The festival will feature stand-up comedy shows, art, live music, film, educational programming – and of course food.

Borscht Belt Fest’s street fair, exhibits, musical performances and movie screenings are free.

Comedy shows and talks each require a ticket purchase, with the proceeds going to support the non-profit Catskills Borscht Belt Museum.

Schedule:

ART

Drew Friedman: Old Jewish Comedians - Hunt Memorial Building, Liberty Square
The Morris Katz School of Fine Arts: America's "King of Schlock Art." - 119 Canal Street
Mahjong, Herring and Mirth: Elise Pittelman's Painterly Homage to a Vanished World - Hunt Memorial Building, Liberty Square

STREET FAIR ENTERTAINMENT

Robin Schwartzman Caricatures
11:45 AM : The Rock Academy Showband  - Liberty Square
12:30 PM : Steve Max: Simon Sez and Bingo Competitions - Liberty Square
1:30 PM : The Shul Band - Liberty Square
2:30 PM : Patti Greco Sunshine - Liberty Square
3:30 PM : Isle of Klezbos  - Liberty Square
5:00 PM : The Truants - Liberty Square

COMEDY WORKSHOP

11:00 AM : COMEDY WORKSHOP : So You Wanna Be Funny?! - Studio At Shadowland Stages

BORSCHT BELT TALKS

3:00 PM: BORSCHT BELT TALKS : If You’re Having a Good Time, Tell Your Face!: Writing and Performing Stand-up in the Catskills - Market Street Studios
4:30 PM : BORSCHT BELT TALKS : From Pushcarts to Poolside: An Immigrant History of Food - Market Street Studios
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM : BORSCHT BELT TALKS : Taste the Tradition: A Hands-On Halva - Making Workshop - Morning Sunshine Cafe & Market, 3 - 5 Clinton Ave
12:00 PM : BORSCHT BELT TALKS : Stop at the Red Apple: A Journey Back in Time - Market Street Studios
1:30 PM : BORSCHT BELT TALKS : Stars of the Borscht Belt: The Entertainment Legacy of the Catskills - Market Street Studios
10:30 AM : BORSCHT BELT TALKS : The Plumber Always Flushes Twice: Tales (and Jokes) from a Catskills Plumber - Market Street Studios

Comedy

8:00 PM :Comedy Cellar Showcase -  Studio At Shadowland Stages
1:00 PM : The Borscht Belt Classic - Studio At Shadowland Stages
3:00 PM : Lucie Pohl’s Immigrant Jam - Studio At Shadowland Stages
5:30 PM : New Faces in Standup - Studio At Shadowland Stages
10:00 PM : Weeding Out The Stoned: The Game Show of Sobriety Tests - Studio At Shadowland Stages

Vacationland! Catskills Resort Culture 1900-1980 : Borscht Belt Museum’s pop-up exhibition

8:00 PM : THEATER Always… Patsy Cline -  Shadowland Stages
8:30 PM : Film : Dirty Dancing - 11 Market St.
11:00 Am - 6:00 PM : Borscht Belt Fest Street Fair

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Date: July 29, 2023

Time : 11:00am - 6:00pm

Location: Various Location

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