Moving Parts Arts Puppetry Festival
Newcastle Puppetry Festival is returning this coming Easter holiday.
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Dates
Saturday 19 April - 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:
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