Windy City Comedy Festival
The dates, the rooms, and your whole night planned around the show.
From your comedy needs to your night at Windy City Comedy Festival
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The short answer
A nonprofit Chicago festival showcasing comedians from Chicago and beyond, for local and national acts alike, with industry professionals scouting new talent on the city's comedy stages.
The latest edition
- Opens 1 November 2026 Submissions for the 2027 festival open (line-up announced April 2027) · how to enter ↗
Submission deadlines: the festival and contest calls open now, closing first →
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. Change the date on the plan for another night of the run.
Windy City Comedy Festival hasn't named its rooms for this edition on its own site yet; when it does, they'll be here with their addresses. Until then the planner builds the night around Chicago, IL.
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Questions
Where is Windy City Comedy Festival held?
In Chicago, IL. The rooms for this edition aren't named on its own site yet.
How do I get tickets for Windy City Comedy Festival?
From its own site, windycitycomedyfest.com. D.O.C. sells no tickets.
How do I enter Windy City Comedy Festival?
Submissions for the 2027 festival open (line-up announced April 2027): opens 1 November 2026, open now, on windycitycomedyfest.com.
How do I plan a night out at Windy City Comedy Festival?
D.O.C.'s planner builds the night around the show in Chicago, IL: 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 · Windy City Comedy Festival's facts from its own site, read 6 October 2026. Dates, rooms and tickets can change; its own site has the last word.
