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Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival Returns in January
by Stephi Wild - Dec 16, 2025

The 8th Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival is fast approaching, so get set for 12 straight days of incredible stories told by puppet artists and companies from around the world playing all over Chicago.

CHICAGO INTERNATIONAL PUPPET THEATER FESTIVAL Returns This January
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 4, 2025

The 8th Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival will return January 21–February 1, 2026, presenting more than 100 performances and events across dozens of Chicago venues.

Free Shows and Events Set for 6th Chicago �¿International Puppet Theater Festival
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 8, 2024

Tickets are now on sale for the 6th Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival, the largest of its kind in North America, returning January 18-28, 2024.

6th Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival To Take Place January 18-28
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 9, 2023

​In 2024, the Chicago Puppet Fest will span 11 days and dozens of Chicago venues, featuring an international pageant of puppet artists sharing more than 100 puppetry activities including all ages spectacle shows, intimate works on small stages, even an adults-only, late night puppet cabaret.

Details Announced for THE 5th CHICAGO INTERNATIONAL �¿PUPPET THEATER FESTIVAL
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 13, 2022

Tickets are now on sale for the 5th Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival, the largest of its kind in North America, returning January 18-29, 2023, at venues large and small throughout the city.

Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival Invites Public To Free Open House on October 8
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 24, 2021

The public is invited to explore the Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival's newly expanded space, including its teaching lab and puppet fabrication shop, Friday, October 8 from 5 to 8 p.m. in the historic Fine Arts Building, 410 S. Michigan Avenue in downtown Chicago.

Chicago International Puppet Theater Fest To Return January 20
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 27, 2021

It's been surprisingly busy the past 18 months at the Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival, as organizers have piloted new programs and retackled festival planning, all while developing major expansion plans following a year-long strategic planning process.

2017 Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival to Wow the Windy City This January
by BWW News Desk - Jan 19, 2017

The 2017 Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival, riding the wake of its inaugural success in 2015, is returning to wow the Windy City again, January 19-29, 2017.

2017 Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival to Wow the Windy City This January
by BWW News Desk - Nov 17, 2016

The 2017 Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival, riding the wake of its inaugural success in 2015, is returning to wow the Windy City again, January 19-29, 2017.

Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival Will Open in January 2015
by Tyler Peterson - Mar 18, 2014

Chicago residents and visitors can look forward to an exciting and wildly creative new city-wide cultural festival in 2015.