Ronnie Burkett, Canada’s foremost puppeteer, will be appearing at the National Arts Centre from March 13th to April 1st with his current Theatre of Marionette production entitled “Penny Plain”. This critically acclaimed new production began its run at the Edmonton Citadel Theatre in September and has since worked its way across Canada. After a stint in Toronto, the show comes to Ottawa where it will occupy the Theatre of the …

Could you believe it? The 7^th Annual Puppets Up! International Puppet festival was a total success – in every way!

We had stupendous puppet shows, lots of kids, busy parents and grandparents, many adult visitors without kids, fun venues, great entertainment, loads to eat, tons to see and the parade! OMG, the parade! Even on Sunday when it rained, we had a parade! I won’t forget the laughter and …

All Creatures Great and Small

Puppets Up! is all about family fun and since we get a lot of questions from parents and grandparents about festival activities and about what is appropriate for children of different ages, we’ve prepared this Festival Guide.

A Festival for Families

Puppets Up! provides great entertainment for families with children of all ages.  Many of our puppet shows and street entertainers are designed for the …

Hey gang!  Get ready for some fancy dribblin’ and drabblin’, hoopin’ and swishin’ and all that other stuff!  It’s 3-on-3 time in Almonte!  And for those of you who aren’t sure what that is, or think it’s six tractors having a tug-a-war, think again.  It’s a basketball festival in the streets of our little town this Saturday, August 6^th.  And it’s because we know basketball….after all, it was …

That guy Shakespeare once wrote “All the world’s a stage” and I couldn’t agree with him more. At Puppets Up! puppets and puppeteers use every nook and cranny for their performances.

Most festival puppet shows take place in tented theatres (with lots of room for kids at the front) scattered all around the downtown core. And some of the big productions take place in the Almonte Old Town Hall. Some …