International Clown Hall of Fame and Research Center

International Clown Hall of Fame and Research Center Celebrate the Laughter! The ICHOF is open by appointment beginning September 1, 2022

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Everyone leaves with a smile and knowledge of some great clowns.
08/09/2026

Everyone leaves with a smile and knowledge of some great clowns.

“If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, and do more , and become more, you are a leader.” - John Quin...
08/08/2026

“If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, and do more , and become more, you are a leader.” - John Quincy Adams.

Happy Birthday to ICHOF Inductee, and one of our greatest leaders - Steve Smith

Day 7 of International Clown Week - Smile
08/07/2026

Day 7 of International Clown Week - Smile

International Clown Week - Day 6And Happy Birthday to Lucy!
08/06/2026

International Clown Week - Day 6

And Happy Birthday to Lucy!

International Clown Week - Day 5 - Female Clowns
08/05/2026

International Clown Week - Day 5 - Female Clowns

International Clown Week - Day 4Clowns on Television. Many children were first introduced to clowns via TV shows.Clarabe...
08/04/2026

International Clown Week - Day 4

Clowns on Television. Many children were first introduced to clowns via TV shows.

Clarabell, Town Clown, Blinky, Milky, Sealtest Big Top, Chucko, Gaby, Fofo Y Miliki, JP Patches and of course Bozo were among the most remembered clown performers of the 1950’s onward.

Day 3 of Intenational Clown Week. Clowns, Comics & Eccentrics.
08/03/2026

Day 3 of Intenational Clown Week. Clowns, Comics & Eccentrics.

Day 2 of International Clown Week Clowns in the circus are only one part of the mosaic that the art & craft of the clown...
08/02/2026

Day 2 of International Clown Week

Clowns in the circus are only one part of the mosaic that the art & craft of the clown represents.

The International Clown Hall of Fame and Research Center honors and salutes all clowns, in vaudeville, theater, rodeo, hospitals, burlesque & drag, Ice Capades, film, television, water skiing & commercial representations.

August 1st thru the 7th is designated “National Clown Week” by Joint Congressional Resolution, approved October 8, 1970...
08/01/2026

August 1st thru the 7th is designated “National Clown Week” by Joint Congressional Resolution, approved October 8, 1970 and signed into law by President Richard Nixon on August 2, 1971. The ICHOF has in its archives the original document.

In part the proclamation reads, “Whoever has heard the laughter of a child or seen the sudden delight on the face of a lonely old man has understood in those brief moments mysteries deeper than love.

All men are indebted to those who bring such moments of quiet splendor-who redeem sickness and pain with joy. All across America good men in putty noses and baggy trousers following a tradition as old as man’s need to gently touch the lives of his fellowman. Today, as always, clowns and the spirit they represent are as vital to the maintenance of our humanity as the builders and the growers and governors... “

A “flip up” walkaround from the RBBB Circus
07/30/2026

A “flip up” walkaround from the RBBB Circus

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