Originally set as the spin-off festival from the long time and incredibly fun Gatlinburg Improv Festival (2010-2020). The Secret City Improv Festival originally aimed to continue the fun but took place in the fall instead of the spring. The first Secret City Improv Festival was originally scheduled for fall 2020, but due to Covid-19 the first festival was not held until September 2021.
Today the Secret City Improv Festival is the only Improv Festival in Eastern Tennessee. We are proud to continue what was originally set with the Gatlinburg Improv Festival and are striving to also evolve and create a festival that is unique among all improv festivals. In 2022, we will be introducing a whole new portion of our event that will be unique as we will be featuring high school improv troupes in their show block. These troupes will go through a rigorous set of intensive workshops that are designed to pair each participating school with a professional improv teacher. A curriculum has been de
