We combed the internet for comedy festivals that have open submissions during the month of February 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
Altercation Comedy Festival (Austin, TX) - No clear closing date, submit soon (show dates Nov. 5-8)
Meadowlands Comedy Festival (Secaucus, NJ) - Deadline Mar. 1st (show dates Apr. 24-28)
Laughing Buddha Comedy Festival (NYC) - Deadline Mar. 4th (show dates Mar. 18-Apr. 4)
Limestone Comedy Festival (Bloomington, IN) - Deadline Mar. 10th (show dates May 29-31)
Lookout Comedy Competition (Chattanooga, TN) - Deadline Mar. 15th (show dates May 23-25)
Rogue Island Comedy Festival (Newport, RI) - Deadline Mar. 16th (show dates May 22-26 or Oct. 9-13)
FunnyFest Comedy Festival (Calgary) - Deadline Mar. 28th (show dates May 29-June 8)
Comedy Chateau International Comedy Festival (Hollywood) - Early Bird ends Mar. 31st (show dates June 21-28)
Motor City Comedy Festival (Detroit, MI) - Early Bird ends Mar. 31st, overall Apr. 15th (show dates Sept. 17-21)
Jersey City Comedy Festival (Jersey City, NJ) - Deadline Mar. 31st (show dates June 10-14)
Gas Money Fest (Waterloo, IA) - Deadline Apr. 1 (show date Aug. 23)
Rubber City Comedy Festival (Akron, OH) - Deadline Apr. 30th (show dates June 25-28)
Loons on the Lake Comedy Festival (Minneapolis) - Deadline May 1st, submit soon (June 4-7)
Sac Town Comedy Get Down (Sacramento, CA) - Deadline May 1st (show dates Aug. 7-9)
Burbank Comedy Festival - Deadline May 1st (show dates Aug. 9-16)
Laugh Out Loveland Comedy Festival (Loveland, CO) - Deadline May 31st (show dates July 31-Aug. 3)
Big Diamond Comedy Festival (Bentonville, AR) - Deadline May 31st (show dates Oct. 2-4)
San Francisco Comedy Competition - Deadline June 1st (show dates in September)
Colorado Queer Comedy Festival - Deadline June 1st (show Oct. 2-4)
Seattle International Comedy Competition - Deadline June 1st (show dates in November)
Fountain City Comedy Festival (Kansas City, MO) - Opening March 15th, deadline June 15th (show dates Oct. 23-25)
World Series of Comedy (Various cities) - Main Event deadline Aug. 18th (Main Event show dates Sept. 21-27)
Hubcap Comedy Festival (New Brunswick, Canada) - Deadline Aug. 31st (show dates in January)
Stand-Up/Film
Laugh After Dark Comedy Festival (Las Vegas) - Standard deadline Apr. 30th, overall June 30th (show dates Oct. 27-29)
Stand-Up/Digital Shorts
Bend Comedy Festival (Bend, OR) - Regular fee ends Apr. 30th, overall May 15th (show dates Labor Day Weekend)
Fringe
Edinburgh Fringe - Early Bird ends Mar. 5th, overall Apr. 9th (show dates Aug. 1-25)
Hollywood Fringe - Deadline Apr. 15th (show dates June 12-29)
Greater Manchester Fringe Festival (England) - Brochure deadline May 1st, overall June 1st (show dates July 1-31)
Sketch
Montreal Sketchfest - Deadline Mar. 20th (show dates May 1-10)
Portland Sketchfest - Regular fee ends Mar. 22nd, overall Apr. 4th (how dates July 24-26)
Sketch/Film
Philly Sketchfest - Deadline Mar. 31st (show dates June 5-14)
Video Sketch/Feature, Short, & Animated Film/Pilot/Web Series/Music Video
LA Comedy Film Festival - Deadline July 19th (show dates Sept. 5-15)
Short Film/Animation
Short Com International Comedy Film & Animation Festival (UK) - Regular deadline May 9th, overall Aug. 11 (show dates September 26-October 5)
Stand-up/Sketch/Storytelling/Game Show
Austin Sketchfest - Deadline Mar. 15th (show dates May 22-25)
Stand-Up/Improv/Sketch/Musical/Storytelling
Laugh Riot Grrrl Festival (Los Angeles) - Deadline Apr. 1st (show dates June 3-8)
Stand-Up/Improv/Sketch/Music/Storytelling/Variety/Burlesque/Drag
Madison Comedy Week - Deadline Apr. 13th (show dates Aug. 3-9)
Stand-Up/Improv/Sketch/Variety
Columbus Comedy Festival - Deadline Apr. 9th (show dates Sept. 4-7)
Stand-Up/Improv/Sketch/Variety/Characters
M.I.L.F. (Los Angeles) - Deadline Mar. 15th (show dates Apr. 25 & 26)
Stand-Up/Improv/Sketch
2nd Best Fest (Richmond, VA) - Early Bird ends Mar. 1st, overall Mar. 22nd (show dates June 5-7)
Blue Whale Comedy Festival (Tulsa, OK) - Stand-up standard fee ends Apr. 15th, overall Apr. 30th
Improv/Sketch opening soon (show dates Aug. 14-16)
Stand-Up/Improv
Rise Comedy Festival (Denver, CO) - Regular fee ends Mar. 30, overall June 1st (stand-up show dates July 25&26, improv show dates July 31-Aug. 2)
Battlers Knob Comedy Festival (Philippi, WV) - Deadline Apr. 1st (show dates June 26-28)
Improv
Countdown Improv Festival (Tampa, FL) - Deadline Mar. 7th (show dates Aug. 6-10)
Dramatic Improv Festival (Chicago) - Deadline extended to Mar. 10th (show dates July 10-13)
Orange County Improv Festival - Deadline Mar. 14th (show dates July 17-19)
Detroit Improv Festival - Early Bird ends March 15th, overall Apr. 30th (show dates Aug. 6-9)
Secret City Improv Festival (Oak Ridge, TN) - Deadline June 15th (show dates Oct. 2-5
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