We combed the internet for comedy festivals that have open submissions during the month of August 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
Finger Lakes Comedy Festival (Ithaca, NY) - Deadline Aug. 1st (show dates Sept. 26-28)
World Series of Comedy (Various, Main Event in Vegas) - Deadline Aug. 18th (various show dates, main event Sept. 22-28)
Cleveland Comedy Festival - Deadline Aug. 20th (show dates Nov. 6-9)
Memphis Urban Laughs Comedy Festival - Early Bird ends Aug. 24th, overall Sept. 7th (show dates Oct. 31-Nov. 3)
Hubcap Comedy Festival (Canada) - Deadline Aug. 31st (show dates Jan. 29 - Feb. 1, 2025)
West End Comedy Fest (Atlanta) - Early Bird ending Aug. 31st, overall Nov. 1st (show dates Mar. 7-9)
Meadowlands Comedy Festival (Secaucus, NJ) - Cheaper fee ends Sept. 2nd, overall Mar. 1st (show dates last week of April)
The Ladies Room Comedy Fest (New York City) - Cheaper fee ends Sept. 15th, overall Oct. 16th (show dates Nov. 9-10)
Blue Ridge Comedy Festival (Bristol, TN) - Deadline Sept. 30th (show dates Dec. 9-14)
Halifax Comedy Festival (Nova Scotia) - Deadline Sept. 30th (show dates May 7-10, 2025)
FunnyFest Comedy Festival (Calgary) - Opening soon, more info to come (show dates May 29-June8)
Coney Island Comedy Festival (Brooklyn, NYC) - Deadline Oct. 1st (show dates in October)
Windsor Comedy Festival (Ontario) - Deadline Oct. 20th (live finale show Dec. 27th)
Bergamot Comedy Festival (Santa Monica, CA) - Deadline Dec. 31st (show dates Mar. 31-Apr. 5)
Stand-Up/Themed Show
Leicester Comedy Festival - Opens Aug. 27th, deadline Sept. 27th (show dates Feb. 5-23)
Fringe
Adelaide Fringe (AU.) - Grant deadline Sept. 10th, registration deadline Oct. 30th (show dates Feb. 21-Mar. 23)
Fringe World (Perth, AU.) - ARTRAGE deadline Sept. 13th, program deadline Oct. 24th (show dates Jan. 17-Feb. 16)
Stand-Up/Video Sketch/Musical Comedy
Vermont Comedy Festival - Deadline Sept. 15th (show dates Dec. 5-8))
Feature & Short Film/TV Project/XR Experience/Music Video
SXSW (Austin, TX) - 1st deadline Aug. 27th, overall Oct. 2nd (show dates Mar. 7-15)
Stand-Up/Sketch/Film/Series/Music Video/Screenplay
Portland Comedy Film Festival (Portland, OR) - Earliest Bird ends Aug. 31st, overall Dec. 31st (show dates Mar. 23)
Feature & Short Film/Pilot/Screenplay Short
Ha Ha Harvest Comedy and Film Festival (Portland, OR) - Cheaper Fee ends Aug. 22nd, overall Oct. 10 (show dates Nov. 20-24)
Stand-Up/Improv
ComedyFort (Boise, ID) - Deadline Nov. 24th (show dates Mar. 27-30)
Sketch
NYC Sketchfest - Deadline Sept. 10th (show dates Oct. 17-20)
Stand-Up/Improv/Sketch
ITS Comedy Festival (Sydney) - Deadline Aug.2nd (show dates Nov. 9-16)
New South Comedy Festival (Greenville, SC) - Deadline Aug. 11th (show dates Nov. 13-17)
Stand-Up/Improv/Sketch/Musical/Podcast/Solo Show/Short Comedic Plays/Alternative Comedy
SF Sketchfest (San Francisco) - Deadline Sept. 3rd (show dates Jan. 16-Feb. 2)
Stand-up/Improv/Sketch/Podcast/Storytelling/Variety/Talk Show
Louisiana Big Gator Comedy Festival (New Orleans) - Early Bird ends Aug. 24th, overall Sept. 24th (show dates Dec. 12-14)
Stand-Up/Improv/Video Short/Podcasts
Tower City Comedy Festival (Paris, TX) - Deadline Aug. 30th (show dates Jan. 23-25)
Improv
Red Rocks Improv Festival (Cedar City, UT) - Deadline Aug. 1st (show dates Sept. 19-21)
Union Comedy Festival (Somerville, MA) - Deadline Aug. 2nd (show dates Nov. 14-16)
Happy Valley XS Improv Festival (State College, PA) - Deadline Aug. 18th (show date Aug. 29th)
Ocean State Black & Funny Improv Festival (Wakefield, RI) (show dates Oct. 3-6)
Troupe deadline Aug. 27th
Individual deadline Sept. 7th
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Not Festivals, But Cool!
Play Series
Neurodivergent New Play Series (Brooklyn, NY) - Deadline after 100 submissions monthly
Awards Show
All the Laughs Comedy Awards (ATL) - Deadline Aug. 1st (show dates Sept. 27-29)
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