iO Fest 2026, Chicago's largest improv festival, returns on July 23-26!

Four days packed with improv, sketch, performance art, musical improv, music, and more, featuring over 130 acts from all over the world!

Purchasing this 1-Day pass grants access to all General Admission performances taking place over the weekend. Space is limited in every performance venue, so seating is first-come, first-served. Shows take place each day approximately from 4 PM to 1 AM.

This Friday pass for iO Fest 2026 includes admission to the following acts: 

A Little Conversation
Akash Bajpai
Arson
Awkward Family Dinner
Baby Grand
Barbara, a Mother
Big Freak
Black Star
Bridal Darty
Calamity Quest
Cat and George Are Doing Just Fine
Creamboy
Dan Burger
Danielle Steger Finds a Job
Devil's Daughter
Facebook Marketplace Live: The Game Show
Feast
Fever Dream
Gale
Grace Kilpatrick
Grown Man Baby
HTH
Improvised Housewives
Internet Online
Jacob Mundell
Johnathan Anderson
Karan Mehra
Kaseria
Last Night Was Fun
Lauren Frost
Lavender Throuple
Marquee
Michelle Improv
Mischief
Ms. Biscuit
One Woman Car Show
Play Time
Primetime
Quest And...
Rat Race
Regionals: The Musical
The Rose
Single Living
Slonky
Spades Table
Stir Friday Night
Tipping Point
Touch Baseball
Trash King
Two Bears Blow Up in a Car
Wet Pizza
What a Year
Wheel of Improv
Whimsy Lohan
Whirled News

***Purchase of this 1-Day GA Pass DOES NOT grant admission to any headliner shows: 3Peat, Armando, Astronomy Club, Baby Wants Candy, Claire + Kim, Comedy Dance Chicago, ¡ESCÁNDALO!, Improvised Shakespeare Co., Jackbox Games, James Conklin Memorial Scholarship Show, Parker Callahan, SAND, The Sloppy Boys, UCB Soundtrack, and Unmuted. Tickets for those specific shows much be purchased separately.***

1-Day passes are non-transferable and non-refundable. Purchaser must show up to our box office with an ID identical to the name under which they purchased the tickets to receive their day pass. 

iO Fest is an all-ages event, but due to the improvised nature of our shows, we cannot guarantee the appropriateness of each show for younger audiences. 

 

Follow iO on social media to stay up to date with all information related to iO Fest 2026. Purchase the 4-Day pass here to save money on all shows!