The New Orleans
Giant Puppet Festival
is back with MORE puppets than ever. After 9 successful gatherings, it's time again for a 5 day celebration of the ancient, innovative, and diverse art form of puppetry. April 4th - 8th, 2024 (Thursday to Monday) the New Orleans Giant Puppet Festival will host local, national, and international artists with kid friendly and adult only performances from daytime til late night across multiple venues.
Tickets for each event will be $15-25 on a sliding scale.
Festival passes are $130 until April 1rst when they will increase to $150.
$5-10 for children under 12 years of age.
Calendar of Events
The Mudlark Public Theatre
1200 Port St
Thursday April 4th
7p- Nate Puppets- ‘Bastard the Bunny’
9p- Toybox Theatre- ‘Used Doorknob Salesmen’
10p- SLAM at Mudlark
Friday April 5th
5p- Bixby and Sierra- ‘Red Water’ and ‘ Mother Oracle’
7p- Toybox Theatre- ‘Used Doorknob Salesmen’
9p- Nate Puppets- ‘Bastard the Bunny’
10p- SLAM at Mudlark
Saturday April 6th
1p- Dr. Paulette Richards: Book Talk-
Object Performance in The Black Atlantic
1:45p- Jacqueline Wade: Screening - ‘ Living Objects in Black’
3p- Nate Puppets- ‘Bastard the Bunny’
5p- Toybox Theatre- ‘Used Doorknob Salesmen’
7p- Harry Mayronne- ‘Perception of Puppets’
9p- Bixby and Sierra- ‘Red Water’ and ‘ Mother Oracle’
10p- Giant Puppet Parade at Plessy Park
Sunday April 7th
1p- Giant Puppet Parade at Plessy Park
5p- Bixby and Sierra- ‘Red Water’ and ‘ Mother Oracle’
7p- Toybox Theatre- ‘Used Doorknob Salesmen’
9p- Nate Puppets- ‘Bastard the Bunny’
10p- SLAM at Twilight Room
Monday April 8th
5p- Nate Puppets- ‘Bastard the Bunny’
7p- Toybox Theatre- ‘Used Doorknob Salesmen’
9p- Bixby and Sierra- ‘Red Water’ and ‘ Mother Oracle’
10p- SLAM at Twilight Room
Louisa Springs
1701 Louisa at Derbigny
Thursday April 4th
7p- Lucky Nacho- ‘ Death to Realism’
9p- Cook-Y-Doh- ‘The Squirmy Wormhole’
10p- SLAM at Mudlark
Friday April 5th
7p- Cook-Y-Doh- ‘The Squirmy Wormhole’
9p- Tooth Lifeless- ‘The Pinata Tragedy’
10p- SLAM at Mudlark
Saturday April 6th
5p- Lucky Nacho- ‘ Death to Realism’
7p- Cook-Y-Doh- ‘The Squirmy Wormhole’
9p- Cila Puccadella / Nat Allister
10p- Giant Puppet Parade at Plessy Park
Sunday April 7th
1p- Giant Puppet Parade at Plessy Park
7p- Cila Puccadella / Nat Allister
9p- Lucky Nacho- ‘ Death to Realism’
10p- SLAM at Twilight Room
Monday April 8th
5p- Rabbit Foot Puppetry- ‘ No Strings Attached’
7p- Cila Puccadella / Nat Allister
9p- Cook-Y-Doh- ‘The Squirmy Wormhole’
10p- SLAM at Twilight Room
CANOA
4210 St Claude Ave
Thursday April 4th
7p- Flutterbug- ‘ Seance’/ SoulFool- ‘Show of Hands’
9p- BreakFAST Puppets- ‘Oversouled’
10p- SLAM at Mudlark
Friday April 5th
5p- BreakFAST Puppets- ‘Oversouled’
7p- Flutterbug- ‘ Seance’/ SoulFool- ‘Show of Hands’
9p- abandoned ships- ‘we need to talk’
10p- SLAM at Mudlark
Saturday April 6th
5p- abandoned ships- ‘we need to talk’
7p- BreakFAST Puppets- ‘Oversouled’
