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 |
Falmouth | Falmouth Cringe | June |
Hey there is a new festival starting in Falmouth 30th June-3rd July called the Falmouth cringe