Winnipeg Comedy Festival 2027
The dates, the rooms, and your whole night planned around the show.
26 April – 2 May 2027 · Winnipeg
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The short answer
Winnipeg Comedy Festival (26th festival (2027)) runs 26 April – 2 May 2027 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. A week of comedy across Winnipeg each spring, built around themed, televised Mega Shows; the 2026 edition, its 25th anniversary, ran 30-plus shows in nine venues with 85 comics.
The next edition
- 26 April – 2 May 2027 26th festival (2027)
- Closes 31 October 2026 Submissions for the 2027 festival's televised Mega Shows (stand-ups with at least five years on stage; an 8–10 minute set by video) · 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, for 26 April 2027. Change the date on the plan for another night of the run.
Winnipeg 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 Winnipeg, Canada.
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Questions
When is Winnipeg Comedy Festival 2027?
26 April – 2 May 2027 (26th festival (2027)), in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
Where is Winnipeg Comedy Festival held?
In Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. The rooms for this edition aren't named on its own site yet.
How do I get tickets for Winnipeg Comedy Festival?
From its own site, winnipegcomedyfestival.com. D.O.C. sells no tickets.
How do I enter Winnipeg Comedy Festival?
Submissions for the 2027 festival's televised Mega Shows (stand-ups with at least five years on stage; an 8–10 minute set by video): closes 31 October 2026, on winnipegcomedyfestival.com.
How do I plan a night out at Winnipeg Comedy Festival?
D.O.C.'s planner builds the night around the show in Winnipeg, Canada: 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 · Winnipeg 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.
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