Ticket Alert: Puppet Fair at Children's Fairyland - 510 Families

Ticket Alert: Puppet Fair at Children’s Fairyland

Thank you to Children’s Fairyland for sponsoring this fabulous event announcement. Fairyland’s epic summer of family fun is full of rides, puppet shows, live performances, and special events.

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Get up close to puppets and puppeteers | Photo: Rachel Z Photography for Children’s Fairyland

Fairyland Puppet Fair Weekend

Fairyland celebrates 70 years of puppetry, and we’re all invited to the party! Puppet Fair is an entire weekend of spectacular shows by the best puppet companies in California, all gathered at Children’s Fairyland. Take a tour of the historic puppet theater, see an open-air museum of puppets, explore different types of puppetry, and make magical memories in a screen-free family entertainment wonderland.
When: Saturday & Sunday, August 29 & 30 from 10 am to 4 pm
Price: $20 per adult; $18 per child. Discounts available for Fairyland Members.

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Fairyland is the oldest continuously running puppet theater in the country | Photo: Rachel Z Photography for Children’s Fairyland

Did you know that Fairyland is the oldest continuously running puppet theater in the country?

Audiences of every age will be mesmerized when the world of puppetry comes to life for one magical weekend. Gather up your family and come curl up for one charming show after another. Get behind-the-scenes tours, make puppet crafts, and have a puppet playdate.

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There will be performances and tours at the famous Storybook Puppet Theater, Emerald City Stage, and at Aesop’s Playhouse throughout the weekend.

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Tour an open-air, hands-on museum of puppets | Photo: Rachel Z Photography for Children’s Fairyland

Saturday, Aug 29 Performance Schedule:
11 am: The 3 Little Pigs in the 1920’s
noon: The Puppet Man
1 pm: The Boy Who Cried Wolf!
2 pm: Splashy Sea Saga
3 pm: Bob Baker Marionette Theater
4 pm: The 3 Little Pigs in the 1920’s

Sunday, Aug 30 Performance Schedule:
11 am: The 3 Little Pigs in the 1920’s
noon: Jack & the Beanstalk
1 pm: Puppylocks and the Three Bears
2 pm: Splashy Sea Saga
3 pm: Bob Baker Marionette Theater
4 pm: The 3 Little Pigs in the 1920’s

Other Puppetry Happenings all Weekend:
11 am to 2 pm: Arts & Crafts by San Francisco Bay Area Puppet Guild
11:30 am & 2:30 pm: Puppet play date

children watch a puppet show at fairyland
Families can enjoy meticulously curated screen-free storytelling | Photo: Rachel Z Photography for Children’s Fairyland

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