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National Lampoon’s Vacation
Sun, Aug 02
|Bob Hope Fox Theatre
National Lampoon's Vacation is a classic road-trip comedy packed with chaos, bad luck, and unforgettable family disasters. As Clark Griswold drags his family across the country for the “perfect” vacation, everything that can go wrong absolutely does, making for one hilariously unforgettable ride.
Time & Location
Aug 02, 2026, 2:00 PM
Bob Hope Fox Theatre, 242 E Main St, Stockton, CA 95202, USA
About the event
National Lampoon's Vacation is a wildly entertaining comedy that turns the classic American family road trip into a complete and unforgettable disaster.
Determined to give his family the perfect vacation, Clark Griswold loads his wife and kids into the family station wagon and sets out on a cross-country journey to the famous Walley World theme park. What begins as a well-intentioned adventure quickly spirals into one ridiculous catastrophe after another, including broken-down cars, awkward relatives, wrong turns, and nonstop bad luck.
Despite everything falling apart around him, Clark refuses to give up on his dream of creating the ultimate family memory, often making things even more chaotic in the process. Along the way, the Griswolds stumble through one hilariously uncomfortable situation after another, turning ordinary travel mishaps into comedy gold.
Packed with quotable moments, outrageous humor, and unforgettable performances, National Lampoon’s Vacation became one of the most iconic comedies of the 1980s.…