9p- Flutterbug- ‘ Seance’/ SoulFool- ‘Show of Hands’
10p- Giant Puppet Parade at Plessy Park
Sunday April 7th
1p- Giant Puppet Parade at Plessy Park
5p- abandoned ships- ‘we need to talk’
7p- Flutterbug- ‘ Seance’/ SoulFool- ‘Show of Hands’
9p- BreakFAST Puppets- ‘Oversouled’
10p- SLAM at Twilight Room
The Twilight Room
2240 St. Claude
7pm Monday, April 8- Rasputin’s Marionettes ‘Sugarbitch Goulash parts 1 &2
10pm Puppet SLAM -Sunday April 7th & Monday April 8th
The Temple
3151 Dauphine St
Thursday April 4th
7p- The Mudlark Puppeteers-
‘Mother Catherine and The Temple of the Innocent Blood’
10p- SLAM at Mudlark
Friday April 5th
7p- The Mudlark Puppeteers-
‘Mother Catherine and The Temple of the Innocent Blood’
10p- SLAM at Mudlark
Saturday April 6th
7p- The Mudlark Puppeteers-
‘Mother Catherine and The Temple of the Innocent Blood’
10p- Giant Puppet Parade at Plessy Park
Sunday April 7th
1p- Giant Puppet Parade at Plessy Park
3p- The Mudlark Puppeteers-
‘Mother Catherine and The Temple of The Innocent Blood’
10p- SLAM at Twilight Room
The New Orleans Healing Center
2372 St. Claude Ave
Studio 200
Thursday April 4th
5p- Harmonic Drift- ‘Wayang Earth?!’
7p- Jacqueline Wade- ‘Consuewella Triptych in MOVE’
9p- Shadow Girls Cult- ‘ Unraveling’
10p- SLAM at Mudlark
Friday April 5th
5p- Shadow Girls Cult- ‘ Unraveling’
7p- Harmonic Drift- ‘Wayang Earth?!’
9p- Jacqueline Wade- ‘Consuewella Triptych in MOVE’
10p- SLAM at Mudlark
Saturday April 6th
5p- Jacqueline Wade- ‘Consuewella Triptych in MOVE’
7p- Shadow Girls Cult- ‘ Unraveling’
9p- Harmonic Drift- ‘Wayang Earth?!’
10p- Giant Puppet Parade at Plessy Park
Sunday April 7th
1p- Giant Puppet Parade at Plessy Park
2-4p Jacqueline Wade - “Black Bodies in White Spaces in Puppetry and Beyond’ Workshop.
5p- Shadow Girls Cult- ‘ Unraveling’
7p- Jacqueline Wade- ‘Consuewella Triptych in MOVE’
10p- SLAM at Twilight Room
Monday April 8th
5p- Jacqueline Wade- ‘Consuewella Triptych in MOVE’
7p- Shadow Girls Cult- ‘ Unraveling’
10p- SLAM at Twilight Room
Studio 204
Thursday April 4th
7p- Innerworkings Theater- ‘River to the Sky’
9p- Try again Better Company- Life Goes On, Anyway…’
10p- SLAM at Mudlark
Friday April 5th
5p- Try again Better Company- Life Goes On, Anyway…’
7p- Try again Better Company- Life Goes On, Anyway…’
9p- Innerworkings Theater- ‘River to the Sky’
10p- SLAM at Mudlark
Saturday April 6th
3p- Innerworkings Theater- ‘River to the Sky’
5p- Innerworkings Theater- ‘River to the Sky’
7p- Try again Better Company- Life Goes On, Anyway…’
10p- Giant Puppet Parade at Plessy Park
Sunday April 7th
1p- Giant Puppet Parade at Plessy Park
3p- Try again Better Company- Life Goes On, Anyway…’
5p- Innerworkings Theater- ‘River to the Sky’
7p- Innerworkings Theater- ‘River to the Sky
Monday April 8th
7p- Sunrise Movement- Screening
10p- SLAM at Twilight Room
Spellcaster Lodge
3052 St Claude Ave
Friday April 5th, 4-6:30pm
Kinetic Puppet Workshop
with Miss Pussycat!
