Every Comedy Festival With Open Submissions in December

We combed the internet for comedy festivals that have open submissions during the month of December 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

Windy City Comedy Festival - Early Bird going now, deadline info to come (show dates Aug. 6-9)

Athens Comedy Festival (Athens, GA) - Deadline info to come (show dates May 1-2)

Harco Comedy Festival (Hartford, MD) - Deadline Dec. 5th (show dates Feb. 9-15)

Jersey City Comedy Festival - Early Bird ends Dec. 31st, overall Mar. 31st (show dates June 9-13)

Corkscrew Comedy Festival (Santa Ynez, CA) - Early Bird ends Dec. 31st, overall Feb. 28th (show dates June 19-21)

Asheville Comedy Festival (Asheville, NC) - Deadline. Jan. 1st (show dates Apr. 2-4)

World Series of Comedy (Various cities) - Multiple deadlines, submit soon (multiple dates)

Ram Comedy Festival (Derby, England) - Deadline Jan. 31st (show dates May 28 - June 6)

Saratoga Comedy Festival (Saratoga Springs, NY) - Early Bird ends Jan. 31st, overall June 1st (show dates Sept. 11-12)

Vail Comedy Festival (Vail, CO) - Deadline Feb. 14th (show dates May 22-24)

Mountain Fresh Comedy Festival (Breckenridge, CO) - Early Bird ends Feb. 14th, overall June 30th (show dates Oct. 8-10)

Meadowlands Comedy Festival (Secaucus, NJ) - Early Bird period going now, deadline Mar. 31st (show dates April 2026)

Stand-Up/Storytelling

Bergamot Comedy Festival (Santa Monica) - Deadline Dec. 31st (show dates Mar. 24-28)

Film

New York Comedy Film Festival - Deadline Dec. 5th (show dates Feb. 15-22)

Austin Comedy Film Festival - Next deadline Dec. 31st, overall June 30th (show date Sept. 19, 2026)

Short Film

Funny Under Fifteen Minutes (Hamilton, NY) - Next deadline Dec. 8th, overall Feb. 8th (show dates Mar. 13-15)

Cookies & Comedy Film Festival (Pittsburgh) - Deadline Dec. 31st (show date Mar. 14)

Short Film/Animation

Short Com International Comedy Film & Animation Festival (UK) - Early Bird ends Dec. 19th, overall July10th (show dates Sept. 26-Oct. 5)

Fringe

Brighton Fringe - Early Bird ends Dec. 3rd, reopens Jan. 5th (show dates May 1-31)

Rik Mayall Comedy Festival (Droitwich, UK) - Deadline Mar. 27th (show dates May 29-June 6)

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

Sketch

Newfoundland and Labrador Sketchfest (Canada) - Deadline Jan. 12th (show dates May 12-17)

Stand-Up/Improv/Sketch/Musical/Variety/Podcast

Brisbane Comedy Festival - Multiple dates, last deadline Jan. 12th (show dates Apr. 24-May 25)

Stand-Up/Improv/Sketch/Musical/Variety/Burlesque (and more)

Midsummer Comedy Fest (Stockholm) - Deadline Feb. 9th (show dates June 24-28)

Stand-Up/Improv/Musical/Variety/Clown

Hastings Comedy Festival (Hastings, England) - Deadline Feb. 28th (show dates June 1-7)

Stand-Up/Improv/Sketch/Alt Comedy

Glasgow International Comedy Festival - Multiple deadlines, overall Jan. 9th (show dates Mar. 11-29)

Improv/Sketch/Clown/Alt Comedy/Character

Dallas Indie Comedy Festival - Early Bird ends Jan. 1st, overall Jan. 31st (show dates Apr. 9-12)

Stand-Up/Improv/Variety

Traverse City Comedy Festival (Traverse City, MI) - Deadline Jan. 5th (show dates Apr. 16-19)

Stand-Up/Improv

Good Vibes Comedy Festival (Memphis) - Early Bird ends Dec. 25th, final deadline Feb. 15th (show dates Apr. 16-18)

Riot Comedy Festival (Houston) - Deadline Dec. 31st (show dates Mar. 25-28) note: improv is for Houston-based acts

RISE Comedy Festival (Denver) - Early Bird ends Feb. 28th, overall May 15th (show dates July 24-Aug. 1)

Improv

Mobile Improv Comedy Carnival (Mobile, AL) - Cheaper fee ends Dec. 13th, overall Dec. 28th (show dates Apr. 17&18)

Happy Valley XL Improv Festival (State College, PA) - Early Bird ends Dec. 31st, overall Jan. 15th (show dates May 14-17)

Hartford Improv Festival - Early Bird ends Jan. 1st, overall Jan. 16th (show dates Mar. 26-29)

Northwest Improv Fest (Spokane) - Deadline Jan. 11th (show dates Apr. 23-25)

Big Scene Improv Festival (London) - Deadline Jan. 25th (show dates May 13-17)

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