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The 8th Annual Burlington Comedy Festival comes alive across the streets of Downtown the weekend of April 25-27, 2024.  We all need a laugh this season! The Burlington Downtown Business Association is a proud sponsor of the Burlington Comedy Festival.  The BDBA represents over 400 small businesses in the downtown including over 50 great eateries for patrons to package their own “Dinner & Show”! https://burlingtondowntown.ca/directory/categories/food-drink This year’s Festival features seven hilarious comics and variety performers, over three days at four top tier downtown venues. Opening night is at The Pearle Hotel & Spa featuring a veteran of the Canadian comedy scene Pete Zedlacher and six other performers with an 8:00 p.m. show time. The Festival continues Friday and Saturday evening with “up close and personal” performances at some of our best downtown venues: The Block Co Paradiso Restaurant  and *NEW* this year 400 Brant Kitchen + Bar Tickets are on sale now and are modestly priced to guarantee a good time for all.

Tickets

• $100 per person
• (3 Course Meal - Cash Bar)
• Tickets are payable by E-transfer or Cheque
• Please contact us for Hosting a Table

Schedule

• 6:00pm - 7:00pm - Reception & Hors D'Oeuvres
• 7:00pm - Dinner
• 8:15pm -  Keynote Speaker
• 9:00pm - Dance Floor Opens

Keynote Speaker - Tanya Granić Allen Tanya Granic Allen is a Canadian commentator, social advocate, politician, and mother of five. Tanya is the host of Counterpoint, a daily opinion program on The News Forum channel. As an international speaker, she is an advocate for public policy concerning family, children, and women’s rights, including working at the UN. She is also  past-president of Parents As First Educators (PAFE), an Ontario-based parental rights advocacy group. Tanya was a leadership candidate in the 2018 Ontario PC Party where she brought discussions to the forefront on issues such as Ontario’s sex education curriculum, the Green Energy contracts scam, and advocated for cancelling the carbon tax.

Join us for a presentation of celebratory and sacred music, performed by a quartet of the Burlington Symphony Orchestra, marking the start of our 190 Anniversary celebration. Tickets are $20 and available at the door or by contacting Bonnie (blennnard@bell.net).

Join us for a delicious evening filled with tea and donuts at the Museums of Burlington’s Mom’s Night Out: Tea & Donut Tasting Workshop. Katie Cyr of Monarch Tea Co. will be teaming up with Bloomer’s Burlington to lead a 1-hour interactive workshop pairing tea blends with complementary donuts. Tickets are $55/person ($50/members) and include 3 tea and donut pairings, a tea-infused cocktail, and admission to the museum galleries. This event is on Friday, May 10, 2024 at Joseph Brant Museum from 6pm-8:30pm. Doors open at 6pm with time to enjoy a cocktail and explore the museum galleries before the workshop begins at 7pm. This is a 19+ event.

Enjoy an evening out with the Peel Regional Police Pipe Band, Islay and the Schiehallion Dancers. There will be a silent auction & snacks. Tickets are $25 each and can be purchased through Eventbrite, by email at birdj@bellnet.ca or by calling 905-332-9081. This is a non-alcohol event. Come out and have some fun!