Pre-Festival Events
HKF Color Run, Downtown Tuscumbia
DATE
June 7, 2025
TIME
9am-12pm
Helen Keller Festival Color Run is a 5K Fun Run and Fundraiser that starts and ends in downtown Tuscumbia. Participants will be showered with color throughout the course. The fun run benefits the Helen Keller Festival and the Keller Kids program.
CLICK HERE for more info and photos!
Keller’s Canvas, at the Tennessee Valley Museum of Art
DATE
June 24, 2025
TIME
6:00pm
The Helen Keller Festival is proud to host our first Keller’s Canvas event, in partnership with the TVAA. This event features a variety of speakers and guests who will join us for a night of fun and learning. Guests will also be able to tour the traveling Helen Keller art exhibit.
CLICK HERE for more info.
Keller Kids Discovery, hosted by AIDB
DATE
June 25, 2025
LOCATION
Tuscumbia Recreation Center
TIME
10am-2pm
Discovery with AIDB is the disability-education portion of Keller Kids. Keller Kids Discovery features Adapted Activities and teaches kids about vision and hearing differences.
CLICK HERE for more info.
Thursday Events
HKF Downtown Parade
TIME
6:00 pm
Parade will start on Commons, go down Main Street, Turn on 5th and back up Water Street.
The parade will be held on Thursday at 6:00 PM in downtown Tuscumbia, Alabama. Your group must register online and be at check-in before 5:30 to be allowed to participate in the parade.
CLICK HERE to register for parade!
Kickoff Street Party, Downtown Tuscumbia
TIME
4:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Join us to kick of the festival and check out the awesome shops we have downtown. We will have festival shirts for sale at the corner of Main and 5th. Directly following the parade, stay for the celebration featuring live music and tasty food from our local restaurants.
Please click here to see the lineup
ADMISSION
FREE
Friday Events
The Marketplace, Spring Park, Tuscumbia
HOURS OF OPERATION
Friday, 3:00 – 10:00 pm
The Helen Keller Festival is proud to host a wide variety of artists and select vendors in the Marketplace. You will also find a selection of retail vendors and commercial made products as well. The Marketplace is made up of vendors from all over the southeast. Come on down and see what’s in store.
Music in the Park, Spring Park, Tuscumbia
TIME
Friday, 5:00 – 10:00 pm, gates open at 3:00pm
Please click here to see the lineup.
ADMISSION
$5.00
Saturday Events
Paint in the Park with The Artsy Place Muscle Shoals, Spring Park, Tuscumbia
TIME
Saturday, 10:00am – 12:00pm
Celebrate the Helen Keller Festival with an artsy twist—grab your brushes and let your creativity sizzle! All painting supplies provided. Step‑by‑step guidance from local artists. Festival wristband included with your ticket
Please click here to get your tickets.
ADMISSION
$25.00, space is limited.
The Marketplace, Spring Park, Tuscumbia
HOURS OF OPERATION
Saturday, 12:00 pm – 10:00 pm
The Helen Keller Festival is proud to host a wide variety of artists and select vendors in the Marketplace. You will also find a selection of retail vendors and commercial made products as well. The Marketplace is made up of vendors from all over the southeast. Come on down and see what’s in store.
Keller Kids in the Park, Spring Park, Tuscumbia
TIME
Saturday, 12:00pm – 2:00pm
Please click here for more info.
ADMISSION
Free. Space is limited. First come, first serve.
Music in the Park, Spring Park, Tuscumbia
TIME
Saturday, 4:00 – 10:00 pm, gates open at 12:00pm
Please click here to see the lineup.
ADMISSION
$5.00
Sunday Events
The Marketplace, Spring Park, Tuscumbia
HOURS OF OPERATION
Sunday, 12:00 pm – 9:00 pm
The Marketplace is FREE to the public. The Helen Keller Festival is proud to host a wide variety of artists and select vendors in the Marketplace. You will also find a selection of retail vendors and commercial made products as well. The Marketplace is made up of vendors from all over the southeast. Come on down and see what’s in store.
Worship in the Park, Spring Park, Tuscumbia
TIME
Sunday, 7:00 – 9:00 pm
Please click here to see the lineup.
NO CHARGE
