Every Comedy Festival With Open Submissions in November

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

West End Comedy Festival (Atlanta) - Deadline Nov. 1st (show dates Mar. 5-7)

Windy City Comedy Fest (Chicago) - Early Bird ends end Nov. 6th or 7th, overall Feb. 14th (show dates Aug. 5-8)

Raleigh Comedy Festival - Deadline Nov. 15th (show dates Mar. 18-20)

Salem Comedy & Spirits Festival (Salem, MA) - Deadline Nov. 30th (show dates Jan. 27-30)

DC Comedy Festival - Deadline Nov. 30th (show dates April 7–10)

Bergamot Comedy Festival (Santa Monica) - Deadline Nov. 30th (show dates Mar. 30-Apr. 3)

Vail Comedy Festival (Vail, CO) - Early Bird ends Dec. 1st, overall Feb. 14th (show dates May 28-30)

Alaska B4UDie - Deadline Dec. 15th (show dates Apr. 1-10)

Harco Comedy Festival (Maryland) - Deadline Dec. 18th (show dates Mar. 2-8)

Riot Comedy Festival (Houston, TX) - Regular fee ends Dec. , overall Jan.

Big Pine Comedy Festival (Chandler, AZ) - Deadline Jan. 15th (show dates Mar. 31-Apr. 3)

Ram Comedy Festival (Derby, England) - Deadline Jan. 31st (show dates May 27-June 6)

FunnyFest Comedy Competition (Calgary) - Deadline Feb. 1st (show dates Apr. 8-17)

The World Series of Comedy (Las Vegas) - Multiple deadlines between Feb. 1st and June 14th (main event Sept. 19-25)

All the Laughs Comedy Festival (Atlanta) - Early Bird ends Feb. 1st, overall Aug. 1st (show dates Sept. 24-26, 2027)

Meadowlands Comedy Festival (Carlstadt, NJ & NYC) - Deadline March 31st (show dates last week of April)

Film

Funny Under Fifteen Minutes (Hamilton, NY) - Next deadline Dec. 8th, overall Feb. 14th (show dates Mar. 26-27)

Film@Vail Comedy Festival (Vail, CO) - Early Bird ends Dec. 31st, overall Mar. 1st (show dates May 28-30)

Atlanta Comedy Film Festival - Deadline Dec. 31st (show dates Jan. 22-24)

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

Features/Shorts/Digital Creators/Music Videos/Podcasts

Tribeca Festival (NYC) - Next deadline for Podcasts is Nov. 11th, next deadline for Features is Nov. 18th, Multiple overall deadlines (event dates June 3-12)

Short Film/Animation

Short Com Festival (Various EU cities) - Early Bird ends Dec. 18th, overall July 9th (show dates Sept. 24-28)

Sketch

DC Sketchfest - Standard fee ends Nov. 29th, deadline Dec. 13th (show dates Mar. 31-Apr. 3)

Fringe

Edmonton Fringe (Canada) - Deadline Nov. 23rd (show dates Aug. 12-22)

Brighton Fringe (England) - Early Bird ends Dec. 2nd, re-opens Dec. 14th, deadline Apr. 30th (show dates May 7-June 6)

Rik Mayall Comedy Festival (Droitwich, UK) - Deadline to register your event Mar. 26th (show dates June 4-12)

Variety

Melbourne International Comedy Festival - Deadline unclear, submit interest soon (show dates Mar. 24-Apr. 18)

Stand-Up/Improv/Musical/Variety/Clown

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

Improv/Sketch/Clown

Fest of Fools (Tulsa, OK) - Deadline Jan. 12th (show dates Apr. 22-25)

Stand-Up/Improv

The Last Word Comedy Festival (Williamsburg, VA) - Deadline Nov. 11th (show dates Jan. 28-31)

Midsummer Comedy Fest (Stockholm) - Opening soon (show dates June 30-July 4)

Improv

Mobile Improv Comedy Carnival (Mobile, AL) - Regular fee ends Nov. 30th, overall Dec. 31st (show dates Apr. 16&17)

Impro INvention (Canberra, Australia) - Early Bird packages offered, no real deadline (fest dates Dec. 7-13)

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