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46th Annual O. Henry Museum Pun-Off World Championships

The 47th Annual O. Henry Museum Pun-Off World Championships will be held on May 11, 2024. We will be (at last!) returning to our home location of Brush Square Park, right behind the O. Henry Museum in Downtown Austin!
 

The Grand Daddy of all pun competitions is in Texas, in Austin, naturally. Is it the best? Yes. Is it the oldest? Definitely. Is it the funniest? Easily.

PunOff 2022 winners on stage

There are a lot of great pun competitions all over the US. Probably all over the world. But the O. Henry Museum Pun-Off World Championships have been around for 46 jears! it’s hard to imagine one more refined. For Texans, anyway.

2022 Pun-Off Champions!

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Announcing the 2023
O. Henry Museum Pun-Off World Championships!

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Our utmost thanks to Hilton Austin for providing our venue for 2023!

Punsters United Nearly Yearly (P.U.N.Y.) Social

  • Date: Friday, May 11, 2024, 6 - 9 pm

  • Place: Brush Square Courtyard (beside O. Henry Museum)

  • Contestant games & pun practice rounds. Punster of the Year Award.

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Punniest of Show Competition

  • Date: Saturday, May 11, 2024, approx. 11:30am-1:30pm

  • Place: Brush Square Park

  • 32 contestants perform prepared 90 second pun routines for judges.

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PunSlingers Competition

  • Date: Saturday, May 11, 2024, approx. 2:00pm-5:30pm

  • Place: Brush Square Park

  • 32 Contestants make spontaneous puns on a topic in five seconds against an opponent. Contestants advance through rounds until one PunSlinger wins it all!

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And there's more!

  • Live Music!

  • Auction - bid on unique, valuable items from 11 am-4:00pm.

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