Festival Details
Open to improvisers and spectators from around the globe, the Happy Valley XL Improv Festival will truly be a Happy Valley experience. Taking place May 18th - 21st, visitors will get to experience the beauty of downtown State College and the surrounding area during one of the prettiest times of the year.
With help from a $17,000 Tourism Marketing Grant from the Happy Valley Adventure Bureau and the Centre County Commissioners, Happy Valley Improv (HVI) will bring close to 60 improvisers from around the country to State College. In addition, the Festival will attract dozens of local patrons each night to experience some of the best improv comedy in the world. This year's lineup includes teams from New York City, Baltimore, Chicago, San Diego, and Philadelphia. The excitement is high to be a part of the Happy Valley XL Improv Festival.
The four festival days will be filled to the bring with adventure for the participants. Each morning will include iconic Happy Valley experiences like touring Penn State no way to the Creamery, hiking Mount Nittany, and experiencing many downtown business and public art displays through a scavenger hunt. Each afternoon and evening will be filled with workshops facilitated by professional improvisers from around the country and shows on the Blue Brick Theatre stage.
With your help, we truly can showcase how much Happy Valley has to offer for everyone – from young professionals and families to outdoor enthusiasts and retirees! Your partnership will allow HVI to offer heavily discounted local experiences, give us the ability to pay instructors and headliners the rate they deserve for their profession, and give all of our out-of-town guests a weekend they will never forget.
Thank you for considering how you might help to make the XL Improv Festival one of a kind! For more information about how your partnership can help us share what our community has to offer, please reach out to our business manager, James Tierney, at happyvalleyimprov at gmail dot com or 518-569-6498.
Partnership Opportunities
Presenting Partner (1) - $1500
The presenting partner is making an investment in the local comedy community and in making State College an attractive place to not only visit, but live.
The presenting partner is making an investment in the local comedy community and in making State College an attractive place to not only visit, but live.
As the presenting partner, you are helping offset the cost of having a top-note improv comedy festival in downtown State College.
Additional Benefits:
Workshop Sponsor (6) - $750
As part of the festival, we are bringing in professional improvisers from around the country to teach workshops to our local improv community and out-of-town improvisers in attendance. Learn more about our four workshop teachers by going to www.happyvalleyimprov.com/xlfest-instructors-2023.html.
As a workshop partner, you are helping to offset the cost of travel, accommodations, and pay for the workshop instructors.
Additional Benefits:
Show Sponsor (12) - $250
As part of the festival, we will be hosting 12 separate 1-hour shows.
As a show partner, you are helping to offset the cost of staffing for each show and providing our out-of-town guests with gift bags filled with coupons and items from around Happy Valley.
Additional Benefits:
Open to improvisers and spectators from around the globe, the Happy Valley XL Improv Festival will truly be a Happy Valley experience. Taking place May 18th - 21st, visitors will get to experience the beauty of downtown State College and the surrounding area during one of the prettiest times of the year.
With help from a $17,000 Tourism Marketing Grant from the Happy Valley Adventure Bureau and the Centre County Commissioners, Happy Valley Improv (HVI) will bring close to 60 improvisers from around the country to State College. In addition, the Festival will attract dozens of local patrons each night to experience some of the best improv comedy in the world. This year's lineup includes teams from New York City, Baltimore, Chicago, San Diego, and Philadelphia. The excitement is high to be a part of the Happy Valley XL Improv Festival.
The four festival days will be filled to the bring with adventure for the participants. Each morning will include iconic Happy Valley experiences like touring Penn State no way to the Creamery, hiking Mount Nittany, and experiencing many downtown business and public art displays through a scavenger hunt. Each afternoon and evening will be filled with workshops facilitated by professional improvisers from around the country and shows on the Blue Brick Theatre stage.
With your help, we truly can showcase how much Happy Valley has to offer for everyone – from young professionals and families to outdoor enthusiasts and retirees! Your partnership will allow HVI to offer heavily discounted local experiences, give us the ability to pay instructors and headliners the rate they deserve for their profession, and give all of our out-of-town guests a weekend they will never forget.
Thank you for considering how you might help to make the XL Improv Festival one of a kind! For more information about how your partnership can help us share what our community has to offer, please reach out to our business manager, James Tierney, at happyvalleyimprov at gmail dot com or 518-569-6498.
Partnership Opportunities
Presenting Partner (1) - $1500
The presenting partner is making an investment in the local comedy community and in making State College an attractive place to not only visit, but live.
The presenting partner is making an investment in the local comedy community and in making State College an attractive place to not only visit, but live.
As the presenting partner, you are helping offset the cost of having a top-note improv comedy festival in downtown State College.
Additional Benefits:
- A free company improv leadership development workshop*
- Prominent logo placement and mentions throughout all social media campaigns
- Prominent signage displayed at the Blue Brick Theatre for the entire festival
- Prominent logo placement in our pre-show slideshow
- Vocal mentions at the beginning and end of each of the 12 performances as well as six workshops
- Logo placement on all ticket stubs
- The ability to include merchandise or other items for festival participants and audience members’ goodie bags
- A 6-pack of Happy Valley Improv show tickets good for any non-festival Friday night show at the Blue Brick Theatre
Workshop Sponsor (6) - $750
As part of the festival, we are bringing in professional improvisers from around the country to teach workshops to our local improv community and out-of-town improvisers in attendance. Learn more about our four workshop teachers by going to www.happyvalleyimprov.com/xlfest-instructors-2023.html.
As a workshop partner, you are helping to offset the cost of travel, accommodations, and pay for the workshop instructors.
Additional Benefits:
- Prominent logo placement and mentions in at least 5 social media and newsletter posts
- Prominent signage displayed at the Blue Brick Theatre for the entire festival
- Prominent logo placement in our pre-show slideshow
- Vocal mentions at the beginning and end of the all six workshops throughout the weekend
- The ability to include merchandise or other items for festival participants and audience members’ goodie bags.
- A 4-pack of Happy Valley Improv show tickets good for any non-festival Friday night show at the Blue Brick Theatre.
Show Sponsor (12) - $250
As part of the festival, we will be hosting 12 separate 1-hour shows.
As a show partner, you are helping to offset the cost of staffing for each show and providing our out-of-town guests with gift bags filled with coupons and items from around Happy Valley.
Additional Benefits:
- Vocal mentions at the beginning and end of the show you sponsor
- Small Logo placement on signage displayed at the Blue Brick Theatre for the entire festival and the pre-show slideshow.
- The ability to include merchandise or other items for festival participants and audience members’ goodie bags
- 2 Happy Valley Improv show tickets good for any non-festival Friday night show at the Blue Brick Theatre
Thank you to our past XL Festival Sponsors
