Friday Night
Friday, Aug 7, 2026 @ 6:00 PM EDT • Multiple prices
Description
Buy a nightly pass or individual show block for Friday night. Please note: shows on Friday take place across two different venues in Ybor City – the HC Ybor Performing Arts Building at 1411 E. 11th Ave., and The Commodore at 811 E. 7th Ave. Tickets are valid at either venue.
For further information about the festival and the acts that'll be performing there in 2026, please visit our website.
Thank you for buying a ticket to the tenth annual Countdown Improv Festival, America's biggest and best improv comedy festival, happening from August 5-9, 2026 in the Ybor City neighborhood of Tampa, Florida. Here's some information that you might find useful. If you have further questions, don't hesitate to contact us at [email protected]. We look forward to seeing you at the festival!
Venues
The 2026 festival takes place across two separate venues in the Ybor City neighborhood of Tampa, Florida. The HC Ybor Performing Arts Building, on the campus of the Ybor City branch of Hillsborough College, is located on the corner of E. Palm Ave. and N. 15th St. This building houses three separate festival stages: the HC Mainstage Theatre, the HC Studio Theatre, and the HC Rehearsal Hall. If you plan to use GPS to locate the building, the best address to use is 1411 E. 11th Avenue.
The Commodore is located at 811 E. 7th Ave, at the corner of 7th Ave and Nebraska Ave, approximately a 4-minute drive/15-minute walk from HC Ybor.
Accessibility
Both the HC Ybor Performing Arts Building and the Commodore are accessible to wheelchair users and individuals with limited mobility. At HC Ybor, the Studio Theater and the Rehearsal Hall are on the ground floor of the building. The HC Mainstage Theater, on the second floor of the building, is accessible via elevator. The Commodore is a ground-floor venue accessible from street level.
Parking
At HC Ybor, paid parking is available after 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, after 5:00 p.m. on Friday, and all day and night Saturday in the HC Ybor lots directly to the north and the west of the Performing Arts Building. A limited amount of free street parking is also available on E. 11th Avenue and N. 14th Street. Finally, you can always find parking at the Fernando Noriega Jr. Garage on E. Palm Avenue between N. 12th and N. 13th Streets, a two-block walk from the venue. At the Commodore, there is ample free parking in the paved lot behind the venue, as well as in the dirt and grass lots directly to the southwest of the venue. Note: Do not park in the paved, abandoned-looking lot directly to the west of the Commodore.
Age Appropriateness
While most of the shows at the festival are family-friendly, the unscripted nature of the performances means that the shows can occasionally take some vulgar turns. Basically, if you wouldn't bring your kids to a PG-13 movie, you might want to think twice about bringing them to the festival.
Venues
The 2026 festival takes place across two separate venues in the Ybor City neighborhood of Tampa, Florida. The HC Ybor Performing Arts Building, on the campus of the Ybor City branch of Hillsborough College, is located on the corner of E. Palm Ave. and N. 15th St. This building houses three separate festival stages: the HC Mainstage Theatre, the HC Studio Theatre, and the HC Rehearsal Hall. If you plan to use GPS to locate the building, the best address to use is 1411 E. 11th Avenue.
The Commodore is located at 811 E. 7th Ave, at the corner of 7th Ave and Nebraska Ave, approximately a 4-minute drive/15-minute walk from HC Ybor.
Accessibility
Both the HC Ybor Performing Arts Building and the Commodore are accessible to wheelchair users and individuals with limited mobility. At HC Ybor, the Studio Theater and the Rehearsal Hall are on the ground floor of the building. The HC Mainstage Theater, on the second floor of the building, is accessible via elevator. The Commodore is a ground-floor venue accessible from street level.
Parking
At HC Ybor, paid parking is available after 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, after 5:00 p.m. on Friday, and all day and night Saturday in the HC Ybor lots directly to the north and the west of the Performing Arts Building. A limited amount of free street parking is also available on E. 11th Avenue and N. 14th Street. Finally, you can always find parking at the Fernando Noriega Jr. Garage on E. Palm Avenue between N. 12th and N. 13th Streets, a two-block walk from the venue. At the Commodore, there is ample free parking in the paved lot behind the venue, as well as in the dirt and grass lots directly to the southwest of the venue. Note: Do not park in the paved, abandoned-looking lot directly to the west of the Commodore.
Age Appropriateness
While most of the shows at the festival are family-friendly, the unscripted nature of the performances means that the shows can occasionally take some vulgar turns. Basically, if you wouldn't bring your kids to a PG-13 movie, you might want to think twice about bringing them to the festival.
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