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  • January 2026

  • Thu 22
    January 22, 2026 - February 1, 2026

    Workshops with Festival Artists

    Fine Arts Building Little Studio, 7th Floor 410 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL, United States

    Register for hands-on workshops led by visiting festival artists. Each of these workshops is a 3 hour, free standing event. All workshops take place in the festival’s education space in the Fine Arts Building.

    TBC
  • Sat 24
    January 24, 2026 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

    Volkenburg Puppetry Symposium Session 1 – The Labor of Gratitude

    Fine Arts Building Little Studio, 7th Floor 410 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL, United States

    Moderator:
    Paulette Richards

    Panelists:
    Drew Dir and Julia Miller (The 4th Witch)
    Ashe Winkfield and Alva Rodgers (Harlem Doll Palace)
    Laura Heit (The Matchbox Shows

    Free
  • Sun 25
    January 25, 2026 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

    Volkenburg Puppetry Symposium Session 2 – We Let Out These Works on the Vote of the People

    Fine Arts Building Little Studio, 7th Floor 410 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL, United States

    Moderator:
    Paulette Richards

    Panelists:
    Yngvild Aspeli (A Doll's House)
    KT Shivak (Rhynoceron)
    Gwen Warnock and Kirjan Waagen (Dead As A Dodo)
    Laura Heit (The Matchbox Shows)
    Mark Down (The Sex Lives of Puppets)

    Free
  • Mon 26
    January 26, 2026 - January 28, 2026

    Book Talks with Alissa Mello, Mark Down, Dr. Dassia Posner & Claudia Orenstein

    Fine Arts Building Little Studio, 7th Floor 410 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL, United States

    This year’s free Book Talks series presents three moderated discussions with leading national puppet scholars, discussing books and topics including race, gender and disability in puppetry.

    Free
  • Sat 31
    January 31, 2026 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

    Volkenburg Puppetry Symposium Session 3 – Find a Good Reason to Sell Out

    Fine Arts Building Little Studio, 7th Floor 410 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL, United States

    Moderator:
    Paulette Richards

    Panelists:
    Toby Olié (The Enormous Crocodile)
    Yngvild Aspeli (A Doll’s House)
    Sophie Krog (The House)
    Andrew Kim (Thingamagic Theater)

    Free
  • February 2026

  • Sun 1
    February 1, 2026 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

    Volkenburg Puppetry Symposium Session 4 – The Art of Asking

    Fine Arts Building Little Studio, 7th Floor 410 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL, United States

    Moderator:
    Paulette Richards

    Panelists:
    Anurupa Roy (About Ram)
    Geumhyung Jeong (Oil Pressure Vibrator)
    Tom Lee and Edward Einhorn (The Left Hand of Darkness)

    Free
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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 22,000 over 12 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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