Welcome to the Eliot Ness Fest Site

The annual Eliot Ness Fest takes place in downtown Coudersport This year's event will be on July 14-16 2023. Come learn about Eliot Ness, watch street theatre, and dress up in your best prohibition era costume!

Join us and celebrate Eliot Ness, his “Untouchable” federal agents, law enforcement officials, and dedicated law enforcement and first responders everywhere. These groups exemplify the bravery and integrity that Coudersport hopes to evoke during our annual ENF weekend festivities.

Schedule

July 14, 2023

Prohibition Day

Eliot Ness Museum Tours  (Ticketed event, limited tickets)

Antique cars and trucks, displays and exhibits celebrating Law Enforcement, famed lawman Eliot Ness and exhibits of his archrival Al Capone.
Main Street  Tickets $15/person (25 tickets per tour)
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Buy tickets at eliotnessmuseum.org

1 pm-4 pm - Prohibition Era Bus Tours
A colorful, fascinating guided bus tour of Prohibition sites
Cost: Donation to the Potter County Historical Society

Get tickets at the Historical Society

4pm -10pm - Vendors Open
ENF vendors open for business on the square

5 pm - Downtown Streets are closed to vehicle traffic

6pm - 6:30pm - Festival  Opens
Al Capone and the gangsters open the Festival on the main stage

6-10 pm - Rotary Club Beer Garden is Open for Business
Serving Beer and Frozen Cocktails and play small games of chance!

7pm -10pm - The Brass Machine Band

Friday night enjoy a unique blend of hip hop, funk, and R&B, all in an infectious and energetic brass-y package. Playing at the main stage!

July 15, 2023

Untouchables Day

Eliot Ness Museum Tours
(Ticketed event, limited tickets)

Antique cars and trucks, displays and exhibits celebrating Law Enforcement, famed lawman Eliot Ness and exhibits of his archrival Al Capone.
Main Street  Tickets $15/person (25 tickets per tour)
10:00 am - 11:00 am
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm 12pm ATF Unveiling Prohibition Era Artifact
Buy tickets at eliotnessmuseum.org

10 am-3 pm - Prohibition Era Bus Tours
A colorful, fascinating guided bus tour of Prohibition sites
Cost: Donation to the Potter County Historical Society

Get tickets at the Historical Society

12 - 3 pm  - Kid's Corner Open
Park United Methodist Church grounds, Third Street
Assorted games and activities

11am - ATF Awards Ceremony
(Downtown Stage Area)

12 - 1 pm - Unveiling of ATF Prohibition Era Artifact
at the Eliot Ness Museum tour

Buy tickets for the 12pm tour at eliotnessmuseum.org

12:30 pm - 3pm - Sweet Revenge Pie Toss
Give Al Capone and all those gangsters some pie in the eye

Cost: 3 pies for $5

12:30 pm - 3pm - Dunk A Gangster

Clean up Al these gangsters in our dunk tank

Cost: 3 throws for $5

12pm - 2pm OGRE (Old Guys Rock Energetically)
Enjoy classic rock tunes and some surprises!

1pm - 3pm Untouchables Descendants Reception
& Eliot Ness Museum  (30 tickets)

The reception will offer a  Reception with actual "Untouchables" Descendants. Featuring Untouchable Joe Leeson's Grandson Scott Sroka, and his fellow Untouchables descendants.

Get tickets at eliotnessmuseum.org

12pm - 10pm - Rotary Club Speakeasy Open

Serving Beer and Frozen Cocktails with games of chance

3pm - 3:30 pm - Theatrical Performance:
Ness & Capone Meet Again! (wish surprise appearances by Frank Nitto, Bugs Moran and other notables)

4pm – 5:30pm - Eliot Ness Fest Parade and Costume Contest
Dress up as your favorite prohibition era character and join the parade!

Everyone is invited to join and eligible to win!

5:30pm - 6pm -  Theater on Main: Arrest of Al Capone
Your chance to get a photo-op of the Big guy! See him

6 - 10pm - Buffalo Jazz & Swing Band
Enjoy a wide variety of musical styles, from the 1920's through present day.

July 16, 2023

Redemption Day

Eliot Ness Museum Tours
Ticketed event, limited tickets

Antique cars and trucks, displays and exhibits celebrating Law Enforcement, famed lawman Eliot Ness and exhibits of his archrival Al Capone.
Main Street  Tickets $15/person (25 tickets per tour)
10:00 am - 11:00 am
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Buy tickets at eliotnessmuseum.org

7 am -10 am - Hope In Motion 5K Walk and Run
?A Way Out supports victims of domestic violence and sexual assault.

Registration 7-8

Run starts at 8-10

11am-12pm - Eliot Ness Church Service
An ecumenical worship service at the Ness family’s church. All are welcome.

First Presbyterian Church 402 N Main Street

12pm-3pm - Prohibition Era Bus Tours
Get a guided bus tour of Coudersport’s Prohibition Sites
Cost: Donation to the Potter County Historical Society

Get Tickets at the Historical Society

12pm-3pm - ENF First Responder Appreciation Picnic
Enjoy food and drink at this publicc gathering, highlighting the hard work of police officers and first responders to make our community a safer place

12:30pm - 3pm - Sweet Revenge Pie Toss
Give Al Capone and all those gangsters some pie in the eye

Cost: 3 pies for $5

12:30pm - 3pm - Dunk a Gangster

Clean up all these gangsters in our dunk tank

Cost: 3 throws for $5

Date: July 14-16, 2023

Location:
Downtown Coudersport

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