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PuppetWorks! Upcoming Events     August 1-4, 2024
World in a Weekend: International Puppet & Music Festival

PuppetWorks! Past Events

Past Events

October 2023

The Family Crow: a Murder Mystery

The Pucking Fuppet Co.
Ages 14+
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60 minutes
Factory 163

Sat Oct 28 - 7:00 PM

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All tickets are Pick Your Price
$15, $25 or $35 (+HST)
10% discount for 4 or more tickets
World in a Weekend (past)

World in a Weekend
International Puppet & Music Festival
August 3-6, 2023

Thank you everyone for attending this year!

Latin Dance Party

Ballroom Breeze
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All Dance Lovers
Approximately 3 hours
Factory 163

Thu Aug 3 - 9:00 PM

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Come Dance the night away

Zen Tales

Théâtre de la Pire Espèce
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All Ages 12+
50 minutes
Factory 163

Fri Aug 4 - 6:30 PM
Sat Aug 5 - 8:30 PM

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Théâtre des Petites Âmes - this show features monks and samurai warriors, each one’s body is a vegetable or a fruit

Introduction to Object Puppetry Workshop

Antonia Leney-Granger
& Olivier Ducas
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Ages 15+
2 hours
Factory 163

Sat Aug 5 - 11:00 AM

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Fire Stones and Stories

Théâtre des Petites Âmes
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Ages 3-8 plus grownups
45 minutes
Stratford Perth Museum

Fri Aug 4 - 3:30 PM
Sat Aug 5 - 11:15 AM, 1:30 PM
Sun Aug 6 - 1:30 PM

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Théâtre des Petites Âmes - discover images, objects, characters around a fire

A Brief History of Time

Théâtre du Renard
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All Ages 12+
65 minutes
Factory 163

Fri Aug 4 - 8:30 PM
Sat Aug 5 - 6:30 PM

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Théâtre du Renard with an object theatre adaptation of the Stephen Hawking bestseller

Judy Saves the Day

Sarah Nolen
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Ages 4+
45 minutes
Nancy Campbell Academy

Sat Aug 5 - 11:15 AM, 2:30 PM
Sun Aug 6 - 11:15 AM, 2:30 PM

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Sarah Nolen presents the famous hand puppet heroine Judy
WiaW Free (past)

World in a Weekend Free Puppetry Events

Happening outdoors at Veterans Drive Park & around downtown Stratford

Késã & Unack - Stiltwalkers

Caroline Bernier-Dionne
All Ages
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30 minutes
Strolling Downtown Stratford (outdoor)

Sat Aug 5 - 10:30 AM, 12:45 PM, 2:30 PM
Sun Aug 6 - 10:30 AM, 12:15 PM, 1:30 PM

Caroline Bernier-Dionne professional stilt walkers on a stroll

Animalarium

Luna Morena
All Ages
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30 minutes
Veterans Drive Park (outdoor)

Sat Aug 5 - 12:15 PM, 3:45 PM
Sun Aug 6 - 10:15 AM, 3:45 PM

Luna Morena, beautifully animated creatures who have come all the way from Guadalajara, Mexico

The Budapest Marionettes

Bence Sarkadi
All Ages
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30 minutes
Veterans Drive Park (performance tent)

Sat Aug 5 - 10:15 AM, 4:30 PM
Sun Aug 6 - 12:15 PM

Bence Sarkadi with long string marionettes

Garden for Little Souls

Théâtre des Petites Âmes
Ages 1-7
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drop-in
Veterans Drive Park (outdoor)

Sat Aug 5 - 10 AM to 5 PM
Sun Aug 6 - 10 AM to 5 PM

Théâtre des Petites Âmes create a playful and sensory garden in the city
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