NYLaughs Festival 2026 | Comedy In The Square

NYLaughs Festival 2026 | Comedy in the Square returns for its second year, bringing four days of bold stand-up comedy events (free and ticketed) to NYC from June 4-7. The festival launches with a free opening event on June 4 in Union Square's Northside Plaza, then unfolds across more than 20 of the city's top clubs, theaters, and pop-up venues. Presented by NYLaughs, The Stand Restaurant and Comedy Club and Union Square Partnership, the festival features a dynamic lineup of leading comedic voices alongside rising talent. Expect nonstop shows, surprise drop-ins, and moments that feel unmistakably NY where comedy spills out of venues and into the streets. From iconic stages to unexpected public spaces, NYLaughs continues its mission of making stand-up comedy accessible and meeting audiences where they are. With deep roots in the city's cultural landscape, NYLaughs is helping position NYC as a global stand-up hub-because a laughing New Yorker is a better New Yorker.<b...