The Festival is an explosion of sights and sounds. In addition to village street and pathway events, the Festival has twelve stages of ongoing shows performing every half-hour. From the daily opening ceremony to the closing cannon shot, every Festival minute and every Festival acre is filled with mirth, merriment and marketplace exhibitions. Festival favorites include Ded Bob, Zilch, the Torysteller, The Tortuga Twins, Blackenshear the Curious, Thom Sellectomy, Three Guys and a Bunch of Drums and Dextre Tripp.