Great Outdoors Comedy Festival in question after organizer files for bankruptcy
Trixstar, which ran the Great Outdoors Comedy Festival in Vancouver and six other Canadian cities for over 20 years, has filed a bankruptcy assignment.
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The company behind a large outdoor comedy festival that has run in Vancouver for over 20 years has filed for bankruptcy, putting future editions of the event in doubt.
Trixstar, an event management company, posted a notice on its website saying it has made a bankruptcy assignment, Daily Hive Vancouver reported Friday. MNP Ltd. has been appointed as the Licensed Insolvency Trustee, though the appointment is still subject to approval by creditors at their first meeting.
What Trixstar ran
Trixstar organized the Great Outdoors Comedy Festival in seven cities: Vancouver, Mississauga, Edmonton, Winnipeg, Halifax, Calgary, and Spokane, Washington. The festival, which typically draws large outdoor crowds in the summer, has featured comedians including Jerry Seinfeld, Bill Burr, Kevin Hart, and John Mulaney over more than two decades, according to Daily Hive Vancouver.
What the founder said
Mike Anderson, Trixstar's founder and president, said in the company's notice that the organization "faced significant financial challenges, and despite our efforts to address them, we were unable to establish a financially sustainable path forward," Daily Hive Vancouver reported.
Anderson also said he is "hopeful that, through this process, there may be an opportunity for the festival to find a new home and continue in some form." No buyer or replacement organizer has been announced.
What this means for ticket holders
Tickets for 2027 events have already been sold, according to Daily Hive Vancouver. A previously scheduled show in Edmonton and a Mississauga festival are also affected.
Customers with questions about refunds should contact MNP Ltd., the insolvency trustee, according to Daily Hive Vancouver. No contact address was published in the report.
Vancouver residents who bought tickets for a 2027 Great Outdoors Comedy Festival show should contact MNP Ltd. for information about their options. No timeline has been set for the creditor meeting that must approve the trustee's appointment.
Questions this story answers
What happened to the Great Outdoors Comedy Festival in Vancouver?
Trixstar, the event management company that ran the Great Outdoors Comedy Festival for over 20 years in Vancouver and other Canadian cities, has filed a bankruptcy assignment, according to Daily Hive Vancouver. MNP Ltd. has been appointed as the Licensed Insolvency Trustee to manage the process.
Who ran the Great Outdoors Comedy Festival?
Trixstar, founded and led by Mike Anderson, organized the festival across seven cities: Vancouver, Mississauga, Edmonton, Winnipeg, Halifax, Calgary, and Spokane, Washington. Anderson told Daily Hive Vancouver that the company 'faced significant financial challenges' and 'was unable to establish a financially sustainable path forward.'
What is a bankruptcy assignment and what does it mean for ticket holders?
A bankruptcy assignment means Trixstar has handed control of its assets to a Licensed Insolvency Trustee, MNP Ltd., to manage debts and creditors. Daily Hive Vancouver reports that tickets for 2027 events have already been sold. Customers with refund questions should contact MNP Ltd.
Will the Great Outdoors Comedy Festival return?
That is not decided. Mike Anderson told Daily Hive Vancouver he is 'hopeful that, through this process, there may be an opportunity for the festival to find a new home and continue in some form.' No buyer or new organizer has been announced.
What performers has the Great Outdoors Comedy Festival featured in past years?
According to Daily Hive Vancouver, the festival has featured major North American comedians including Jerry Seinfeld, Bill Burr, Kevin Hart, and John Mulaney over its more than 20 years of operation in Vancouver and other Canadian cities.
Who should ticket holders contact about refunds?
Daily Hive Vancouver reports that customers with questions about refunds should contact MNP Ltd., the Licensed Insolvency Trustee appointed to manage the bankruptcy. No contact address was published in the article.
Was the Great Outdoors Comedy Festival only in Vancouver?
No. Trixstar ran the festival in seven cities across Canada and the United States: Vancouver, Mississauga, Edmonton, Winnipeg, Halifax, Calgary, and Spokane, Washington, according to Daily Hive Vancouver.
What should a Vancouver resident do if they bought tickets for the 2027 festival?
Daily Hive Vancouver reports that customers with refund questions should contact MNP Ltd., the insolvency trustee. The bankruptcy assignment is still subject to creditor approval at a first meeting of creditors.
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