The streets of Norwood will fill with laughter this August with the return of Greater Cincinnati’s largest one-day comedy festival.
The second-annual Norwood Comedy Festival is happening Saturday, Aug. 2 from 2-11 p.m. on Mills Avenue, next to Victory Park. Produced by Bombs Away! Comedy, the festival will feature headliner Geoff Tate, who has appeared on WTF with Marc Maron, Bertcast with Bert Kreischer, The Late Late Show, Comedy Central and Dr. Drew After Dark. Tate has over a dozen albums available to stream.
The festival will also feature Mark Chalifoux (a nationally touring comedian with the No. 2 comedy album, Think Fast, on Apple Music); rising comedy star Elijah Nevels; LA Weekly-, NY Magazine– and Rolling Stone-heralded comedian Ryan Singer; and Dave Waite, who has appeared on Not Safe with Nikki Glaser and Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. Over 20 local and regional comedians will also perform throughout the day.
The Norwood Comedy Festival is free to attend, and guests are encouraged to bring a lawn chair or blanket.
Along with the comedy performances, the Off Pike Market will also be happening that day from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The market features over 20 vendors selling a variety of crafts, gifts and more, and there will be food trucks and a cider/beer garden from Northwood Cider Company, MPH Brewing, HighGrain Brewing and Estazzi THC Fruit Soda on site.
More info: bombsawaycomedy.com.
This article appears in Jun 25 – Jul 8, 2025.