[Cancelled] – Red Skelton Festival

The 15th Annual Red Skelton Festival will be held on Friday, July 17 and Saturday, July 18 with a great line-up of entertainment! From 11:00am – 3:00pm, kids can enjoy carnival games with prizes, and food vendors will be serving up special treats for all! Be sure to check out “Clearing Skelton’s Closet”, a limited edition memorabilia tent sale. Festival buttons are $5 and include museum admission and entry to all events on Saturday!

FRIDAY:
7:00pm – Brian Hoffman (Red Skelton impersonator) Performance w/opening act by Mr. Puppet(Tickets: $15/adult; $5/students 13 & under)

SATURDAY:
11:00am – Red Skelton Parade, 5th & Main Streets down Second Street to the Red Skelton Museum and Festival (20 Red Skelton Boulevard)
12:00pm – “Clown Follies” with guest clowns and  Mr. Puppet (outside stage)
1:00pm – Birchfield the Magician (outside stage)
1:30pm – Donut Eating Contest (outside stage)
2:00pm – Col. Bill Birchfield “Lightman to the Stars” will discuss his experiecnce as a lightman for Red Skelton at the John Ascugas Nugget Casino in Spark, NV (Performing Arts Center Theater)
2:30pm – Bathtub Races (festival grounds)
2:30pm – Film: “I Dood It”, starring Red Skelton (Performing Arts Center Theater)

For complete festival information, please visit www.redskeltonmuseum.org or contact the Red Skelton Museum at 812.888.4184.