We combed the internet for comedy festivals that have open submissions during the month of June 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!
With COVID-19 throwing everyone off, many of these submission and show dates are subject to change.
Stand-Up
Show Me Funny Festival - Deadline details on their website (show dates this summer)
Cannabis Comedy Festival - Deadline June 1st (show dates July 10-11, 2020)
Aberdeen International Comedy Festival - Deadline in June (show dates Oct. 1-11, 2020)
Red Clay Comedy Festival - Deadline June 30th (show dates Oct. 2-3, 2020)
5th Borough Comedy Festival - Deadline July 24th overall Aug. 1st (show dates Sept. 8-13, 2020)
San Francisco Comedy Competition - Deadline Aug. 1st (show dates in September)
Seattle Comedy Festival - Deadline Sept. 15th (show dates Nov. 1-30, 2020)
Windsor Comedy Fest/Next Best Comic - Deadline Oct. 20, 2020 (finale show in late Dec. 2020)
Plano Comedy Festival - Opening soon (show dates, likely September 2020)
Big Sky Comedy Festival - Opening soon (show dates Oct. 6-10, 2020)
Asheville Comedy Festival - Submissions TBD (show dates Spring 2021)
Stand-Up/Variety/Musical/Podcast
SF Sketchfest - Deadline Oct. 15th (show dates 2021)
Stand-Up/Improv/Sketch
Nottingham Comedy Festival - Deadline June 26th (show dates Nov. 6-14, 2020)
Hell Yes Fest - Deadline July 10th (show dates Nov. 11-15, 2020)
Coachella Valley Improv/Comedy Festival - Deadline Aug. 31st (show dates Nov. 20-22, 2020)
Sacramento Comedy Festival - Opening soon (show dates Oct. 1-4, 2020)
Portland Comedy Festival - Monitoring COVID-19. Potentially opening soon (show dates TBA)
Stand-Up/Improv/Sketch/Variety/Musical/Short Film/Magic
Burbank Comedy Festival - Deadline June 1st (show dates Aug. 16-22, 2020)
Variety (Everything)
Melbourne Fringe Festival - Deadline info coming soon (show dates Nov. 12-29, 2020)
Pretty Much Any Kind of Art Comedy or Not
Greater Manchester Fringe Festival - June 30th (show dates Oct. 1st - Nov. 30th, 2020)
Stand-Up/Improv/Variety/Musical/Podcast
Big Pine Comedy Festival - Deadline June 4th (show dates Sept. 16-20, 2020)
Improv/Musical Improv
Big Pond Improv Festival - Deadline June 26 (postponed, details to come on their website)
Improv
Vancouver Improv Fest - Deadline June 1st (show dates October 6-12, 2020)
San Francisco Improv Festival - Deadline June 15th (show dates Sept. 16-20, 2020)
Dramatic Improv Festival (Will Be Online) - Deadline June 30th (show dates Sept. 11-13, 2020)
Vintage Improv Festival (Will Be Online) - Deadline July 15th (show dates Sept. 11-13, 2020)
Secret City Improv Festival - Early Bird ends July 17th overall Aug. 9th (show dates Oct. 9-10, 2020)
Hong Kong Improv Festival - Deadline mid-to-late Aug. (show dates Oct. 8-11, 2020)
Third Coast Improv Fest - Deadline Sept. 19th (show dates Nov. 5-7, 2020)
Green Bay Improv Fest - Deadline Feb. 1st (show dates April 30-May 1, 2021)
We will be keeping up on all festivals that change their plans.
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