Moving Parts Arts Puppetry Festival

Newcastle Puppetry Festival is returning this coming Easter holiday.

An adult and a child are looking at a large snow lion puppet

Dates

Until Sunday 27 April

Visitor Information

Newcastle Puppetry Festival is returning this coming Easter holiday. The festival will run from 19-27 April 2025, offering a wide variety of colourful events across the city's venues and public spaces.

Produced by local arts charity Moving Parts Arts CIO, the award-winning festival will feature free and ticketed puppetry events, including workshops, films, talks, and performances for adults, children, teens, and families.

What's on

Back for the second year, the outstanding Newcastle Puppetry festival from Moving Parts Arts. 

Visit the Moving Parts Arts website for more information about the events, including dates and times: www.movingpartsarts.com

Free, no booking required activities:  

Saturday 19 April: Beasts on the Street

Monday 21 April - Sunday 27 April: Toon Underground Parade Exhibition

Friday 25 April: Feisty Fox Friends Workshops

Saturday 26 April: Mole in a Hole Workshops

Sunday 27 April: Boogie-ing Badgers Workshops

Bookable activities: 

Monday 21 - Saturday 26 April: Beasts and Varmints: 6-day Puppet Making Course

Monday 21 & Tuesday 22nd April: The Heart of Story: Crafting Narrative for Puppet Theatre Course

Wednesday 23 & Thursday 24 April: The Darker Side of Puppetry Course

Friday 25 & Saturday 26 April: Manipulating Marionettes Course: A New Approach

Saturday 26 & Sunday 27 April: 'Whirl-a-Bird' Puppet Making Course

Funders

Moving Parts Moving Parts