festival (Philadelphia, PA) - Deadline Apr. 30th (show dates July 31-Aug. 2)

Detroit Improv Festival - Deadline Apr. 30th (show dates Aug. 5-8)

ImprovCon (San Diego) - Deadline Apr. 30th (show dates Aug. 20-23)

Dramatic Improv Festival (Chicago) - Deadline Apr. 30th(show dates Aug. 20-23)

Secret Improv Fest (Oak Ridge, TN) - Deadline June 15th (show dates Oct. 8-10)

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