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20.3.–28.3.2026

Red Pearl Clown Festival 2026

The Red Pearl Clown Festival, aimed at adult audiences, brings together international and domestic clown artists and clownery enthusiasts.

This year, the festival takes place from March 20 to 28 at Hurjaruuth’s own stage and at the Turbine Hall at Cable Factory. The first Red Pearl Clown Festival was held in 2012.

Check out the diverse program and come see the whole amazing lineup with a ticket package!

The Festival Bar is located in Hurjaruuth’s foyer, right next to Hurjaruuth stage. The bar is open on all performance days.

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Date

20.3.–28.3.2026

Tickets

20-27 €. Ticket package: Buy a ticket for 3-5 different performances and get a 20% discount. Please note: Tickets for the Clownery Lab sessions cannot be purchased as part of a multi-ticket pass.

Venue

Cable Factory (Kaapeliaukio 3, Helsinki): Hurjaruuth Stage and Turbine Hall

Suggested age

For adults

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Festival Bar

The Festival Bar is located in the foyer next to the Hurjaruuth Stage (Cable Factory, Door A, 2nd floor). Please note that we only accept card payments.

Opening hours 2026

Fri 20.3. at 16–
Sat 21.3. at 16–
Tue 24.3. at 16-
Wed 25.3. at 16-
Thu 26.3. at 17–18
Fri 27.3. at 17–
Sat 28.3. at 17–

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CALL IT CHARACTER (DON’T CALL IT CLOWN) INTENSIVE

with Deanna Fleysher

21.-24.3.2026

Study clown and character with this international master, in this rare workshop!

Want to make your character unforgettable no matter what you’re doing on stage? Want to get laughs and love from the audience in a whole new way? Don’t call it clown, but between us, that’s what it is.

This workshop takes the participant through a journey based in clown and physical theatre to birth/hone an electrifying character rooted deeply in who you are. We will learn about your character’s unique connection to the audience, their mission, and their special brand of vulnerable ferocity.

Connect with your audiences like never before, and make them love you forever.

Course information:

  • 4 days (Sat-Tue) 21.3.–24.3.2026
  • Classes every day from 9.30 to 15.30* (1 h lunch break)
  • Course fee: 235 €, invoices are sent by e-mail before the beginning of the course.
  • Teaching in English.

Course takes place at Cable Factory:

  • Sat: Zodiak’s B2 studio, 2nd floor (B staircase, access also from A staircase)
  • Sun-Tue: Hurjaruuth’s rehearsal studio, 5th floor (A staircase)

*Tue 24.3. at 17 there is a possibility to perform in front of an audience. The showcase is held in the Turbine Hall stage in Cable Factory. The workshop participants and the teacher decide about performing. Hurjaruuth provides the stage and staff to the performance if needed.

Enroll in the workshop by filling in this form by Thu 26.2. at the latest.

Workshop participants are selected by the Red Pearl Clown Council.

More info about the workshop here

Feminist Clown Festival since 2012

Red Pearl was founded in 2012 as a feminist festival and remains so. Over the years, in addition to Finnish clowns, the festival has featured numerous internationally acclaimed performers such as Pepa Plana, Nola Rae, Deanna Fleysher, Tanja Simma, Stacey Sacks, Marta Carbayo, Angela de Castro, Gardi Hutter, and Colette Gomette.

The festival has served as a reminder that although most clowns throughout history have been men, Finland and the world are home to clowns of many genders. In 2021, the festival changed its name to Clown Festival Red Pearl. Not because equality has now been achieved in the world, but because the understanding of gender diversity needs to be better acknowledged. The festival will continue to focus on clowning by women and people of diverse gender identities.

At the core of Red Pearl’s values is the active promotion of equality and equity in the field of clowning and through the means of clowning, taking into account all genders and the many forms of discrimination. We follow the principles of a safer space in all our activities.

Festival program 2026

27.3.2026

Clownery Lab Sessions

A night full of laughter! Red Pearl Clown Festival will host for the second time a clownery open stage evening. You can sign up for the evening with your completed or less completed clowning performance alone, as a couple or as a group.

Suggested age: For adults

Venue: Hurjaruuth stage, Cable Factory

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Next performances

March 2026