Detroit Women of Comedy Festival

Detroit Women of Comedy Festival Detroit's First & Only Festival Celebrating Women, Trans & Non-Binary Comedy Creators! Returning May 15 & 16, 2026
Submissions open February 2026

DWCF Fast Facts:
- Celebrating and amplifying marginalized voices in comedy since 2018
- Showcasing stand-up, sketch comedy, improv, musical comedy, podcasts, workshops, interpretive dance, puppetry... all kinds of comedy!
- 100% volunteer-led
- 100% profit distributed to non-profit beneficiaries
- 80+ performers annually across 20+ blocks of comedy
- We have welcomed more than 6000 attendees and hundreds of performers since the fest began

That’s a wrap on 🥹So many things to say, so many photos to go through, so much to process - but just a few things toda...
05/17/2026

That’s a wrap on 🥹
So many things to say, so many photos to go through, so much to process - but just a few things today.

Grateful doesn’t begin to describe it.
Thank you to every performer, volunteer, our amazing directors, their amazing partners, and their incredible staff, and every single person who came through this weekend
And a VERY special thank you to our super secret guest MI ATTORNEY GENERAL DANA NESSEL 🤩🤩🤩

See you next year, bb

Stand-up lovers, you don’t wanna miss This multi-hyphenate mega-funny comedian is doing a double-header at Friday and ...
05/15/2026

Stand-up lovers, you don’t wanna miss
This multi-hyphenate mega-funny comedian is doing a double-header at Friday and Saturday night at 9PM.
Come early and stay late to catch more than 80 other performers across three stages and two days!
🎟️ for Heather’s shows in the 🔗🌳
Full schedule and more at detroitwomenofcomedy.com

Not only do we have 20+ blocks of live comedy starting Friday at 7, there are six FABULOUS workshops on Saturday - and f...
05/14/2026

Not only do we have 20+ blocks of live comedy starting Friday at 7, there are six FABULOUS workshops on Saturday - and for you, our faithful followers, we’ve got a special 50% off FLASH SALE on all of them!

Detroit’s hottest club has everything:
Yoga for performers
Musical improv
Rhyming in Improv
Clowning
Character work
Contracts 101

Learn more about ‘em in the 🔗🌳 and check our stories for the code!!!!

05/13/2026

Thank you WDIV Local 4 / ClickOnDetroit for having our stand up headliner Heather Jay H and coproducer Jennifer Horne to talk about the fest this weekend!!
Come through
It’s going to be a vibe
Live comedy, workshops, community and more
detroitwomenofcomedy.com

05/13/2026

Thank you for having us 🤩
is this weekend!!!!!
Taking over
Tickets and info at detroitwomenofcomedy.com

05/12/2026

WE’RE TAKING OVER
All three stages at on Friday and Saturday, May 15 & 16
80+ performers
Stand-up, improv, workshops and more
Raising spirits and raising money 💰




Tickets and more at detroitwomenofcomedy.com

05/12/2026

WE’RE TAKING OVER
Friday and Saturday
80+ performers
Stand-up, improv, workshops and more
Raising spirits and raising 💰for:




Visit detroitwomenofcomedy.com for 🎟️ and more

SO MUCH IS HAPPENING SATURDAYCommunity BBQ (free)Workshops (AMAZING VALUES)Podcast Taping (free)DWCF x Dinner.Show at 6P...
05/12/2026

SO MUCH IS HAPPENING SATURDAY

Community BBQ (free)
Workshops (AMAZING VALUES)
Podcast Taping (free)

DWCF x Dinner.Show at 6PM in the Black Box

7 improv teams, 26 stand-ups and storytellers

and one super special secret guest that's so special and secret we LITERALLY ARE NOT ALLOWED TO TELL YOU WHO THEY ARE

go to the https://linktr.ee/detroitwomenofcomedy
hang out with us this weekend 😘

kicks off at 7PM THIS FRIDAY, and we've got loads of hilarious performers for you to meet.Taking over all three stages...
05/11/2026

kicks off at 7PM THIS FRIDAY, and we've got loads of hilarious performers for you to meet.

Taking over all three stages at (that's the Black Box, Ant Hall and ), whether you love stand-up or improv, we've got you covered!

Tickets sold by the hour block, or you can grab a fest pass for access to all the shows. Single-day and full-fest passes available!

Visit www.detroitwomenofcomedy.com for tickets, full schedule and more.

Address

2357 Caniff Street
Hamtramck, MI
48212

Website

https://www.detroitwomenofcomedy.com/

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