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

Blueprint
Blue.0
Butterface
Carbon Copy
CLUTCH
Coco and Kelly
Fizz
Forever Improv
Former Child
Fun in Moderation
Hell Yeah: A Delightfully Improvised Musical
Improv Against Humanity
Improvised Jane Austen
Industry Insiders
Joystick
Junior Cottillion
Lab Rats
Monday Scaries
Morning Glory
Orbit
Sass Factory
Slugs
TV4KIDZ
Underdog Improv

***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!