Every Comedy Festival With Open Submissions in October

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

DC Comedy Festival - Opening soon, more details to come

Knockouts Women's Comedy Festival (NYC) - Deadline Oct. 20th (show dates March 2027)

Harco Comedy Festival (Maryland) - Opening Oct. 30th, deadline Dec. 18th (show dates Mar. 2-8)

Vice City Comedy Festival (Miami) - Deadline Oct. 31st (show dates Feb. 25-27)

Louddmouth Comedy Festival (Temeluca, CA) - Early Bird ends Oct. 15th, overall Oct. 31st (show dates Apr. 1-4)

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

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

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

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

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 Oct. 8th, overall Feb. 14th (show dates Mar. 26-27)

LA Comedy Film Fest - Deadline Oct. 16th (event dates Dec. 3-6)

Atlanta Comedy Film Festival - Next deadline Oct. 31st, overall Dec. 31st (show dates Jan. 22-24)

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

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

Features/Shorts/Digital Creators/Music Videos/Podcasts

Tribeca Festival (NYC) - Early Birds end Oct. 21st and 28th (depending on medium), 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

Toronto Sketch Comedy Festival - Deadline Oct. 15th (show dates Mar. 3-14)

DC Sketchfest - Opening in October (more info to come)

Fringe

Fringe World (Perth) - Deadline Oct. 7th (show dates Jan. 20-Feb. 14)

Brighton Fringe (England) - Opening Oct. 14th (show dates May 7-June 6)

Edmonton Fringe (Canada) - Opening in October (show dates Aug. 12-22)

Variety

Melbourne International Comedy Festival - Opening in October (show dates Mar. 24-Apr. 18)

Stand-Up/Improv/Alt Comedy

Women Are Funny Festival (Amsterdam) - Deadline Oct. 15th (show dates Mar. 3-7)

Stand-Up/Improv/Sketch/Podcast/Music/Alt Comedy/Character

Montclair Comedy Festival (Montclair, NJ) - Regular fee ends Oct. 10th, overall Oct. 24th (show dates Nov. 14-21)

Improv

Mobile Improv Comedy Carnival (Mobile, AL) - Early Bird ends Oct. 31st, 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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