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
Fountain City Comedy Festival (Kansas City, MO) - Early Bird ends Apr. 1st, overall June 15th (show dates Sept. 12-14)
Good Vibes Comedy Festival (Memphis) - Deadline Apr. 5th (show dates Apr. 19&20)
Motor City Comedy Festival (Detroit) - Early Bird ends Apr. 7th, overall Apr. 28th (show dates Sept. 19-22)
Redlands Comedy Festival (Redlands, CA) - Opening Apr. 26th
Comedy Chateau Comedy Festival (Hollywood) - Deadline Apr. 30th (show dates June 8-15)
North Carolina Comedy Festival (Greensboro, NC) - Deadline Apr. 30th (show dates Sept. 18-22)
Milwaukee Comedy Festival - Deadline Apr. 30th (show dates Oct. 1-6)
5th Borough Comedy Festival (NYC) - More details to come (show dates Sept. 19-22)
Lookout Comedy Festival (Chattanooga, TN) - Early Bird ends Apr. 30th, overall June 30th (show dates Oct. 16-19)
Big Sky Comedy Festival (Billings, MT) - Early Bird ends May 22nd, overall July 11th (show dates Oct. 2-5)
Seattle Dates - Early Bird ends May 1st, overall May 31st (show dates Sept. 18-21)
Portland Dates - Early Bird ends May 1st, overall May 31st (show dates Oct. 9-12)
Burbank Comedy Festival - Early Bird ends May 1st, overall June 1st (show dates Aug. 11-17)
Asheville Comedy Festival (Asheville, NC) - Deadline May 10th (show dates in August)
The Ladies Room Comedy Fest (New York City) - Early Bird ends May 18th, overall Sept. 15th (show dates Nov. 9-10)
Big Diamond Comedy Festival (Bentonville, AR) - Deadline May 31st (show dates Oct. 3-5)
Whale City Comedy Festival (New Bedford, MA) - Deadline June 1st (show dates Aug. 28-Sept. 1)
Mountain Fresh Comedy Festival (Breckenridge, CO) - Deadline June 15th (show dates Oct. 10-13)
Colorado Queer Comedy Festival (Boulder, CO) - Deadline July 1st (show dates Oct. 3-6)
Hell Yes Fest (New Orleans) - Early Bird ends June 1st, overall July 22nd (show dates Nov. 11-18)
Finger Lakes Comedy Festival (Ithaca, NY) - Deadline Aug. 1st (show dates Sept. 26-28)
World Series of Comedy (Various, Main Event in Vegas) - Various satellite deadlines, main event deadline Aug. 18th (various show dates, main event Sept. 22-28)
Hubcap Comedy Festival (Canada) - Deadline Aug. 31st (show dates Jan. 29 - Feb. 1, 2025)
Altercation Comedy Festival (Austin) - Deadline info coming soon (show dates Nov. 13-16)
Windsor Comedy Festival (Ontario) - Deadline Oct. 20th (live finale show Dec. 27th)
Fringe
Edinburgh Fringe Festival - Deadline Apr. 10th (show dates Aug. 2-26)
Hollywood Fringe - Deadline Apr. 15th (show dates June 13-30)
Greater Manchester Fringe - Brochure deadline at the end of April (show dates July 1-31)
Brighton Fringe - Deadline May 1st (show dates May 3 - June 3)
Sketch
Portland Sketch Comedy Festival - Deadline May 1st (show dates June 25-27)
Stand-Up/Sketch, Short & Animated Film/Podcasts
Laugh After Dark ComedyFest (Vegas) - Standard fee ends May 10th, overall May 31st (show dates Oct 7-9)
Stand-Up/Improv/Video Short/Podcasts
Tower City Comedy Festival (Paris, TX) - Early Bird ends Apr. 30th (show dates Jan. 23-25)
Stand-Up/Improv/Sketch/Musical/Storytelling
