Photo by Dlugolecki Photography
During this fan-favorite festival, puppets of all shapes and sizes will be walking, soaring, and stomping about ready to meet you! See puppetry performances, dance to a live band, and make your own puppet friend to join in on the fun.
Date and Time
Sunday, April 28, 12:00–5:00 pm
Doors open at 11:30 am.
Museum is open until 5:00 pm.
Pricing and Details
Advance reservations are now sold out.
Walk ups welcome!*
- $20 Adult
- $15 Senior/Student
- $13 Children 2–17
- FREE to Members and Children under 2
Noah's Ark will be open from 11:30 am–3:00 pm for one hour timeslots on a first-come, first-served basis.
Archaeology Dig will be closed for Puppet Festival.
*We will post an alert on skirball.org when walk-up tickets sell out. Check here on the day of the festival.
Become a Member
Enjoy 18% off Skirball membership with code PUPPETS18 and attend the festival for FREE as a Member!
Skirball Members enjoy FREE Museum admission year-round, program and store discounts, and more!
Offer is valid online, onsite, and by phone. Offer may not be used in combination with other offers or discounts except the already discounted two- and three-year membership terms available for Family, Family Plus, and Lifecycle Memberships. Valid through April 28, 2024.
About the Festival
Let your dreams run wild as you spend the day with friendly monsters, colorful animals, and eclectic creatures!
Puppets of all shapes and sizes will delight and surprise as you move between performances by some of Southern California’s premier puppetry acts.
Slide, shimmy, and shake a leg during two wildly fun puppet parties, where festival goers and puppeteers all meet up to enjoy live music together. Make sure to keep an eye out for our special MC (Monster of Ceremonies) who will be popping up across the campus! Round out your day by designing a puppet of your own to bring a bit of the magic home!
See Blackstreet USA Theatre, Bob Baker Marionette Theater, The Zuppeteers, and many more. Plus go "behind the curtain" and learn about the art of puppetry with the Rogue Artists Ensemble's Shadow Lab and delight in a Sock Puppet musical-comedy from the Los Angeles Guild of Puppetry!
Adding to the magic are two wildly fun puppet parties, where festivalgoers and puppeteers all meet up to enjoy live music from Top Shelf Brass Band, who fuse pop hits with musical stylings of a New Orleans second line.
More details announced soon!
"The fun and excitement never stops! The puppeteers are always so amazing and engaging."
More to Explore
Skirball Puppet Festival: Sparking Imaginations
Watch a recap of Puppet Festival from previous years.
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Puppets for Purchase!
Find finger puppets, marionettes, and soft plushies like this fun tree puppet with movable eyes, limbs, and mouth from Audrey’s Museum Store.
