Clowns entertaining crowds at an earlier edition of the International Clown Festival. Pic/Sayed Sameer Abedi

Coulrophobia — the fear of clowns — might sound like a joke, but for some, a brush with a clown can be truly unpleasant. However, if you’re not among this number, you can watch these figures of innocent fun at their best this Saturday as part of the International Clown Festival.