Rutabaga Ball

Name: Rutabaga Ball
Start: 2025-05-24
Location: Eureka Theatre

Recurrence: Recurring every May 24th
Location: Eureka Theatre
Address: 612 F St
Eureka, CA 95501
Time: Doors at 7 pm, show at 8 pm
Price: $20 - gifts accepted
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Are you ready to strut your sparkle and summon your weirdest, wildest self? It's time to step into the glittery spotlight and claim your place in Kinetic history at the Rutabaga Ball 2025!

This royal romp kicks off Day One of the Kinetic Grand Championship with a night of over-the-top performances, questionable pageantry, and absolutely NO chill. We’re taking the theatrics up a notch (or ten) in celebration of Queen Glorya Kiddnetica’s 10th Queeniversary and the deliciously dramatic reign of Queen Queen Shaye of Controversy. Expect shenanigans. Expect sequins. Expect... the unexpected.

On this dazzling night, the Rutabaga Royal Family gathers at the historic Eureka Theater to crown the next reigning Queen in a spectacle of pure kinetic chaos. Contestants will show off their talents, charm, and complete lack of shame to win your heart—and your vote!

In 1973, “friend of Hobart” and general oddball Barbara Ludwig decided that the Kinetic Race needed a reigning monarch, and so declared herself “Rutabaga Queen.” Since that fateful day, there have been dozens of raucous royals who have made it their duty to follow the cardinal rule of Rutabaga-ing: Have FUN! … aaaaaalmost to the point of obnoxiousness.

The Rutabaga Ball was invented by a Queen, and is organized by the Queens, who are independent performing artists and volunteers ... this particular Kinetic tradition pre-dates Kinetic Universe by many decades. Kinetic Universe is grateful for the chance to host the Rutabaga Ball, and support this tradition for as long as it pleases the Queens.

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