Boston Comedy Festival 2026
The dates, the rooms, and your whole night planned around the show.
10–14 November 2026 · The Somerville Theatre
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The short answer
Boston Comedy Festival (2026 festival) runs 10–14 November 2026 in Boston, MA, at The Somerville Theatre, The Comedy Studio and City Winery Boston and more. A week of stand-up in Boston built around a national stand-up competition: 96 comedians compete in eight preliminary rounds for 32 semi-final spots and $7,000 in prize money — $5,000 for first place, $1,000 for second, and $500 each for third and fourth — with the final at the Somerville Theatre.
The next edition
- 10–14 November 2026 2026 festival
- 10–12 November 2026 2026 competition: preliminary rounds
- 13 November 2026 2026 competition: semi-final rounds
- 14 November 2026 2026 competition: final round, Somerville Theatre
- Closes 1 August 2026 Entries for the 2026 stand-up competition · $35 to enter · how to enter ↗
- 1 August 2026 – 15 August 2026 Late entries for the 2026 stand-up competition · $45 to enter · how to enter ↗
Plan the night
Pick the room, and D.O.C.'s planner builds the night around the show: when to leave, getting there and back, parking, dinner nearby and somewhere still open after, for 10 November 2026. Change the date on the plan for another night of the run.
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Comedians connected to it
In SUCDb, tied to Boston Comedy Festival by its own pages or the news. This isn't a line-up: Boston Comedy Festival's own site has who is on.
Questions
When is Boston Comedy Festival 2026?
10–14 November 2026 (2026 festival), in Boston, MA.
Where is Boston Comedy Festival held?
In Boston, MA: The Somerville Theatre, 55 Davis Square, Somerville, MA; The Comedy Studio, 5¾ John F. Kennedy St, Cambridge, MA; City Winery Boston, 80 Beverly Street, Boston, MA 02114; The Rockwell, 255 Elm St, Somerville, MA 02144.
How do I get tickets for Boston Comedy Festival?
From its own site, bostoncomedyfest.com. D.O.C. sells no tickets.
How do I plan a night out at Boston Comedy Festival?
D.O.C.'s planner builds the night around the show at The Somerville Theatre: when to leave, getting there and back, parking, dinner nearby and somewhere still open after. It's free — Komic Bacon's Six Degrees at the top of this page, or “Plan the night”.
Sources
Updated 8 October 2026 · Boston Comedy Festival's facts from its own site, read 4 October 2026. Dates, rooms and tickets can change; its own site has the last word.
