Blue Hippo Festival 2026
Edmond History Museum is celebrating Edmond’s placement along Route 66 in a big, blue HUMONGOUS way!
The Route 66 Blue Hippo Festival, is June 6, 2026, from 4:00PM to 9:00PM. The festival is themed around Edmond’s fun Route 66 icon, the Blue Hippo. Free family-friendly activities, performances, artists and all things blue, will take place at the Edmond History Museum and in Stephenson Park in Edmond, Oklahoma.
Quirky and Educational: In addition to carnival-style activities, visitors can participate in hippo and Route 66 Trivia throughout the park. Be part of a community art project and hippo-themed activities, such as the Hungry Hungry Hippo game station. Try to win a Hot Wheels race, tour the Historic Rodkey House and American Legion Hut, or purchase one of the hippo art pieces being created LIVE during the festival. Just to create the right atmosphere, 20 blue classic cars will line the park and musicians will perform the BLUES, BLUEgrass, and old-fashioned Rock-n-Roll music in the new pavilion.
Sponsors: Presented by Bank 7, the festival is free to visitors and is hosted in partnership with Visit Edmond, Edmond Parks and Recreation, Edmond’s Edward Jones, Oklahoma Christian Academy, Arledge CPA, Cameron and Besty Mantor, Larry and Leah Westmoreland, Norman Air, RS Fuel, and Anonymous.
Performance Schedule:
Musicians at the Pavilion:
4:00 Garrett Jacobson & Band, blues
6:00 From A to Z, pop
8:00 To Be Announced
Performances:
Troy Scott, magician; Soltani Musicians (in museum from 4-6:00) Dancing with Grandma;
Live Art Demonstrations:
Jay Tracy, painter; Britt Bachmann, illustrator; Forrest McKinley, cartoonist; Talla Jurney, painter; Troy Scott, caricature; Katelyn Noel Knick; painter; Clint Stone, painter; more to follow.
Blue Hippo History: The origin of Edmond’s Blue Hippo is mysterious, but the icon debuted at 12th & Broadway in 1991. The hippo, left over from a former construction company, once sprayed water from its “box” at an unknown water park. He was repainted and has served as a community icon and a roadside photo stop ever since. Although the Blue Hippo will remain in his current location, festival attendees are welcome to stop by and take a selfie. At the festival, a blue hippo art replica will be on display at the Museum’s Edmond’s Route 66 exhibit and custom blue hippo merchandise will be for sale.