JO! joins the site and SF Sketchfest 2027 opens applications
A new Polish festival has joined improvfestivals.org, and two existing festivals have new editions on the books. Read more →
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IF Cincy returns plus two new festivals on the site
Three festivals joined improvfestivals.org this week, the Ocean State Black & Funny Improv Festival page has been updated for its 2026 edition, and four submission deadlines fall on May 31 or June 1. Read more →
New Improv Festival Map and Two More Festivals
Ben Rush from Amalgam Improv has added an Improv Festival Map to the Amalgam Improv website that is in part derived from the data on this site. It's pretty cool, check it out to see where there might… Read more →
Two festivals join the wiki and SFIF opens submissions
Two festivals have new pages on improvfestivals.org. The San Francisco Improv Festival has opened its 2026 submission window, and the Detroit Women of Comedy Festival and XL Festival are both running… Read more →
Four new festivals join improvfestivals.org
Four new festival pages were added to the wiki this week, in Bremen, Kraków, Philadelphia, and Würzburg. Two existing festivals also moved to their next editions, and a third opened submissions. Read more →
San Francisco Improv Festival returns
The San Francisco Improv Festival is back. After pausing during the pandemic-era shutdowns, SFIF returns August 12-16, 2026 at Silk Road Bar in Union Square under the tagline "Coming Back Together… Read more →
Out of Bounds opens submissions and Va de Impro turns ten
Out of Bounds Comedy Festival opened submissions on May 1 for its November 5-8 run in Austin. The window stays open through June 30 with two-tier pricing: Early Bird through May 31, then Regular… Read more →
Seven Thursday deadlines and a new Portland symposium
April 30 is two days away, and seven festivals still have submissions open until then. I also added a new Portland symposium to the wiki and made the news feed easier to follow. Read more →
Third Coast Improv Fest turns 10
Third Coast Improv Fest returns to Nashville November 4-8, 2026, for its 10th edition at Third Coast Comedy Club in Marathon Village. Submissions close August 15. Read more →
Welcome to ImprovFestivals.org
Earlier this year, I began searching for information online about improv festivals. I had been talking to my good friend, Paul Grondy, about producing an improv duo with him that we could take to… Read more →