Every Comedy Festival With Open Submissions in June

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

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)

Big Tomato Comedy Festival (San Diego, CA) - Deadline June 5th (show dates Aug. 20-23)

Baltimore Comedy Festival - Deadline June 5th (show dates Sept. 2-7)

La Copa de Chiste (NYC) - Deadline June 10th (show date July 18)

Laugh After Dark Comedy Fest (Las Vegas) - Extended deadline June 12, overall June 30th (show dates Oct. 26-28)

Let's Fest 6 (Indianapolis) - Deadline June 15th (show dates Sept. 3-6)

Asheville Comedy Festival (Asheville, NC) - Deadline June 22nd (show dates Aug. 6-8)

Keep It Clean Komedy Festival (Hartford, CT) - Deadline June 23rd (show date July 25)

Eyes Up Here Comedy Festival (Jersey City) - Deadline June 28th (show dates July 22-24, Aug. 8th)

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)

Oak City Comedy Festival (Raleigh, NC) - Deadline June 30th (show dates Oct. 14-18)

Latina Comedy Festival (Chicago) - Deadline June 30th (show dates Oct. 1-3)

Lookout Comedy Festival (Chattanooga, TN) - Deadline June 30th (show dates Oct. 14-17)

Kill It Live (Altoona, PA) - Deadline June 30th (show date Aug. 1st)

Dyen for Laughs Comedy Competition (Palm Springs, CA) - Standard fee ends July 1st, overall Aug. 1st (show dates Oct. 10-11)

Vatos Locos Comedy Festival (Denver, Longmont, and Greeley, CO) - Deadline July 4th (show dates Sept. 23-26)

Prize Fest (Shreveport, LA) - Deadline July 7th (show date Oct. 15)

Punchline Kang Comedy Festival (Orlando) - Deadline July 10th (show date Aug. 4-6)

The Rule of Three (Windsor, ON) - Deadline July 15th (show date Aug. 22)

Big Sky Comedy Festival (Billings, MT) - Deadline July 15th (Show dates Oct. 6-11)

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

Helena Comedy Festival (Helena, MT) - Deadline July 31st (show dates Nov. 12-14)

Crooked Mouth Comedy Festival - Deadline Aug. 1st (show dates Oct. 15-18)

Funny Is Female (Oak Park, IL) - Deadline Aug. 1st (show dates Oct. 22-25)

Boston Comedy Festival - Cheaper fee ends Aug. 1st, overall Aug. 15th (show dates Nov. 10-14)

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)

Stand-Up/Musical

Milwaukee Comedy Festival - Deadline June 7th (show dates Oct. 5-11)

Stand-Up/Solo Musical/Character

Cleveland Comedy Festival - Deadline July 25th (show dates Sept. 30-Oct. 3)

Film

LA Comedy Film Fest - Cheaper fee ends June 5th, overall Oct. 16th (event dates Dec. 3-6)

Funny Under Fifteen Minutes (Hamilton, NY) - Still Early Fee ends June 8th, overall Feb. 14th (show dates Mar. 26-27)

Woodstock Film Festival (Woodstock, NY) - Deadline June 12th (show dates Oct. 14-18)

Austin Comedy Film Festival - Deadline June 30th (show date Sept. 19, 2026)

Portland Comedy Film Festival - Deadline June 30th (show date Oct. 12)

New York City Comedy Short Film Festival - Regular deadline June 30th, overall Aug. 31st (show date Nov. 8)

Cookies & Comedy Film Festival (Pittsburgh, PA) - Deadline Dec. 31st (event date Mar. 13, 2027)

Stand-Up/Improv/Short/Podcast

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

Short Film/Animation

Short Com International Comedy Film & Animation Festival (UK) - Next deadline June 26th, overall July10th (show dates Aug. 14-Sept. 25)

Live and Video Sketch

Denver Sketch Festival - Regular deadline June 30th, overall July 19th (show dates Oct. 8-10)

Fringe

PIT Fringe Fest (NYC) - Deadline unclear, submit in soon (show dates July 11-12)

Greater Manchester Fringe - Deadline June 25th (show dates July 1-31)

Stand-Up/Improv/Character/Music

Black Women in Comedy Laff Fest (NYC) - Deadline July 1st (show dates Feb. 24-28)

Sketch

Seattle Sketchfest - Deadline June 30th (show dates Sept. 24-27)

Stand-Up/Improv/Sketch/Variety/Drag/Podcast/Music

Nottingham Comedy Festival - Deadline June 26th (show dates Oct. 30-Nov. 8)

Stand-Up/Improv/Sketch/Musical

San Francisco Improv Festival - Regular fee ends June 5th, overall June 20th (show dates Aug. 12-16)

Stand-Up/Improv/Sketch/Film/Short/Web Series/Clown/Variety

Oakland Comedy Festival - Deadline July 1st (show dates Oct. 15-17)

Stand-Up/Improv/Sketch/Clown/Variety

Out of Bounds Comedy Festival (Austin, TX) - Deadline June 30th (show dates Nov. 5-8)

Stand-Up/Improv/Sketch

First Coast Comedy Festival (Atlantic Beach, FL) - Early Bird ends June 3rd, Still Early deadline June 29th (show dates Nov. 12-14)

New South Comedy Festival (Greenville, SC) - Early Bird ends June 20th, overall June 30th (show dates Nov. 10-15)

Musical Improv

Bay Area Musical Improv Festival (Oakland, CA) - Deadline June 1st (show dates Oct. 22-25)

Improv

YAS! And Festival (Berkeley, CA) - Deadline June 1st (show dates July 23-26)

INDIE-pendence Day Fest (NYC) - Deadline Deadline 13th (show date July 4)

St. Pete Improv Festival (St. Petersburg, FL) - Early Bird ends June 15th, overall Aug. 1st (show dates Sept. 10-13)

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

The Heat International Improv Comedy Festival (Vancouver) - Deadline June 15th (show dates Jan. 25-31)

Diablo Improv Festival (San Francisco) - Deadline June 22nd (show dates Oct. 16-18)

Red Rocks Improv Festival (Cedar City, UT) - Deadline July 1st (show dates Sept. 17-19)

IF Cincy (Cincinnati) - Deadline July 15th (show dates Oct. 15-17)

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