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title: "Great Outdoors Comedy Festival in question after organizer files for bankruptcy"
description: "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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last_updated: "2026-11-13T21:05:01.876Z"
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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.

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