Hello, and welcome to the 2026 Countdown Improv Festival, which will run from August 5-9 in the Ybor City neighborhood of Tampa, Florida! In August, you or someone in your troupe took advantage of our limited-time-only early-acceptance deal for Countdown 2026. Smart move! The 2026 festival is going to be our best one yet, and your show is guaranteed a slot. Good for you!
Now it’s time to take the next step. Below, you’ll find an official Countdown 2026 acceptance form. If you’re still interested in performing at this year’s festival, then please fill this form out, in full, before midnight Eastern time on Friday, January 9th. The form will only take a few minutes to complete, and we’re giving you almost two weeks in which to do it. So please do it! If you don’t complete this form by the deadline, then we’ll rescind the early acceptance and push your submission into the regular application pool. You won’t have to pay the fee again, but you’ll also have to take your chances with every other regular applicant. Consider this fair warning!
If your plans have changed and you can no longer attend the 2026 Countdown Improv Festival, that’s OK! Just email us at countdownimprovfestival at gmail dot com and let us know. If you have any questions, feel free to email us there, too.