The Imaginary Ball
2026 Benefit Evening
Location:
Marché Bonsecours, Montreal
Information:
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Location:
Marché Bonsecours, Montreal
Date:
Tuesday, May 27, 2025
5:30 pm: doors and cocktail
7 pm: gourmet meal,
entertainment, silent and live auctions, and more!
10 pm: end of the evening
Price list:
Starting at $600
Multiple sponsorships and options available
Dress code: semi-formal, no tie
A positive, immediate and tangible impact
Becoming a partner of the Imaginary Ball goes far beyond a traditional donation.
You invest directly in a meaningful mission that touches thousands of lives while associating your company with a community initiative endorsed by healthcare and education professionals.
Your partnership ensures the continuity of our evidence-based programs and enables us to reach new vulnerable populations. In return, you benefit from visibility among an engaged audience, measurable community impact, and alignment with strong human values.
Together, let’s create new momentum for this mission where compassion, respect, and joy make a real difference.
Be a great partner*!
Various sponsorship options are also available.
"Dream" Partner
$25,000: FULL
- Title of co-presenter
- Table for 10 - Prime location
- Special moments with a duo of therapeutic clowns during the evening
- Exceptional visibility on all the Ball's communication tools, with the mention "presented by".
"Magical'' Partner
$15,000
- Table for 10 - Privileged location
- Increased visibility on the Ball's communication tools, with the mention "in collaboration with".
"Essential" Partner
$10,000
- Table for 10 - Privileged location
- Visibility during the evening
Contribute with a prize for our auctions and raffles
We are currently seeking corporate sponsors to contribute to our silent and live auctions. You can make a difference by donating one or more items to be auctioned at the event, whether or not you attend.
Here are a few examples of the kinds of gifts we’re looking for: gift certificates, works of art, alcoholic beverages, products from Quebec artisans, collectibles, a service, a cultural outing, a unique experience, a trip, or other.
Contribute to the event’s success by making a donation now:
Artistic direction and emcee
Is this your first Imaginary Ball? Let our artistic director and host, and his co-host, tell you more about what to expect on May 27.
“The Imaginary Ball is first and foremost a big party where our donors and therapeutic clowns can finally meet. It’s also an opportunity for our guests to feel the tangible impact of our work. I like to say that our Ball is an event that truly makes you feel good! I draw on all my experience as a therapeutic clown, performer and director gained over the past 20 years to offer you a truly unique experience, just like my colleagues do daily with their work on the field.”
Philippe Thibaudeau, Artistic Director
Clown, therapeutic clown, actor, singer, author and stage director
“For over 20 years, I’ve been madly in love with the Dr Clown Foundation! It was love at first sight, and it continues to captivate my heart, body and mind.
It was first in the field, as a therapeutic clown for over 16 years, that I experienced this passion in the company of artists with kind hearts and nurturing imaginations. A powerful love that demanded, in addition to artistic talent, openness, presence, humility, joy and a lot of energy! As with all genuine love, we received, too: the smile of a mother at the bedside of her child in intensive care, the new-found energy of a little one undergoing cancer treatment, or the moving eyes of a 92-year-old lady who tenderly reminded us of the lyrics to love songs.
It is now a joy to continue to love the Dr Clown Foundation as a teacher and to co-host this Imaginary Ball which, thanks to you, will be transformed into tangible actions for those experiencing an episode of vulnerability.”
Michèle Sirois, co-hist
Speaker, presenter, actress, trainer and author
Honorary Presidents - 2025 Ball
Stephan Drolet
Stephan Drolet
“Laughter and wonder, what extraordinary ways to overcome illness, pain and isolation! I am pleased to represent KPMG’s commitment to the Dr Clown Foundation through my role as co-chair of the Imaginary Ball. By joining this cause, we amplify the values that are dear to our company by supporting an organization that fosters a better future for our communities.”
Region Head, Quebec and Atlantic, TD wealth Private Wealth Management
“ I’m deeply honored to be co-chairing the 2025 Imaginary Ball, an event that embodies hope and solidarity so well. Laughter is an extraordinary therapy capable of soothing hearts, brightening eyes and restoring courage in difficult times. By supporting the Dr Clown Foundation, TD Wealth Private Wealth Management is pleased to help extend the reach of their invaluable services to the most vulnerable. Together, we’re helping to create a lasting impact and offer a little light to those who need it most.”
Thanks to our 2025 Event Partners
The 2025 Imaginary Ball was presented by our « DREAM » Partners :
With the collaboration of our « MAGICAL »Partners :
Our « ESSENTIAL »Partners
Thanks to our event sponsors
Help us break the isolation
The positive impact of our programs is recognized by medical and school staff, who integrate our artists into care procedures and learning objectives.
