Puppets Up! International Puppet Festival

A few months ago a friend told me about this great festival in Almonte, the Puppets Up! International Puppet Festival. Frankly, I had never heard of the festival, but after my friend described it, I was very intrigued! I found Puppets Up on Google and clicked on what I thought was the right website. It took me to the Jim Henson’s site. You know the creator of the Muppets. I went back to Google and added the word “Almonte” to the search engine request and then found the right website! I was amazed at all that it offered, both for adults and kids. According to their website, “Puppets Up! is a two-day international festival devoted to the art of puppetry and the creation of fun!”. The international part of the festival looks like an International Puppetry summit. There are performers from Georgia, British Columbia, Iceland, Ontario, Maine, United Kingdom and Quebec! The fun part just seems to go on and on and it’s located throughout Almonte, from “the tent and theatre venues along the Mississippi River” to “the streets of this old town” There is a lot of Puppet Production happening throughout the festival. You can make your own Puppet!. There’s a Puppet Parade! The streets will be filled with Puppet Performers and, lots of stories will be told! There’s even a “Puppet Jam – For Adults Only!” It’s all happening on August 8^th and 9^th in Almonte. To find out more about this wonderful festival, go to their website at http://puppetsup.ca. It’s going to be fun for the whole family. Hope to see you there!