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World in a Weekend: International Puppet Festival

2025 Upcoming Events ~ March

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World in a Weekend 2024
Ticketed Events

PuppetWorks! 2024 Events

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Join us for a magical weekend of puppetry, music, and adventure!

Sand Drawing & Shadow Puppetry Workshop

Presented by:
Paradox Teatro
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Adults and Youth Ages 10+
90 minutes
Factory163

Thursday Aug 1 - 10:00 am
Saturday Aug 3 - 10:00 am

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Make Your Own Song/Book Workshop

Presented by:
Alexandra Gorlin-Crenshaw
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Ages 10+
90 minutes
Factory 163

Friday Aug 2 - 10:30 am
Sunday Aug 4 - 10:30 am

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This workshop is for anyone interested in exploring connections between books and other art forms.

Song / Book

Presented by:
Alexandra Gorlin-Crenshaw
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Ages 8+
50 minutes
Factory163

Friday Aug 2 - 3:30pm & 7:30pm
Saturday Aug 3 - 12:00pm
Sunday Aug 4 - 2:00pm

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Alexandra Gorlin-Crenshaw musical journey through Hebrew, Yiddish and American folk songs exploring the complexities and richness of family.

Making Puppets Work for Children & Their Grown-Ups

Presented by:
Théâtre des Petites Âmes
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Kids 5+ and Their Grown-Up
60 minutes
Nancy Campbell Academy

Saturday Aug 3 - 12:30pm

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Latin Dance Party

Presented by:
Stratford Dance Co
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Ages 15+
Approximately 3 hours
Venue: Factory 163

Thurs Aug 1 - 9:30pm

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Join us for a set of delightful demonstrations with ballroom professionals, followed by free-style latin dancing til midnight.

Migraciones / Migrations

Presented by:
Paradox Teatro
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Ages 10+
50 minutes
Factory163

Friday Aug 2 - 2:00 pm & 9:00pm
Saturday Aug 3 - 2:00 pm
Sunday Aug 4 - 12:30 pm

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Paradox Teatro journey of migrating refugees combines life-sized puppets, sand drawings, shadow puppetry projections, live music, and poetry in English and Spanish

Don't Make Me Get Dressed

Presented by:
The Gottabees
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Ages 3+
45 minutes
Stratford City Hall

Sat Aug 3 - 11:00am
Sun Aug 4 - 12:15pm & 2:30pm

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The Gottabees ode to the feelings we have when we choose our clothes puppetry, joyously absurd silliness, physical theater,

Cuckoo

Presented by:
Graham Soul
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Ages 4+
45 minutes
Nancy Campbell Academy

Sat Aug 3 - 2:30pm
Sun Aug 4 - 11:15am

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Graham Soul Hand/Rod & Shadow Puppets Can Cuckoo find a way home and fix the clock?

2024 World in a Weekend Free Puppetry Events

Happening outdoors at Veterans Drive Park & around downtown Stratford

Veterans Drive Activities

Spark your creativity with our free family activities around Stratford's Veterans Drive Park
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All Ages
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Veterans Drive Park

Saturday Aug 3 - 10am-5pm
Sunday Aug 4 - 10am-5pm

Garden for Little Souls

Presented by:
Théâtre des Petites Âmes
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Ages 1-7 years
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Outdoors - Veteran's Drive Park

Saturday Aug 3 - 10am-5pm
Sunday Aug 4 - 10am-5pm

Théâtre des Petites Âmes playful and sensory garden

Les Kakous

Presented by:
Imagicario
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All Ages
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Strolling Downtown Stratford, Market Square, and Veterans Park

Friday Aug 2, 1130am - 12pm & 1:15 - 1:45pm
Saturday Aug 3, 11:30am - 12pm & 3:30pm - 4pm
Sunday Aug 4, 11:00 - 11:30am & 1:00 - 1:30pm

skilled professional stilt walkers pellbinding fictional creatures

Pipa

Presented by:
La Puntual
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Ages 3+
40 minutes
Outdoors - Veterans Drive Park

Saturday Aug 3 - 1:30pm & 4:00pm
Sunday Aug 4 - 1:30pm

La Puntual traditional Catalan glove puppet show world full of surprising characters
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The responsibility to nurture this land and protect the future falls to us all and in so doing, we actively honour the wisdom of those who came before us."

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