LaughFest

Thank you to our friends from Sunday Night Funnies for coming to the Clubhouse on Monday as they presented President Wendy Wi**er with a "big check". The $1,550 amount represents all the proceeds collected this past year by Sunday Night Funnies from 50/50 raffles, comic's purchasing videos of their sets, and t-shirts sales. Sunday Night Funnies is a community partner with Laughfest!

Gilda’s Club and Gilda’s LaughFest share in the community’s grief in the passing of David Abbott. David’s creative approach to all he did was done with passion, enthusiasm, and a special touch that only he could bring. We are grateful for his many contributions to our organization and the festival while he was part of our team, as well as all he did across this grand community. We will miss David’s presence and are grateful for many wonderful memories and the imprint he made on so many individuals in so many ways.

Gilda's Club had the privilege of working with these exceptional interns during the LaughFest season. As their time with us has come to an end, we reflect on the invaluable contributions they have made. We can't wait to see what they are accomplish next!

It's World Laughter Day! Celebrate with us by tagging us in your favorite LaughFest 2024 memory.

We had so much fun yesterday celebrating our volunteers at our volunteer party! Thank you to our volunteers for everything they do we couldn't do it without you.

What a perfect, sunny day for LaughFest offsite storage clean out!

Reminiscing all the seriously fun memories that we made during LaughFest 2024. Comment your favorite LaughFest memory!

The festival may be over but it's not too late to donate!
Thanks to our friends at Meijer, your donation goes further: they're matching the first $20,000 raised, dollar for dollar, and turning your $5 donation into $10. Donate today at
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LaughFest 2024 has officially come to an end. Thank you to everyone for making this year seriously fun! Tag us in your favorite 2024 festival memories.

It’s the last day of the festival. We have two seriously fun events planned for today to end the festival. In the comments share your favorite LaughFest memory from the week!

Cooking and Comedy 3 p.m. FREE (First come first serve)

Sunday Night Funnies 7:30 p.m. FREE

Head over to Dr. Grins at The B.O.B. at 1:30 p.m. for this Virtual Reality Showcase. You’ll see all the action as the scene from VR will be simulcast to the TV screens in Dr. Grins while each comedian is live on stage in front of you. The future is now… and it’s hilarious!

It is the fourth day of the festival! Friday went amazing with so many laughs. Today for Saturday’s events we have some seriously funny shows lined up. The festival is going by fast, so make sure you stop by one of the events going on today.

Saturday Family Fun Day!

Kids Joke Time 9 a.m. FREE

Drums for All with Josh Dunigan 10 a.m. FREE

Family Improv 11 a.m. FREE

Holland Kids Joke Time 11 a.m. FREE

Clean Comedy Showcase & Brunch 11 a.m. SOLD OUT.

The Virtual Reality Showcase 1:30 p.m. FREE

Clean Comedy Showcase & Dinner 6 p.m. LOW TICKET INVENTORY.

Clean Comedy Showcase 7 p.m. LOW TICKET INVENTORY.

Demetri Martin 7 p.m. Low Ticket Inventory, Tickets available at the door.

Josh Johnson 7 &9:30 p.m. SOLD OUT

River City Improv 7:33 p.m. Tickets available at the door.

The Best of the Best (of the Best) 8 p.m. Tickets available at the door.

The Dirty Show 8 p.m. SOLD OUT

Clean Comedy Showcase 9:30 Tickets available at the door.

The Dirty Show 10 p.m. Tickets available at the door.

Choose your own Improv 10 p.m. Tickets available at the door.

It’s Friday, and the third day of the festival. There’s already been so many seriously funny events, and we have another great lineup of events going on today.

Laughter Rx Symposium 8:30 a.m. Tickets no longer available.
Clean Comedy Showcase and Dinner 6 p.m. SOLD OUT thank you to our friends over at Raymond James.
Clean Comedy Showcase 7 p.m. SOLD OUT.
Josh Johnson 7 & 9:30 p.m. SOLD OUT.
KaraJOKEe 7 p.m. tickets available at the door.
Mel Brooks: Silent Film- GRPM Organ Concert & Silent Film 7 p.m. tickets available at the door.
Piff the Magic Dragon 7 p.m. tickets available at the door.
Tammy Pescatelli 7:30 p.m. tickets available at the door.
In the Key of Comedy 8 p.m. tickets available at the door.
Pop Scholars Improv Comedy 8 p.m. tickets available at the door.
Anything Goes Showcase 9:30 p.m. tickets available at the door.
Battle Bots- Improv Comedy Showcase 10 p.m. tickets available at the door.

It’s the second day of the festival! Day one was seriously funny, and we can’t wait to start Laughing again later today.

Tammy Pescatelli 5:30 & 7:30 tickets available at the door
Clean Comedy Showcase & Dinner 7 p.m. Sold out thank you to our friends at Edward Jones.
Clean Comedy Showcase 8 p.m. Low Ticket Inventory

It’s the first day of the festival! We are kicking off the festival with shows starting at 6 p.m.

LaughFest: Night at the Museum 7 p.m. doors open at 6 p.m. tickets available at the door

LaughFest Trivia Night of Stars 6 p.m. - SOLD OUT!

