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Welcome Back, HIFties!
\nHIF Is Back For 2026!<\/h2>\n

The Hartford Improv Festival<\/a><\/strong> will be taking place March 26th-29th, 2026,<\/strong> at our very own Sea Tea Comedy Theater<\/a> and Sea Tea Improv Studios<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Click here to submit your improv team’s application to perform at #HIF2026!<\/a><\/p>\n

The Hartford Improv Festival, endearingly referred to as HIF<\/strong>, is a long-running comedy festival in downtown Hartford, CT, dedicated to uplifting local and national talent. Improv comedy teams from across the nation (and sometimes from Canada! #international) have gathered to perform, mingle, and cheer each other on in one of the most supportive environments around.<\/p>\n

We brought the festival back in April 2024 after a 4 year hiatus and we could not have been more thrilled with the result! We know #HIF2026 is going to be another unforgettable 4 days of performances, workshops, and even more jams and community events!<\/span><\/h4>\n

Share the hashtag #HIF2026 <\/strong>in anticipation, and make sure to follow us on Instagram<\/a> and Facebook<\/a><\/em> for updates.<\/p>\n

\n

HIFstory<\/h3>\n

2026 – The 9th Hartford Improv Festival #HIF2026
\n2025 – The 8th Hartford Improv Festival #HIF2025
\n2024 – The Hartford Improv Festival returns! The 7th one, for real this time! #HIF2024
\n2023 –
\n2022 –
\n2021 –
\n2020 – The 7th annual Hartford Improv Festival… was cancelled due to COVID-19.
\n2019 – The 6th annual Hartford Improv Festival! #HIF2019
\n2018 – The 5th annual Hartford Improv Festival! #HIF2018 – Fifth HIF, hooray!
\n2017 – The 4th annual Hartford Improv Festival! #HIF2017
\n2016 – The 3rd annual Hartford Improv Festival! #HIF2016 (when we first did a hashtag)
\n2015 – The 2nd annual Hartford Improv Festival!
\n2014 – The 1st Hartford Improv Festival!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Welcome Back, HIFties! HIF Is Back For 2026! The Hartford Improv Festival will be taking place March 26th-29th, 2026, at our very own Sea Tea Comedy Theater and Sea Tea Improv Studios. Click here to submit your improv team’s application to perform at #HIF2026! The Hartford Improv Festival, endearingly referred to as HIF, is a … Continue reading 2026 Hartford Improv Festival<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1041,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\n2026 Hartford Improv Festival - Hartford Improv Festival<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The 2025 Hartford Improv Festival will take place April 3rd-6th, 2025, at Sea Tea Comedy Theater and Sea Tea Improv Studios.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hartfordimprov.com\/festival\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"2026 Hartford Improv Festival - 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