The Tenth Annual New Orleans Giant Puppet Festival was a sight to see. Collected here is a spattering of moments from the five days of festivities.
The Mudlark Puppeteers perform Mother Catherine and The Temple of the Innocent Blood. Photo credit David Weathers.
Toybox Theatre performs Used Doorknob Salesmen at The Mudlark Public Theatre. Photo credit David Weathers.
America’s Favorite Cartoon Witch, Toybox Theatre prepares to host Monday night puppet slam in the Twilight Room of the AllWays Lounge. Photo credit Ed Derceviz.
Nate Puppets performs Bastard the Bunny at The Mudlark Public Theatre. Photo credit David Weathers.
Jacqueline Wade Co performs “ Consuwella: Triptych in MOVE” at The New Orleans Healing Center. Photo credit MuggaRose
Harmonic Drift leads the Gamelan at the Day Parade. Photo credit Ed Derceviz.
Parade photography. Photo credit Ed Derceviz.
Mint Fuel from the Krewe of Monsters lights up the Night Parade. Photo credit MuggaRose.
Charlotte Gaspard and Sean Walsh ‘moonlight’ as Oshun and The Green Man. Puppets and photo credit Pandora Gastelum
Esmerelda The Puppet performs “Thirsty for The Limelight” at Happyland Theater. Photo credit David Weathers
Jeghetto performs This Is America during the Friday night puppet slam at the Mudlark Public Theatre. Photo credit Jiaqi Yuan.
Rasputin’s Marionettes present “ Sugarbitch Goulash” at Happyland Theater. Photo credit Stephanie Creekpaum
Rabbitfoot Puppets parade stop at Sunday parade. Photo credit Ed Derceviz
Emily Shubert as ‘The Bag Lady,’ one of her many characters to host the ‘Slam du Femme Fatale’
Shadow Girls Cult performs “UNRAVELING” at The New Orleans Healing Center. Photo credit Stephanie Creekpaum
Leroy’s Place performs “Doomscrolling” at the CAC. Photo credit Serene Bacigalupi
Velvet Effigy performs Eyes of the Beholder at the Backyard Ballroom. Photo credit MuggaRose
Poose the Puppet performs Poose Presents: The Dizzy Dangerfield Experience at The Backyard Ballroom
Poose the Puppet performs Poose Presents: The Dizzy Dangerfield Experience at The Backyard Ballroom
Puppet Slam at The Mudlark Public Theatre
Outside The Mudlark Public Theatre during the Puppet Slam on Friday night.
Miss Pussycat at Spellcaster Lodge
Harmonic Drift performs Wayang Earth at The New Orleans Healing Center.
Puppets come out to play for the Saturday Night Parade. Photo credit Jiaqi Yuan
Tyler Nacho poses with paradegoer during the Parade on Saturday Night. Photo credit Jiaqi Yuan
Anthony Sellito of BreakFAST Puppets brings their friend to the parade on Saturday night. Photo credit Jiaqi Yuan
Cook y Doh ( a collaborative project between artists Cookie Tongue and Playdoh) perform Squirmy Wormhole at Louisa Springs.
Puppeteers break bread after the festivities have finished. Photo credit MuggaRose
