Best Comedy Festivals 2026

The most talked-about Comedy festivals

The comedy events generating the most public discussion in our records, and what makes each one land.

1. 1Cleveland Comedy Festival · OH

   Cleveland Comedy Festival is a prestigious stand-up competition featuring comedians from across the country.

2. 2Asheville Comedy Festival · NC

   The Asheville Comedy Festival, presented by the local 'Laugh Your Asheville Off' organization, is a stand-up comedy festival that has run for roughly 18 years in downtown Ashevil

3. 310,000 Laughs Comedy Festival · MN

   The 10,000 Laughs Comedy Festival is a comic-centered, artist-run stand-up comedy festival held across venues in the Minneapolis-St.

The 2026 Comedy scene by sound

How the 42 US comedy festivals split by sub-genre

Stand-up is the biggest strand, tagged on 38 of the 42 comedy festivals we track. Tap a sound to see only those festivals.

Comedy festivals by month

When the 42 US comedy festivals happen across the year

Comedy season peaks in October, with 9 festivals that month. Tap a month for the full calendar.

Where the Comedy scene clusters

The states with the most comedy festivals

It clusters hardest in California (7 festivals), then Oregon (3) and Illinois (3). Tap a state for its full list.

Comedy festivals 2026: quick answers

The questions people ask most, answered from our data

How many comedy festivals are there in the US?

We track 42 US comedy festivals, 31 of them live or upcoming for 2026.

When is comedy festival season?

It peaks in October, with 9 comedy festivals that month.

Where are the most comedy festivals?

California leads with 7, then Oregon (3) and Illinois (3).

Stay up to date

Dates move, lineups shift, prices climb. Froligo Pulse is built to tell you the moment a festival you care about changes. For what the comedy scene is talking about this week, read the Froligo Desk.

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