ImprovFestivals.orgYAS! And... Festival
| Field | Details |
|---|---|
| Dates | July 23-26, 2026 |
| Edition | 2nd edition |
| Location | Berkeley, CA, USA |
| Venue | Beach House, 2177 Bancroft Way |
| Language | English |
| Organizer | Provocation Theatre (Creative Director: Kat Brown) |
| Website | yasandfestival.com |
| Provocation Theatre | |
| @provocationtheatre |
Overview
YAS! And... Festival is a four-day queer-forward live comedy festival held at Provocation Theatre's Beach House in Berkeley, California. The festival's programming spans improv, drag, stand-up, burlesque, and clown, with the site describing this second edition as "Bigger. Better. More Gay." The inaugural festival was held in 2025 and grew out of an earlier queer pride collaboration before Provocation Theatre carried it forward independently.
The 2026 edition features Thursday's headliner The San Francisco Neo-Futurists, Friday's Hardy Boys + Nancy Boys (San Diego and Portland), and a Saturday show with Los Angeles powerhouse Celeste Pechous alongside Provocation Theatre creative director Kat Brown.
Submissions
The 2026 submission window closed June 1, 2026. Applications requested act details, duration, member names, a social link and photo, and a short response to the festival's queer-forward mission.