December 2021 Update: I’ve removed a couple of festivals that sadly will no longer be running, but as far as I can tell all of those remaining on this list are still planning to run events in future.
This is a list of stand-up comedy festivals around the UK, in order of what time of year they start. If I’ve missed any, or got details wrong, please let me know in the comments.
| City | Website | Month |
| Bristol | Slapstick Comedy Festival | January |
| London | Vault Festival | January/February/March |
| Leicester | Leicester Comedy Festival | February |
| Bath | Bath Fringe Festival | May/June |
| Brighton | Brighton Fringe | May |
| Wells | Wells Comedy Festival | May |
| Machynlleth | Machynlleth Comedy Festival | May |
| Cambridge | Cambridge Comedy Festival | July |
| Chester | Chester Comedy Festival | June/July |
| Manchester | Greater Manchester Fringe Festival | July |
| South Shields | South Tyneside Comedy Festival | July |
| Reading | Reading Comedy Festival | August |
| Edinburgh | Edinburgh Fringe Festival | August |
| Greenwich | Greenwich Comedy Festival | September |
| Liverpool | Liverpool Comedy Festival | September |
| Southport | Southport Comedy Festival | October |
| Aberdeen | Aberdeen Comedy Festival | October |
| Nottingham | Nottingham Comedy Festival | November |