iO Fest '26 Friday 1-Day Pass

About this show

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!