List of improvisational theater festivals
Improvisational-theater festivals, also known as improv-comedy festivals or improv festivals, are venues where multiple improvisational-theater groups perform.
They are usually not limited by improvisational style, though they may limit entrants to professional-only or collegiate-only.
Most improvisational-theater festivals are hosted by a single troupe, but others are hosted by conglomerations of troupes or a company set up solely for that given festival.
Festivals
Name | Host | Location | Date Established | Reference |
The Del Close Marathon | Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre | New York City, New York | 1999 | |
Fracas! Improv Festival | Second Nature Improv | Los Angeles, California | 2004 | |
Gainesville Improv Festival | Florida Improv, Inc. | Gainesville, Florida | 2005 | |
Twin Cities Improv Festival | HUGE Improv Theater & Five Man Job | Minneapolis, MN | 2006 | |
Baltimore Improv Festival | Baltimore Improv Group | Baltimore, Maryland | 2006 | |
New Zealand Improv Festival | New Zealand Improv Trust | Wellington, New Zealand | 2008 | |
Manila Improv Festival | & | Manila, Philippines | 2012 | |
Salento Impro Festival | Improvvisart | Gallipoli, Italy | 2010 | |
Welcome International Improv Festival | i Bugiardini | Rome, Italy | 2013 | |
Festival Impulsez | La Bulle Carree | Toulouse, France | 2013 | |
Sweden International Improv Festival | Teater Prego | Uppsala, Sweden | 2015 | |
Paris, France | 2016 | |||
Warsaw, Poland | 2017 | |||
Impro Neuf | Oslo, Norway | 2017 | ||
Hoopla Impro | London, United Kingdom | 2017 | ||
Hoopla Impro | London, United Kingdom | 2019 |