Comedy Festivals Across Europe
Explore Europe’s biggest and boldest comedy festivals,
when they're happening, how to apply, and what makes each unique.
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Leicester Comedy Festival
📍 Leicester, England
📅 February
📧 info@bigdifferencecompany.co.uk
📝 Deadline: October 3
Founded in 1994, the Leicester Comedy Festival has grown from 40 shows across 23 venues into a celebrated event featuring top stand-up comedians and a diverse program including film, theatre, art, and children’s shows.
Utrecht International Comedy Festival
📍 Utrecht, Netherlands
📅 February/March
📧 info@uicf.nl
Since 2012, the Utrecht International Comedy Festival has positioned Utrecht as the comedy capital of the Benelux, showcasing local and international talent, fostering collaboration, and pushing the boundaries of stand-up.
Glasgow International Comedy Festival
📍 Glasglow, Scotland
📅 March
📧 info@glasgowcomedyfestival.com
📝 Deadline: November 21
For over 20 years, the Glasgow International Comedy Festival has showcased world-class comedy alongside Scottish talent and emerging voices from around the globe, spanning stand-up, improv, sketch, and more.
Brighton Fringe
📍 Brighton, England
📅 May
📧 info@brightonfringe.org
Brighton Fringe, one of the world’s largest open-access arts festivals, celebrates local and international creativity each May and June with hundreds of diverse performances, workshops, and events that support both emerging and established artists.
Prague Fringe Festival
📍 Prague, Czech Republic
📅 May
📝 Deadline: October 31
Since 2002, Prague Fringe has grown from 400 to 6,000 annual attendees, offering six unforgettable days each May of theatre, comedy, music, dance, and storytelling in unique venues across the historic Malá Strana district.
Cat Laughs Comedy Festival
📍 Kilkenny, Ireland
📅 May/June
📧 info@thecatlaughs.com
Since 1995, Kilkenny Cat Laughs has marked the start of Ireland’s summer with world-class comedy, nurturing Irish talent and welcoming international stars in a famously warm and unpredictable festival atmosphere.
Boom Chicago Comedy Festival
📍 Amsterdam, Netherlands
📅 June/July
📧 hello@boomchicago.nl
The Boom Chicago Comedy Festival delivers world-class stand-up, improv, sketch, and LGBTQ+ shows alongside interactive workshops and nightly after-parties for a non-stop celebration of comedy.
EUROPROV
📍 Vienna, Austria
📅 July/August
📝 Deadline: April 1
EUROPROV, hosted by American Improv in Vienna, is a nine-day festival of unscripted creativity that unites top performers and teachers from Europe and the US for workshops by day and unforgettable improv shows by night.
Edinburgh Festival Fringe
📍 Edinburgh, Scotland
📅 August
📧 info@edfringe.com
📝 Deadline: June 10
The Edinburgh Festival Fringe, founded in 1947 when theatre groups performed uninvited alongside the International Festival, has grown into a world-renowned three-week celebration of performing arts every August.
Tallinn Fringe Festival
📍 Tallinn, Estonia
📅 August/September
📧 info@fringe.ee
📝 Deadline: January 15
Launched in 2016 as “Boom Chika Wau Wau,” the Tallinn Fringe Festival has grown into Estonia’s 9th annual celebration of circus, theatre, dance, music, and more, now spanning multiple venues with international and local talent.
Cologne Comedy Festival
📍 Cologne, Germany
📅 September/October
📧 info@comedy-festival.de
The Cologne Comedy Festival, Germany’s largest, draws over 70,000 visitors annually with 150+ events across 30 venues, featuring top comedians, diverse formats, and the show-stopping 1LIVE Comedy Night XXL.
Barcelona Fringe Festival
📍 Barcelona, Spain
📅 October/November
📧 info@thebcnstudio.com
📝 Deadline: April 1
Barcelona Fringe celebrates the city’s multilingual spirit with comedy in English, Spanish, Catalan, French, Italian, Hinglish, and Russian, featuring international stars, local talent, and diverse shows for everyone.
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