The 9th Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival

January 20-31, 2027

The 2027 festival will span 12 days and dozens of Chicago venues, presenting an international pageant of puppet artists sharing more than 100 puppetry shows and events. Tickets go on sale soon for all-ages spectacle shows in landmark theaters, intimate works on smaller stages, the always popular, adults-only, late night puppet cabarets, and massive mainstage productions. And mark your calendar with a long list of free puppet happenings all over the city throughout the festival.