The 4th edition of Newcastle Puppetry Festival is our largest festival yet. Spanning 9 days at indoor and outdoor venues across the city, the 2023 programme has shows, workshops, talks and films for adults, kids, teens and families. With many free events and ticketed shows ranging from £4 – £12 there is something for everyone.
Newcastle Puppetry Festival is a flagship project, which won The Journal Culture Award for ‘Best Newcomer’ in 2018. The ambitious programme of events takes place once every two years across the city and includes performances and workshops as well as talks, training and networking events for professionals. The festival attracts 10,000 people with each edition, a bubbling mixture of local residents, people from around the region and visitors from all corners of the world.
The festival includes a series of bespoke projects that get community groups and students creative and interacting with puppetry. They are passionate about participant-led work and building avenues into the festival programme that allow local residents to get directly involved. The festival is a big part of incubating a community for puppetry in the North East of England.
