Saturday June 3
11:00 am - 2:00 pm
Locations:
Puppet Showplace Theater and One Brookline Place (right across the T tracks from the Theater!)
As of Friday June 2, the event is continuing as scheduled.
Tickets
Pay What You Can for a Puppet Rail Pass — good for all outdoor activities!
$10-20 per person suggested | $0 with Card to Culture (WIC, EBT, ConnectorCare, and more)
Tickets for indoor performances available separately — limited seats available! More details below.
All aboard for Puppet Showplace Theater's 49th birthday fundraiser party!
Join us on Saturday June 3 for indoor and outdoor puppet shows, arts and crafts activities, made-from-scratch ice cream, an exciting raffle, a brass band puppet parade, and fun for the whole family — all while raising funds to help make puppetry accessible to all!
Every dollar you spend or donate at this event supports our free and reduced price tickets that make it possible for all children and families to have meaningful puppetry experiences together, our investment in new works through our Artist Incubator program and Creative Residency for Black Puppeteers, and more.
Outdoor Activities at One Brookline Place
Pay What You Can for a Puppet Rail Pass — good for all outdoor activities!
$10-20 per person suggested | $0 for Card to Culture (WIC, EBT, ConnectorCare, and more)
Click + for more details about each activity!
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The Caboose is Loose by Harry LaCoste
Harry LaCoste is the train conductor of a cheerful red caboose that doubles as a puppet stage for stories, songs, and furry monster antics!20 minutes
Recommended for all ages 0+ -
All Aboard the Puppet Train
Help decorate a festive train car, and together we'll craft a train for all our puppet friends!Puppet Making Station
Create your own puppet with colorful hair, eyes, noses, and more — created from recycled objects and easy-to-use art materials. -
Have fun trying on one of the fantastic wearable giant puppets from the Puppeteers Cooperative.
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Play some games, hosted by our friends at Henry Bear’s Park toy store.
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Join the parade! Bring a puppet from home, make your own during arts and crafts time, or buy one from our puppet store, and follow behind the band for the big finale puppet parade and dance party!
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Made-from-scratch ice cream for sale — from our friends at Jamie's Ice Cream!
Raffle featuring tickets to family-friendly activities, local cultural destinations, and fun summer toys from our friends at Henry Bear's Park!
Mystery Grab Bags — each $20 bag contains gift certificates, puppets, stickers, and more, but you'll have to open it to find out what's inside!Item description
Indoor Activities at 32 Station Street
Tickets available separately from your Puppet Rail Pass — limited seats available!
$10 per ticket | $3 per ticket with Card to Culture (WIC, EBT, ConnectorCare, and more)
Choose a showtime to purchase tickets. You will be redirected to our ticketing service website to complete your purchase.
Insect Tales: Phinni and the Wild Patch by John Lechner
10:30 am, 11:30 am, 12:30 pm
Phinni and his insect friends live in a Wild Patch of weeds and flowers — until one day their home is washed away in a storm! Will they be able to find a new Wild Patch to call home? With colorful and friendly tabletop puppets, John Lechner's original tale explores how bugs and humans alike might care for the natural world.
20 minutes
All ages welcome, recommended for ages 3+
TICKETS
There has been a change in schedule; Talking Hands Theatre will not be performing their show. We apologize for any confusion this may have caused.
Help this party be amazing by volunteering to staff the event! Sign up here →
We hope to see you there!
Thank you to our raffle sponsors!
Boston Philharmonic Orchestra
Brookline Booksmith
Celebrity Series of Boston
Clear Flour Bread
Coolidge Corner Theater
Fablevision
Goldfish swim school
Henry Bear’s Park
Jasper Hill Farm
Lyric Stage Company
Native Plain Trust
Old Sturbridge Village
Preservation Society of Newport County
Revels
Shakespeare and Co
VIP Tires and Series