Saturday April 6th
& Sunday April 7th
At 3p and 7p
Parasol Puppets- ‘
PUNCH AND JUDY’
Contemporary Arts Center, New Orleans
900 Camp St.
Friday April 5th
5p- Leroy’s Place- ‘Doomscrolling’
7p- Jeghetto’s Workshop- ‘5P1N0K10’
9p- Night Shade- ‘Exquisite Corpse’
10p- SLAM at Mudlark
Saturday April 6th
3p- Leroy’s Place- ‘Doomscrolling’
5p- Jeghetto’s Workshop- ‘5P1N0K10’
7p- Night Shade- ‘Exquisite Corpse’
10p- Giant Puppet Parade at Plessy Park
Sunday April 7th
1p- Giant Puppet Parade at Plessy Park
3p- LeRoy’s Place- ‘Doomscrolling’
5p- Jeghetto’s Workshop- ‘5P1N0K10’
7p- Night Shade - ‘Exquisite Corpse’
10p- SLAM at Twilight Room
Happyland Theater
3126 Burgundy
Thursday April 4th
5p- Rabbit Foot Puppetry- ‘ No Strings Attached’
7p- Rasputin’s Marionettes- ‘ Sugarbitch Goulash’ pt. 2
9p- Esmerelda The Puppet- ‘ Thirsty for the Limelight’
10p- SLAM at Mudlark
Friday April 5th
5p- Esmerelda The Puppet- ‘ Thirsty for the Limelight’
7p- Rabbit Foot Puppetry- ‘ No Strings Attached’
9p- Rasputin’s Marionettes- ‘ Sugarbitch Goulash’ pt. 2
10p- SLAM at Mudlark
Saturday April 6th
3p- Rasputin’s Marionettes- ‘ Sugarbitch Goulash’ pt. 1
5p- Rasputin’s Marionettes- ‘ Sugarbitch Goulash’ pt. 2
7p- Esmerelda The Puppet- ‘ Thirsty for the Limelight’
9p- Rabbit Foot Puppetry- ‘ No Strings Attached’
10p- Giant Puppet Parade at Plessy Park
Sunday April 7th
1p- Giant Puppet Parade at Plessy Park
3p- Esmerelda The Puppet- ‘ Thirsty for the Limelight’
5p- Rabbit Foot Puppetry- ‘ No Strings Attached’
7p- Rasputin’s Marionettes- ‘ Sugarbitch Goulash pt. 1
9p- Rasputin’s Marionettes- ‘ Sugarbitch Goulash pt. 2
10p- SLAM at Twilight Room
The Backyard Ballroom
3519 St Claude Ave
Thursday April 4th
5p- Midnight Radio Show- ‘ The Dragon’s Laugh and Other Tales’’
7p- Velvet Effigy- ‘ Eyes of the Beholder
9p- Poose The Puppet- ‘Poose Presents: The Dizzy Dangerfield Experience’
10p- SLAM at Mudlark
Friday April 5th
5p- Midnight Radio Show- ‘ The Dragon’s Laugh and Other Tales’’
7p- Velvet Effigy- ‘ Eyes of the Beholder
9p- Poose The Puppet- ‘Poose Presents: The Dizzy Dangerfield Experience’
10p- SLAM at Mudlark
Saturday April 6th
5p- Midnight Radio Show- ‘ The Dragon’s Laugh and Other Tales’’
7p- Velvet Effigy- ‘ Eyes of the Beholder
9p- Poose The Puppet- ‘Poose Presents: The Dizzy Dangerfield Experience’
10p- Giant Puppet Parade at Plessy Park
Sunday April 7th
1p- Giant Puppet Parade at Plessy Park
5p- Midnight Radio Show- ‘ The Dragon’s Laugh and Other Tales’’
7p- Velvet Effigy- ‘ Eyes of the Beholder
10p- SLAM at Twilight Room
Monday April 8th
5p- Midnight Radio Show- ‘ The Dragon’s Laugh and Other Tales’
10p- SLAM at Twilight Room
Bywater Wonderland
3405 Royal St.
Saturday April 6th
3p- Honey Goodenough
5p- Emily Schubert
10p- Giant Puppet Parade at Plessy Park
Sunday April 7th
1p- Giant Puppet Parade at Plessy Park
3p- Honey Goodenough
5p-Emily Schubert
10p- SLAM at Twilight Room