The Helen Keller Festival Keller Kids Program aims to provide enrichment to kids and teens while teaching them about the life and accomplishments of Helen Keller through education and hands-on learning.

rip•ple

rip·ple is a program that encourages education and celebrates local heritage while inspiring hope and connection in our community, all in the spirit of Helen Keller. This art initiative is being created to benefit the Keller Kids program offered during our annual festival and the AIDB Shoals Regional Center in Tuscumbia. We hope to be able to continue to build exciting programs for the community, while teaching others about accessibility and the achievements of our own local heroes.

rip·ple is open to all Colbert County students in grades 3-12. The final product will be a high-quality, coffee-table book composed of student art submissions consisting of poetry, painting, photography, and other visual arts. All content will be inspired by the life and voice of Helen.

Fill Out the rip•ple Project Submission Form
For more information, please email ripple@helenkellerfestival.com

Keller Kids Color Run

Saturday, April 12, 2025
9 AM – 12PM

Keller Kids Color Run is a 5K Fun Run and Fundraiser around downtown Tuscumbia, ending in Spring Park. Participants will be showered with color and can join in at the dance party at the end. This is a family-friendly event. The fun run benefits Keller Kids programs.

Registration and check-in begin at 9am. Race begins at 10am.

Registration will be available on our Forms page beginning in January 2025. If you register by March 12, you can claim a FREE t-shirt.

UNDER 18
$25
18+
$30

Discovery with AIDB

Wednesday, June 26, 2024
10AM – 2PM

Presented by AIDB Shoals Regional Center in Tuscumbia.

Discovery with AIDB is the disability-education portion of Keller Kids. For over 25 years, Keller Kids offers school age children (8-14 years old) the opportunity to learn about the everyday life of persons who are deaf, blind and deaf-blind.

For more information, please email kellerkids@helenkellerfestival.com

  • Discovery
  • Hands-On Learning
  • Games
  • Lunch Provided

Join the Parade 

Thursday, June 27, 2024
5 PM

Any kid (and parent) that would like to walk with us in the Helen Keller Festival parade is invited to join. Please meet on the side lawn of the AIDB building at 512 N. Main Street, Tuscumbia, AL.

Party in the Park

Watercoloring

Saturday, June 29, 2024
9 AM – 10 AM

Greeting Card

Crafters Corner

Saturday, June 29, 2024
11 AM – 12PM

Pinwheel

DJ Dance Party

Saturday, June 29, 2024
1 PM – 2 PM