Drums for All with Josh Dunigan 7 p.m. FREE

Cancer Survivor Showcase 7 p.m. FREE

Get ready to yellow up with us! We are two days away from the festival, get your yellow ready and be sure to wear it throughout the festival. Tag us in your yellow-up posts.

We’re a few days away from the beginning of the 2024 festival and have another ticket giveaway for you! We’re giving away two tickets to the Piff the Magic Dragon at Fountain Street Church happening March 8 at 7 p.m. – comedy, magic and a cute dog, what more could you want! Our giveaway ENDS 3/5/2024 11:59 p.m. ET and the winner will be announced on our story 3/6/2024. Learn more about the show (or purchase tickets of your own) at https://www.laughfestgr.org/piff/


To Enter:
-Like this post
-Follow us
-Tag someone you want to go to the Piff the Magic Dragon with in the comments
-For an extra entry repost/ or share to your story for an tagging
The giveaway is sponsored by Gilda’s Club LaughFest, we will not ask you for any personal or credit card information.
*This Giveaway is not associated with Facebook or Instagram*

We are open! The pop-up shop at Gilda’s Club Grand Rapids will be open today from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. stop on by to purchase tickets without the processing fees, vintage merch, and other information. Gilda’s Club is located at 1806 Bridge St. NW in GR!

The festival is almost here! Don’t forget to get your tickets. Thank you to Mobile GR for supporting LaughFest and making it easier to get around during the festival! The DASH bus will run throughout the festival, the bus is a free form of transportation to get around Grand Rapids. For more information go to laughfestgr.org/getting-around/

Gilda’s Club Grand Rapids is thrilled to host their annual Red Door Gala a couple days after the festival. This year's Gala is featuring artist Tom Papa. Are you interested in attending? Tickets are still available! Visit https://www.gildasclubgr.org/special-events/red-door-gala/ for more information.

Have you seen the two awesome monoliths that popped up downtown Grand Rapids featuring our 2024 festival shows! Stop by the BOB and the Studio C Piazza to see them in person. Shout out to our friends at FASTSIGNS for the amazing job! Which show will you be seeing this festival?

The 2024 festival is officially one week away! In celebration, we’re giving away two tickets to the Anything Goes Showcase at The B.O.B. happening March 8 at 9:30 p.m. The Anything Goes Showcase features comedians from our Clean Comedy Showcase but, in a no holds-barred show - grab your best friend and head to The B.O.B. for a night of seriously funny stuff! Our giveaway ENDS 3/1/2024 11:59 p.m. ET and the winner will be announced on our story 3/4/2024. Learn more about the showcase (or purchase tickets of your own) at https://www.laughfestgr.org/event/anything-goes-showcase/


To Enter:
-Like this post
-Follow us
-Tag someone you want to go to the Anything Goes Showcase with in the comments
-For an extra entry repost/ or share to your story for an tagging
The giveaway is sponsored by Gilda’s Club LaughFest, we will not ask you for any personal or credit card information.
*This Giveaway is not associated with Facebook or Instagram*

We are so thankful to all our local partners who are participating in our LaughFest charity checkout. Check out some of these locations and add a smile of your own!

Pure Mex (Grandville)
Vitales (Grand Rapids)
Burger King (Various locations)
Freddys (Several Including one in Lowell)
Fratellis in Grand Rapids is participating in a charity round up!

We are so excited for the festival to officially start – it’s hard to believe it’s only one week away! Order your official 2024 LaughFest t-shirt today from the Mitten State at https://themittenstate.com/products/laughfest-24-unisex-sf.

Thanks to our friends over at The Gilmore for all they do to support Gilda’s LaughFest! We can’t wait for all our events to happen at The B.O.B. this year: The Clean Comedy Showcase and Anything Goes Showcase will have multiple showtimes at The B.O.B. during the week of the festival. For more information and tickets visit laughfestgr.org

The Comedy Project is another local favorite to LaughFest. The Comedy Project has four LaughFest shows this year: ‘In the Key of Comedy’ and ‘Battle Bots: The Improv Comedy Showcase’ on March 8 and The Best of the Best (of the Best) and Choose your own Improv on March 9. To buy tickets and read more about these amazing shows visit https://www.laughfestgr.org/series/the-comedy-project/

Tonight we got a sneak preview of longtime festival partners Gilmore Collection new venue The Gilmore! We were blown away and can't wait to see what this new space will hold!
Gilmore Catering

We have been working creatively with our team as well as Pete Holmes and his team, to find a way that allows Pete's LaughFest event, originally scheduled for 7 p.m. on March 9, 2023 at Fountain Street Church, to happen while achieving the intended goal of raising awareness and funds for Gilda’s Club. After considering many options we regret to share that we are making the difficult decision to cancel the Pete Holmes: Where Were We LaughFest event.

A bulk refund has been requested through Ticketmaster for ticket holders who purchased their tickets online. Please know it may take up to 30 days for the Ticketmaster refund to reflect on your original method of payment. Further information has been sent to ticket buyers via email and is also available at laughfestgr.org/pete-holmes.

We hope to welcome Pete back to LaughFest again in the future!

Hear us out, we may be seeing some of these kiddos as headliners in a few years. You can see more seriously awesome memories from Kids Joke Time in our Kids Joke Time album.