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Festival registration fees

What do my festival fees pay for?

It is standard for festivals such as ours to charge participation fees. The fee gives you access to a range of services from Big Difference Company that support you to take part in Leicester Comedy Festival and the UK Kids' Comedy Festival. This includes:

  • Support from our dedicated festival team 
  • Your event is listed on our festival websites
  • We produce key marketing tools including the Festival brochure, website, posters, leaflets
  • Your event is featured on our festival app
  • You can sell your tickets through our festival box office and we are the first point of contact for any ticketing queries
  • We pay for a flyering license which can be used to promote your event in Leicester City Centre during the festival 
  • We promote and manage a launch event/press launch for the Festivals which generates a huge buzz and some substantial ticket sales
  • Access to industry events 
  • Discounts on accommodation and various bars and cafes across the city
  • Entry to selected venues during the festival 


Leicester Comedy Festival and The UK Kids' Comedy Festival are delivered by Big Difference Company which is a registered charity.  As a charity we aim to promote health & wellbeing through the arts, promote comedy and comedy performance as an art form and use comedy to educate and inspire.  


Festival registration fees for 2025

Venues that seat up to 80 people

All fees include VAT

First performance

£72.00

This is the fee that you pay to have your show in the festival. 

Second performance

£60.00

If you wish to have a second performance of your show at the festival, you can do so for a discounted rate.

Third performance onwards

£38.00

You can get a further discount for the third performance of your show. You do not need to pay festival fees for any additional performances. 


Venues that seat between 80 and 199 people

All fees include VAT

First performance

£88.00

This is the fee that you pay to have your show in the festival. 

Second performance

£66.00

If you wish to have a second performance of your show at the festival, you can do so for a discounted rate.

Third performance

£44.00

You can get a further discount for the third performance of your show. You do not need to pay festival fees for any additional performances. 


Venues that seat between 200 and 399 people

All fees include VAT

Fee per performance

£180.00

This is the fee for each performance in a venue in this category.


Venues that seat over 400 people

All fees include VAT

Fee per performance

£310.00

This is the fee for each performance in a venue in this category.


Late festival registration

All fees include VAT

Fee per performance

£60.00

This is the fee for each performance that is registered after the main festival registration period. 


Online performance

For online performances

Fee per performance

72.00

All fees include VAT

These are the festival fees for our festivals in 2025, and are subject to change for future festivals.


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