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January 2025

Wed 15
Featured Featured January 15 - January 19

Plexus Polaire: Dracula: Lucy’s Dream

Studebaker Theater at the Fine Arts Building 410 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL, United States

Chicago Puppet Fest presents Plexus Polaire.

$40 – $48
Wed 15
Featured Featured January 15 5:15 pm - 6:45 pm

Opening Night Prelude Reception

Fine Arts Building, 3rd Floor Balcony in the Studebaker Theater 410 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL, United States

Chicago Puppet Fest presents Prelude Reception.

$125 – $250
Wed 15
Featured Featured January 15 8:15 pm - 10:15 pm

Opening Night Postshow Party

Fine Arts Building, Curtiss Hall, 10th Floor 410 S. Michigan Ave. 10th Floor, Chicago, IL, United States

Chicago Puppet Fest presents Postshow Party.

$75
Sun 26
Featured Featured January 26 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Closing Party: Narcissister LIVE!

The Rhapsody Theater 1328 W. Morse Ave., Chicago, IL, United States

Chicago Puppet Fest presents: Closing Party with Narcissister LIVE!

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The Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival advances the art of puppetry by presenting sophisticated programs vital to the cultural life of Chicago. Engaging and inspiring the largest and most diverse audiences for puppetry possible, the Festival is the biggest event dedicated to puppetry in North America and traditionally offers more than 100 activities annually including performances, workshops, artist instensives, free neighborhood events and symposia to audiences up to 14,000 over 11 days each January. The organization is also home to other key initiatives, including the Chicago Puppet Studio and Chicago Puppet Lab, that nurture the development of puppeteers and deepen the field locally, nationally and internationally with the ultimate goal of promoting peace, equality, mutual understanding, and justice locally and globally.

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