The Puppet Festival happens over the weekend of 4th -6th October 2019. The parade line-up is from between 10.00am and 11.00am for a 12.00noon start on Sunday 6th October at Ermysted’s Grammar School. The Parade route is one kilometre, with puppets dancing down the High Street and round to the Festival Canal Basin Hub.
WHAT’S THE THEME?
‘Insect Life’ – Bugs, butterflies, beetles and bees, we are celebrating our extraordinary and diverse
insect kingdom which is so important for life on earth. Legs, wings or things with stings!
FESTIVAL DIARY
Friday 4th October 2019
6.00pm: 3 Little Pig Tales Girls’ High School
7.00pm: Festival Opening (with many small shows and street artists from 6.15pm – 9.00pm) Plus Festival Bar
Canal Basin Hub
8.00pm Giraffe Judi Dench Studio
9.00pm The Hit Girls’ High School
Saturday 5th October 2019
11.00am Giraffe Judi Dench Studio
11.00am Who Cares ! St Stephen’s School
12.00nn Eggs on Legs Girls’ High School
1.00pm Mäh ! St Stephen’s School
2.30pm My Shadow and Me Judi Dench Studio
3.30pm Janet St Stephen’s School
4.00pm The Golden Princess Girls’ High School
8.00pm Eh Man He Richard Whiteley Theatre, Giggleswick
8.00pm Shortstories Judi Dench Studio
Other shows (many are FREE) at Canal Basin Hub:
Attenti a quei due: 10.30am I 12.00pm I 1.00pm
Octaaph (Giant Bird): 10.30am I 11.45pm I 4.30pm
Punch & Judy: 11.00am I 1.00pm I 4.00pm
Don Quixote: 11.15am I 5.00pm
Piggery Jokery: 11.30am I 3.30pm
The Doubles: 12.30pm I 2.30pm I 4.30pm
Ottfriedt (Fire Dragon): 1.30pm I 2.30pm
The Box: 2.00pm I 3.00pm I 4.00pm
Festival Down Time: 9.00pm (with bar and music)
Ghost Caribou: 9.15pm
Small Marquee:
Three Giants: (£2) 12.00pm I 3.00pm
The Drawing Board: various times (see venue)
The Kennet Barge:
Beached: (£2) various times from 12.00noon
Walkabouts
& Meet the Artists:
Various times: timetable at Canal Basin Hub
Sunday 6th October 2019
10.30am Shortstories Judi Dench Studio
10.30am Mystery of Memory… St Stephen’s School
11.00am Midnight Girls’ High School
12.00nn The Puppet Parade Town Centre
1.30pm Janet St Stephen’s School
2.00pm Trashhhhh! Judi Dench Studio
2.30pm Who Cares ! Little Theatre
3.15pm Trashhhhh! Judi Dench Studio
3.30pm …of Curious Ganz Girls’ High School
4.00pm Mäh ! St Stephen’s School
4.45pm Trashhhhh! Judi Dench Studio
7.30pm …of Prince Achmed Girls’ High School
Other shows (many are FREE) at Canal Basin Hub:
Octaaph (Giant Bird): 10.30am I 3.30pm
The Box: 11.00am I 2.30pm I 4.30pm
Attenti a quei due: 11.30am I 2.15pm I 4.00pm
Punch & Judy: 11.00am I 2.00pm I 4.15pm
Ottfriedt (Fire Dragon): 11.45am I 2.00pm
Bewonderment…: 11.45am I 1.30pm I 3.00pm
Don Quixote: 1.30pm I 3.15pm
The Doubles: 1.30pm I 3.30pm
Small Marquee:
…of Curiosities: (£1) 11.00am I 11.30am I 1.45pm
2.15pm I 4.00pm I 4.30pm
The Drawing Board: various times (see venue)
The Kennet Barge: Doing the Dishes: (£2) various times from 11.00am
Walkabouts & Meet the Artists -Various times: timetable at Canal Basin Hub
For more information download the full festival program here
