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Every Comedy Festival With Open Submissions in February

Updated: Apr 30, 2020


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

Stand-Up

Paul Bunyan Comedy Fest - Deadline Feb. 1st (show dates April 24-25, 2020)

Bend Comedy Festival - Deadline Feb. 15th (show dates May 14-16, 2020)

Laughing Skull Comedy Festival - Deadline Feb. 27th (show dates April 23-26, 2020)

Cbus Comedy Festival: Deadline Feb. 29th (show dates May 28-30, 2020)

Western Oregon Comedy Competition - Deadline Feb. 29th (visit site for details on show dates)

Show Me Funny Festival - Deadline details on their website (show dates this summer)

Black Girl Giggles Comedy Festival - Deadline March 1st (show dates July 1-6, 2020)

San Diego Comedy Festival - Deadline March 1st (show dates May 14-24, 2020)

Limestone Comedy Festival - Deadline March 15th (show dates May 28-30, 2020)

NOHO Comedy Festival - Deadline March 25th (show dates May 14-16, 2020)

Cannabis Comedy Festival - Deadline March 25th (show dates Apr. 18-19, 2020)

Meadowlands Comedy Festival - Deadline March 31st (show dates Apr. 21-26, 2020)

Altercation Comedy Fest - Deadline info not known at this time (show dates Sept. 23-26, 2020)

Motor City Comedy Festival - Early Bird ends March 10 overall May 31st (show dates Sept. 17-20, 2020)

Turnpike Comedy Festival - Early Bird ends Feb. 29th overall May 31st (show dates June 24-25, 2020)

She-Devil Comedy Festival - Early Bird ends May 1st overall July 1st (show dates Oct. 21-23, 2020)

Aberdeen International Comedy Festival - Deadline in June (show dates Oct. 1-11, 2020)

Windsor Comedy Fest/Next Best Comic - Deadline Oct. 20, 2020 (finale show in late Dec. 2020)

Asheville Comedy Festival - Deadline May 30th (show dates Aug. 12-15, 2020)


Stand-Up/Improv/Sketch

Jersey City Comedy Festival: Deadline Feb. 29th (show dates June 10-13, 2020)

Omaha Comedy Fest - Deadline March 1st (show dates May 21-24, 2020)

Charm City Comedy Fest - Deadline March 4th (show dates Apr. 29-May 10, 2020)

Out of Bounds Comedy Festival - Early Bird ends March 1st overall March 31st (show dates Aug. 27th -Sept. 2nd, 2020)

Coachella Valley Improv/Comedy Festival - Cheaper fee ends Feb. 28th overall March 20th (show dates May 29-31, 2020)

Art of Female Comedy Festival - Deadline March 31st (show dates July 16-19, 2020)

Hell Yes Fest - Deadline May 10th (show dates Nov. 11-15, 2020)

Milwaukee Comedy Festival - Early Bird ends Feb. 29th overall May 3rd (show dates Aug. 5-9, 2020)

Stand-Up/Improv/Sketch/Variety

Ain't She Funny Fest: Deadline Feb. 15th (show dates May 8-9, 2020)


Stand-Up/Improv/Sketch/Solo

Impride Comedy Festival - Deadline Apr. 15th (show dates July 9-12, 2020)


Stand-Up/Improv/Sketch/Video & Film

Palm Springs International Comedy Festival - Deadline March 1st (show dates May 22-25, 2020)

Stand-up/Sketch/Storyteller

International Lady Laughs Comedy Festival - Deadline March 10th (show dates Apr. 23-25, 2020)

Stand-Up/Improv/Sketch/Musical/Burlesque/Anything Nerdy

Chicago Nerd Comedy Fest - Deadline March 6th (show dates May 6-9, 2020)


Stand-Up/Improv/Sketch/Show/Storyteller/Burlesque

Madison Comedy Week- Deadline March 1st (show dates June 14-21, 2020)

Stand-Up/Improv/Musical/Show/Podcast

Big Pine Comedy Festival - Deadline June 4th (show dates Sept. 16-20, 2020)


Stand-Up/Musical/Show/Podcast

Rubber City Comedy Festival - Deadline end of March (show dates May 13-16, 2020)

40 For 40 Fest - Deadline May 4th (show dates Aug. 5-9, 2020)


Stand-Up/Musical/Podcast

Cactus Comedy Classic - Early Bird ends Feb. 29th overall March 15th (show dates Apr. 30-May 2, 2020)

Sketch

Austin Sketch Fest - Deadline Feb. 15th (show dates May 20-24, 2020)

Philly Sketchfest - Deadline March 13th (show dates June 4-7, 2020)

Portland Sketchfest - Early Birds ends March 21st overall Apr. 30th (show dates July 23-25, 2020)

Musical Improv/Unscripted Play

Unscripted Play Festival - Early Bird ends March 31st overall June (show dates)


Improv

The Nestival - Deadline Feb. 12th (show dates Apr. 23-35, 2020)

Atlanta Improv Festival - Deadline Feb. 17th (show dates Apr. 23-25, 2020)

NYC ImprovFest - Deadline Feb. 17th (show dates March 20-21, 2020)

San Jose Improv Festival - Deadline March 1st (show dates June 11-14, 2020)

We the People Improv Festival - Deadline March 9th (July 15-18, 2020)

The Dramatic Improv Festival - Deadline March 15th (show dates Sept. 11-13, 2020)

Orlando Comedy Festival - Ends March 28th (show dates June 26-27, 2020)

The Australian Improv Festival - Deadline Apr. 1st (show dates June 5-7, 2020)

Stumptown Improv Festival - Deadline Apr. 5th (show dates June 25-27, 2020)

Damn Good Improv Festival - Deadline Apr. 24th (show dates Sept. 3-6, 2020)


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erin
Feb 07, 2020

Portland Oregon's Stumptown Improv Festival opens submissions on February 14 and closes them on April 5!

Festival dates are June 25-28.

Details at StumptownImprov.com

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hillary
Feb 05, 2020

Laughs Unlimited's 40/40 Fest in Sacramento, submissions close May 1. Open now for stand up and musical comedy.


Cactus Comedy Classic (Glendale, AZ), submissions close March 15. Now open for stand up & musical comedy.


Noho Comedy Festival, submissions close March 1.

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tyson.purcell
Feb 05, 2020

FYI 2: Madison Comedy Week

https://facebook.com/madisoncomedyweek/

https://www.madisoncomedyweek.com/

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jcjaffe1000
Feb 04, 2020

FYI: there is also one in Akron: https://rubbercitycomedyfestival.com/

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