Pre-Festival Events
HKF Color Run, Downtown Tuscumbia
DATE
May 3, 2025
TIME
9am-12pm
Helen Keller Festival Color Run is a 5K Fun Run and Fundraiser around downtown Tuscumbia, ending in Spring Park. 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!
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.
Music:
7:00: Bound South
8:30: Sipsey Falls
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