Laugh Riot Grrrl (Los Angeles) - Deadline Apr. 1st (show dates June 3-10)
Stand-Up/Improv/Sketch/Musical/Burlesque/Drag/Variety
Uncloseted Comedy Pride Festival - Deadline Apr. 30th (show dates )
Stand-Up/Improv/Sketch/Burlesque/Storytelling/Variety
Madison Comedy Week - Deadline Mid-April (show dates Aug. 4-11)
Stand-Up/Improv/Sketch/Variety
Omaha Comedy Fest - Deadline Apr. 12th (show dates Sept. 26-29)
Flyover Comedy Festival (St. Louis, MO) - Deadline May 31st (show dates Nov. 14-16)
Stand-Up/Improv/Sketch
Blue Whale Comedy Festival (Tulsa, OK) - Deadline May 1st (show dates. Aug. 22-24)
Portland Maine Comedy Fest - Early Bird ends Apr. 30th, overall May 24th (show dates Sept. 5-8)
First Coast Comedy Festival (Jacksonville, FL) - Early Bird ends May 2nd, still early fee ends May 31st (show dates Oct. 10-13)
Film
Chicago Comedy Film Festival - Deadline Apr. 6th (show date Nov. 9, 2024)
Sketch/Film
Philly Sketchfest - Film regular deadline Apr. 1st, overall Apr. 30 (show date June 5th)
Stand-Up/Sketch/Film/Web Series/Pilot
Portland Comedy Film Festival - Regular deadline May 31st, overall July 31st (show date Oct. 14)
Stand-Up/Improv/Sketch/Short, Animated & Sketch Film/Pilot
Pack Fest (Los Angeles) -
Stand-Up/Improv/Sketch/Variety - Deadline May 15th
Film/Pilot: Cheaper fee ends May 26th, overall June 30th (show dates Aug. 29-Sept. 1)
Feature, Short, & Animated Film/Video Sketch/Pilot/Web Series/Music Video
LA Comedy Film Festival - Cheaper fee ends Apr. 19th, overall July 19th (show dates Sept. 5-15)
Feature & Short Film/Pilot/Screenplay Short
Ha Ha Harvest Comedy and Film Festival (Portland, OR) - Cheaper Fee ends Aug. 22nd, overall Oct. 10 (show dates Nov. 20-24)
Stand-Up/Improv/Variety
Last Best Comedy Fest (Bozeman, MT) - Early Bird ends Apr. 1st, overall May 15th (show dates Sept. 12-14)
Stand-Up/Improv
RISE Comedy Festival (Denver, CO) - Deadline May 15th (show dates July 26-Aug. 4)
Musical Improv
Bay Area Musical Improv Festival (Oakland, CA) - Deadline June 1st (show dates Oct. 25-27)
Improv
Fun & Dumb Improv Festival (Brooklyn, NY) - Deadline Apr. 14th (show dates July 11-14)
Improv Fest Ireland - Deadline Apr. 20th (show dates Nov. 13-16)
The Bit Improv Festival (Aurora, Il) - Deadline Apr. 29th (show dates June 21-22)
Asheville Improv Festival - Cheaper Fee ends Apr. 30th, overall May 15th (show dates Oct. 9-13)
Detroit Improv Festival - Deadline May 31st (show dates Aug. 7-11)
Secret City Improv Festival (Oak Ridge, TN) - Deadline June 15th (show dates Sept. 27-29)
Big Pond Improv Festival (Burlington, VT) - Deadline July 15th (show dates Sept. 12-15)
Third Coast Comedy Festival (Nashville, TN) - Deadline July 31 (show dates Nov. 7-9)
Not Festivals, But Cool!
Play Series
Neurodivergent New Play Series (Brooklyn, NY) - Deadline after 100 submissions monthly
Fellowship for Latinx ATL-Based Comedians
Climate Cultura (Atlanta, GA) - Deadline May 5th
Awards Show
All the Laughs Comedy Awards (ATL) - Cheaper fee ends Apr. 1st, overall Aug. 1st (show dates Sept. 27-29)
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