LAUGH FACTORY DUNNVILLE
Laughter is one of the best ways to connect with friends, colleagues, and the community—and this event brings it all together under one roof. Come enjoy nationally touring comedians from Yuk Yuk’s, relax with a crowd that loves local events as much as you do, and help us raise funds for the Dunnville Chamber Fireworks Fund.
Event Details
Friday, September 18, 2026
Dunnville Community Lifespan Centre
Doors Open: 6:30 PM | Show Starts: 8:00 PM
Take the Risk Out of Comedy Night—and Put More Into the Fireworks!
Become our exclusive Presenting Sponsor and help ensure more of the money raised goes directly toward the Dunnville Mudcat Festival fireworks.
One exclusive $2,000 Presenting Sponsorship is available. Your business will receive top billing as “Laugh Factory Dunnville, brought to you by [Business Name],” along with all Gold VIP Corporate Sponsor benefits, prominent on-stage signage and a rotating banner on the Dunnville Chamber of Commerce website for a full year.
TICKET OPTIONS
🎫 Early Bird Show-Only Ticket – $35
Available until August 31st – includes access to the comedy show.
🎫 Regular Show-Only Ticket – $40
General admission after August 31st
🍽️ Dinner + Show Package – $57
Includes a $25 gift card to your choice of participating local restaurants, so you can enjoy dinner your way before the show!
Group of 8: VIP Community Commitment Sponsor — Show Only— $3o0
Commit to selling eight show-only tickets to family, friends, employees or clients. Includes eight comedy show tickets, a reserved VIP table with personalized signage, two bottles of wine to share with your guests and a public thank-you shout-out.
Group of 8: VIP Community Commitment Sponsor Dinner + Show — $440
Includes all VIP Community Commitment Sponsor perks, plus a $25 restaurant gift card for each of your eight guests and a 4:45 p.m. dinner reservation before the show. That’s eight complete Dinner + Show packages for $55 per person—a savings of $12per guest.
Gold VIP Corporate Sponsor — $500
Includes eight comedy show tickets, a reserved VIP table with corporate signage, two bottles of wine and a public thank-you shout-out. Your business will also receive its logo and website link on the event website, a dedicated social media thank-you, recognition in the evening’s program and a mention in the event highlight article permanently archived on the Dunnville Chamber of Commerce website.
Gold VIP Corporate Sponsor: Dinner + Show — $620
Includes everything offered with the Gold VIP Corporate Sponsorship, plus a $25 restaurant gift card for each of your eight guests and a 4:45 p.m. dinner reservation before the show. A complete dinner, comedy and promotional package for eight guests.
Dinner & Comedy Package — Make a Night of It!
The Dunnville Chamber of Commerce is proud to present a special Dinner & Comedy Package for Yuk Yuk’s Night at the Laugh Factory Dunnville on Friday, September 18, 2026.
Start your evening with a delicious meal at Debb’s Cuisine before heading to the Lifespan Centre for a night of nonstop laughter.
Debb’s Cuisine & Comedy
Enjoy a $25 Debb’s Cuisine gift certificate toward your meal, with dinner reservations available at 4:45 p.m. or 5:30 p.m. After dinner, head to the Dunnville Laugh Factory and enjoy a great night of live comedy!
Your $57 Dinner & Comedy Package includes:
- One ticket to Yuk Yuk’s Comedy Night
- A $25 Debb’s Cuisine gift certificate
- A dinner reservation at your selected time
- $8 in savings compared with purchasing your show ticket and dining value separately
Dinner reservations are limited. Select your preferred reservation time when purchasing your ticket.
Debb’s Cuisine is currently our participating dinner partner. Additional restaurant options may be announced soon.
Thank you to Debb’s Cuisine for partnering with us to offer this special evening of great food, laughter and community support.
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*Participation in the Dinner & Comedy Package is offered to Dunnville Chamber of Commerce restaurant members. If you are a local restaurant interested in participating next year, please contact marketing@dunnvillechamber.com.
OUR COMEDIAN LINE-UP...
