About the Moisture Festival

The Seattle Moisture Festival is the world’s largest Comedy/Varieté festival, running for four weeks every spring in Seattle.

Our Mission

The Moisture Festival’s mission is to enrich the community by presenting an affordable annual festival showcasing the art of live comedy/varieté performance.

The Moisture Festival encourages the contemporary creativity that is constantly emerging in this field and strives to educate people about the rich history of this genre.

What is the Moisture Festival?

Comedy/Varieté is an intriguing assortment of entertainment. It is highly skilled performance mixed with many bizarre talents, often humorous, with no limit to the imagination. Presented as a variety show, each act or artist performs their routine within a 3-10 minute time slot while being accompanied by a live show band. Aerialists, jugglers, magicians, comedians, dancers, rope acts, bubble acts, clowns, acrobats, can can girls, strong women, strong men, tap dancers, drill teams, musicians, the weird and the wonderful—all keeping the tradition of Comedy/Varieté/Vaudeville alive.

See our detailed History of the Moisture Festival & Financial Philosophy for more.

The upcoming Moisture Festival comedy/varieté shows will be presented at Broadway Performance Hall on Capitol Hill.

About Our Organization

Moisture Festival is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization (EIN Number: 20-3366934). You can find public information about our organization, including our annual filings with the IRS at the following external links:

Annual Report

This document is a summary of the activities and finances within our most recent fiscal year, including:

  • A letter from our Executive Director reflecting on this year and the future of the festival
  • Stories from key stakeholders
  • Facts and figures, what we did, how much it cost, how much we made
  • Partner, sponsor and grant information
  • How to get involved
  • Meet our Board
  • Our mission