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! We'll be updating throughout the month as new info comes in so be sure to check back!
Stand-Up
Redlands Comedy Festival (Redlands, CA) - Deadline June 1st (show dates July 25-27)
Whale City Comedy Festival (New Bedford, MA) - Deadline June 1st (show dates Aug. 28-Sept. 1)
Fountain City Comedy Festival (Kansas City, MO) - Cheaper fee ends June 1st, overall June 15th (show dates Sept. 12-14)
Burbank Comedy Festival - Deadline June 1st (show dates Aug. 11-17)
Hell Yes Fest (New Orleans) - Early Bird ends June 1st, overall July 22nd (show dates Nov. 11-18)
Albuquerque Funny Fiesta - Opening June 10th, deadline July 1st (show dates Sept. 18-22)
Ladies of Laughter Contest (NYC) - Deadline June 15th (final show Aug. 14)
Mountain Fresh Comedy Festival (Breckenridge, CO) - Deadline June 15th (show dates Oct. 10-13)
Baltimore Comedy Festival - Free until June 14th, Early Bird fee ends June 20th, deadline June 25th (show dates Aug. 28-Sept. 2)
Lookout Comedy Festival (Chattanooga, TN) - Deadline June 30th (show dates Oct. 16-19)
The Ladies Room Comedy Fest (New York City) - Cheaper fee ends July 15th, overall Sept. 15th (show dates Nov. 9-10) Big Sky Comedy Festival (Billings, MT) - Cheaper Fee ends June 23rd, overall July 11th (show dates Oct. 2-5)
5th Borough Comedy Festival (NYC) - No clear deadline, submit soon (show dates Sept. 19-22)
Oakland Comedy Festival - Deadline June 30th (show dates Oct. 18-20)
Crooked Mouth Comedy Festival (Endicott, NY) - Deadline July 1st (show dates Sept. 19-22)
Colorado Queer Comedy Festival (Boulder, CO) - Deadline July 1st (show dates Oct. 3-6)
10,000 Laughs Comedy Festival (Minneapolis) - Deadline July 5th (show dates Oct. 10-12)
Poconos Comedy Festival - Deadline July 10th (show dates Aug. 23-25)
Finger Lakes Comedy Festival (Ithaca, NY) - Deadline Aug. 1st (show dates Sept. 26-28)
Rogue Island Comedy Festival (Newport, RI) - Deadline Aug. 4th (Fall show dates Oct. 9-13; Spring show dates May 22-26)
World Series of Comedy (Various, Main Event in Vegas) - Various satellite deadlines, main event deadline Aug. 18th (various show dates, main event Sept. 22-28)
Cleveland Comedy Festival - Deadline end of August (show dates Nov. 6-9)
Hubcap Comedy Festival (Canada) - Deadline Aug. 31st (show dates Jan. 29 - Feb. 1, 2025)
Halifax Comedy Festival (Nova Scotia) - Deadline Sept. 30th (show dates May 7-10, 2025)
Coney Island Comedy Festival (Brooklyn, NYC) - Deadline Oct. 1st (show dates in October)
Altercation Comedy Festival (Austin) - No clear deadline, submit soon (show dates Nov. 13-16)
Windsor Comedy Festival (Ontario) - Deadline Oct. 20th (live finale show Dec. 27th)
Stand-Up/Improv/Video Short/Podcasts
Tower City Comedy Festival (Paris, TX) - More details to come (show dates Jan. 23-25)
Stand-Up/Improv/Sketch/Musical/Podcast/Solo Show/Short Comedic Plays/Alternative Comedy
SF Sketchfest (San Francisco) - Early Bird ends July 31st, overall Sept. 3rd (show dates Jan. 16-Feb. 2)
Stand-Up/Improv/Sketch
First Coast Comedy Festival (Atlantic Beach, FL) - Deadline June 26th (show dates Oct. 10-13)
Orlando Comedy Festival - Deadline June 30th (show dates Oct. 11 & 12)
Web Series
NYC Web Fest - Deadline July 31st (show dates Nov. 8-10)
Stand-Up/Sketch/Film/Web Series/Pilot
Portland Comedy Film Festival - Deadline July 31st (show date Oct. 14)
Short, Animated & Sketch Film/Pilot
Pack Fest (Los Angeles) - Deadline June 30th (show dates Aug. 29-Sept. 1)
Feature, Short, & Animated Film/Video Sketch/Pilot/Web Series/Music Video
LA Comedy Film Festival - Cheaper fee ends June 7th, overall July 19th (show dates Sept. 5-15)
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/Video Sketch/Musical Comedy
Vermont Comedy Festival - Early Bird ends June 30th, overall Sept. 15th (show dates Dec. 5-8))
Musical Improv
Bay Area Musical Improv Festival (Oakland, CA) - Deadline June 1st (show dates Oct. 25-27)
Improv
Asheville Improv Festival - Deadline June 1st (show dates Oct. 9-13)
New Zealand Improv Festival - Deadline June 13th (show dates Oct. 4-12)
Secret City Improv Festival (Oak Ridge, TN) - Deadline June 15th (show dates Sept. 27-29)
Vancouver Improv Fest - Deadline June 30th (show dates Oct. 1-6) Big Pond Improv Festival (Burlington, VT) - Deadline July 15th (show dates Sept. 12-15)
Third Coast Comedy Festival (Nashville, TN) - Deadline July 31 (show dates Nov. 7-9)
Red Rocks Improv Festival (Cedar City, UT) - Deadline Aug. 1st (show dates Sept. 19-21)
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) - Cheaper fee ends June 1st, overall Aug. 1st (show dates Sept. 27-29)
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