Headliner Dylan Gott
Dylan Gott’s hilarious blend of self-deprecating stories, sharp observations, and playful interaction with the audience has led him to perform in 21 countries across the globe, become a headliner with Yuk Yuks, perform with CBC, Comedy Central UK, Just For Laughs and Sirius XM Radio. Here are some reviews of Dylan’s work: * * * * – Torontoist “Dylan Gott is awesome” – BlogTO “Delightfully Bizarre” – AV Club “Major Revelation” – Now Magazine ‘“Festival highlight” – Loughborough Echo “Thoroughly enjoyable” – Parton and Pearl “Really funny” – Ottawa Life
MC Fred Proia
Featuring Laurie Elliott
Her stand-up credits include Montreal’s Just For Laughs Festival (where the late, great Joan Rivers chose her to perform on her final Gala show), the Winnipeg Comedy Festival, the Comedy Factory in Rotterdam, Raw Comedy Club in Stockholm, the SheDot Comedy Festival in Toronto, and a gala run at the Cape Town International Comedy Festival in South Africa.
Interested in Sponsoring or Booking a Table?
We could use your help to make this night a success. Whether you’d like to promote your business, treat your team to a night out, or just lock in great seats—sponsorships and full table bookings are now available.
Reach out to reserve yours today!
THE DUNNVILLE JOKE CHALLENGE
Think you can make Dunnville laugh?
Share your favourite family-friendly joke on video, challenge five others to join the fun, and earn an entry into our Laugh Factory Dunnville prize draw!
HOW TO PARTICIPATE
- Record a short video telling your favourite clean, community-friendly joke.
- Post your video on Facebook or Instagram.
- Tag the Dunnville Chamber of Commerce and include #DunnvilleJokeChallenge in your post.
- Challenge five family members, friends, coworkers or local businesses to share their own joke videos.
- Make sure your post is public so we can see and record your entry. If your account is private, send a screenshot or link to marketing@dunnvillechamber.com.
Entries close Thursday, September 10, 2026, at 11:59 p.m.
PRIZES
Everyone who completes the entry requirements will receive one entry into a random draw for fun prizes.
Winners will be announced during Laugh Factory Dunnville on Friday, September 18, 2026, and contacted directly. You do not need to purchase a ticket or attend the show to enter or win.
KEEP IT FUN
Jokes must be suitable for a general community audience. Entries containing hateful, discriminatory, threatening, sexually explicit or otherwise inappropriate content will not be accepted.
By participating, you give the Dunnville Chamber of Commerce permission to share your submitted video on its website and social media channels with credit to you.
CONTEST DETAILS
No purchase is necessary. Limit one entry per person. Winners will be selected by random draw. The odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries received.
This promotion is administered by the Dunnville Chamber of Commerce and is not sponsored, endorsed or administered by Facebook, Instagram or Meta.
WEAR YOUR BEST JOKE T-SHIRT—AND YOU COULD WIN!
Add another laugh to Comedy Night by wearing your funniest joke T-shirt to Laugh Factory Dunnville!
HOW TO ENTER AT THE EVENT
- Wear a clean, community-friendly joke T-shirt to Laugh Factory Dunnville on Friday, September 18, 2026.
- Visit the Joke T-Shirt Contest check-in area before the show.
- Have your name added to the prize draw.
- If you’re comfortable, stop for a photo so we can share some of the funniest shirts from the night!
Everyone who participates will receive one entry into a random draw for fun door prizes.
KEEP IT FUN
T-shirts must be suitable for a general community audience. Entries containing hateful, discriminatory, threatening, sexually explicit or otherwise inappropriate wording or images will not be accepted.
By participating or submitting a photo, you give the Dunnville Chamber of Commerce permission to share the image on its website and social media channels.
CONTEST DETAILS
Limit one entry per person. The winner will be selected by random draw. The odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries received.
The winner will be announced during Laugh Factory Dunnville.
This promotion is administered by the Dunnville Chamber of Commerce and is not sponsored, endorsed or administered by Facebook, Instagram or Meta.