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Comedy festivals and their cities

Around the World in 80 Festivals*

Pick the festival first. Then the city is yours: what to do between shows, where to eat and drink, how to get around and where to stay.

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* 83 festivals followed, 65 with dates ahead, as of 16 October 2026.

Find your festival

Search by name or town, then narrow by month, country or kind of comedy. Soonest first.

65 festivals with dates ahead, soonest first

Festival first, city second

Every guide starts with the festival and ends with the trip around it.

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The festival first

Its dates, its rooms and the comedians connected to it, each from the festival's own site.

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Then the city

Things to do around the shows, by what you like: food, culture, the outdoors, gadgets and the night.

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Plan the whole trip

Dinner before, the night after, the way back, where to sleep and a budget from your own prices.

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