Some food truck operators who worked at the Great Outdoors Comedy Festival in Halifax are calling for a boycott of the festival, saying they’re owed thousands of dollars for their work even though the organizers are already selling tickets for next year.
Three vendors tell CBC News they’re owed more than a combined $60,000
Carolyn Ray · CBC News
· Posted: Sep 24, 2026 5:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: 4 hours ago
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Thousands of people packed the side of Citadel Hill in Halifax to watch comedians including Matt Rife at the Great Outdoors Comedy Festival last month. (Submitted by Paula Yeates)
Some food truck operators who worked at the Great Outdoors Comedy Festival in Halifax are calling for a boycott of the festival, saying they’re owed thousands of dollars even as organizers are already selling tickets for next year.
Thousands of people packed Citadel Hill’s Garrison Grounds from Aug. 6 to 9 to watch comedians including Matt Rife, Nikki Glaser and Fortune Feimster.
Trixstar, the production company behind the festival, hosts the same event in several cities across the country.
This was Michelle Kerfoot Bernava’s fourth time working at the Halifax shows,
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