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World in a Weekend: International Puppet Festival 

July 30- August 3, 2026, in Stratford ON

Video Highlights from 2025!

2026 Programming details coming soon

We're Building Our Very Own Giant Puppet

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Inspired by

  • Fabulous Puppet Friends we've hosted at our festivals

  • Stratford's history with Steam Locomotives and the Grand Trunk 

  • Honouring this city's incredible resilience

  • Learning from amazing puppet creatures from around the world

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World in a Weekend 2026 Details coming soon
World in a Weekend 2025 Highlights
2025 Ticketed Events
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Join us for a magical weekend of puppetry, music, and adventure!

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PuppetWorks! 2025 Events

PUPPET TEASER: 
Check out
The Art of Stop Motion
at the
Stratford Film Festival!
July 26, 4pm

You Have Arrived

A Little Shadow Productions
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5 years old and up
Shadow Puppetry | Object Puppetry | Clown | Traditional Storytelling
Falstaff Family Centre

Saturday Aug 1, 7pm | Sunday Aug 2, 4pm

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Orphan Circus

Les Sages Fous
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Ages 10+
Object Puppetry | Dark Humour
Factory163

Friday July 31, 8pm | Saturday Aug 1, 8:30pm

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Mwana and the Turtle’s Secret

Théâtre À l'Envers
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3-8 years old
Shadow Puppetry | Object Puppetry | Clown | Traditional Storytelling
Nancy Campbell Academy

Saturday Aug 1, 4pm | Sunday Aug 2, 11am

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Fair Queen

Joanne O'Sullivan Productions
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14+
Stand Up Comedy | Storytelling
Grayson Mills

Thursday July 30, 8:45pm

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Papa

Puzzle Théâtre
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4-8 years old
Fewer Words | Object Puppetry | Clown
Stratford City Hall

Saturday Aug 1, 12pm | Sunday Aug 2, 2pm | Monday Aug 3, 10:30am

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Dance of Shadows

Catherine Gignac
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All ages
Object Puppetry | Dark Humour
Grayson Mills

Thursday July 30, 7:30pm

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Ticketed Family Events

Free Puppetry Events!

Happening outdoors at Veterans Drive Park & around downtown Stratford

Silent Dance Party!

SpringWorks Festival & Destination Stratford

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18+
Opening Night | Dance Party | Adult Night Out
Grayson Mills

Thursday July 30, 10pm-Close

Celebrate the opening of World in a Weekend with a night out, complete with silent disco headphones. Pick your playlist, grab a drink, and start dancing!

Garden for Little Souls

Théâtre des Petites Âmes

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Ages 1-7 years
Interactive Puppet Playground | Sensory Play | Outdoor
Outdoors - Veteran's Drive Park

Sat. Aug 1 - 10am - 5pm
Sun. Aug 2- 10am - 5pm
Mon. Aug 3 - 10am - 2pm

Théâtre des Petites Âmes playful and sensory garden

Voyageurs

KAOSO

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All ages
Stilts | Immersive | Interactive
Falstaff Family Centre (Outdoors)

Thu Aug 1 - 4:00 PM ; Sun Aug 2 - 11:00 AM

Two travelers have been separated. With the audience's help, a tiny puppet messenger must embark on a perilous journey to bring the travelers back together.

Veterans Drive Activities

Spark your creativity with our by donation family activities around Stratford's Veterans Drive Park!

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All Ages
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Outdoors - Veterans Drive Park

Sat. Aug 1 - 10am to 5pm
Sun. Aug 2 - 10am to 5pm
Mon. Aug 3 - 10am to 2pm

The Bellhop

Hilarilar Marionetas

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All ages
Marionettes | Without Words | Family Comedy
Veterans Drive Park

Saturday Aug 1, 11am & 1:30pm | Sunday Aug 2, 1pm

Welcome to the Grand Hotel! Follow the clumsy string puppet Bellhop through his hilarious, extraordinary day at work.
Free Events
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 Registered Charity   #80376 7656 RR0001

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is the registered charitable arts organization that supports SpringWorks and our arts presentation and educational programming

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mailling address:
217  Wellington St, Stratford, ON
Canada, N5A 2L7

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"We wish to honour the Anishinaabe, the Haudenosaunee Confederacy, the Wendat, and the Neutral Nation who are the traditional custodians of the land upon which we stand and the waters that flow through it. It is our privilege to share this land, which has been the site of imagination since the beginning of human experience.  

 

Hermione Presents ~ SpringWorks is located on land governed by both the Dish With One Spoon Wampum Belt Covenant of 1701 and the Huron Tract Treaty of 1827. We are mindful of broken covenants and the need for us to respectfully listen, to learn from our mutual history and to strive continuously for reconciliation at all levels. 

 

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."

Copywright © SpringWorks Festival 2025

Web Design by Jake Runeckles

Thank you to our supporters!

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SpringWorks sponsored by Stratford Perth Museum
theatre sponsored by Gallery Stratford
Theatre sponsored by Avon Maitland District School Board

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