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 at the Great North Museum: Hancock
Free drop-in activities:
Toon Underground Parade Exhibition
Bookable activities:
'Whirl-a-Bird' Puppet Making Course
Beasts and Varmints: 6-day Puppet Making Course
Manipulating Marionettes Course: A New Approach
The Darker Side of Puppetry Course
The Heart of Story: Crafting Narrative for Puppet Theatre Course