Puppet Fair Weekend
Celebrating 70 years of puppetry at Fairyland, this year’s Puppet Fair Weekend honors a tradition that’s made Fairyland the oldest continuously running puppet theater in the country.
Fairyland becomes a stage for world-class puppetry, featuring several spectacular productions of the highest caliber.
The country’s best puppeteers bring their A game + exquisite art forms to the Park.
Join Puppet Fair weekend to:
-Take in meticulously curated screen-free storytelling
-Tour an open-air museum of puppets
-Learn about different puppet styles
-Discover the history of the art form
-Explore the origins of the Storybook Puppet Theater
-Enjoy gorgeously crafted productions
Audiences of every age will be mesmerized when the world of puppetry comes to life for one magical weekend.
It’s like Coachella for people who love puppets, puppet shows, and puppeteers.
Gather up your family and come curl up for one charming show after another.
Puppet Fair Weekend
Date: Saturday & Sunday, August 29 & 30, 2026
Time: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Cost: Included with General Admission
Full Schedule:
SATURDAY, AUGUST 29:
11:00a – 2p Arts & Crafts in the Merry Meadow brought to you by the San Francisco Bay Area Puppet Guild
11:00a – “The 3 Little Pigs in the 1920’s” by Children’s Fairyland at the Storybook Puppet Theater
11:20a – Backstage Sneak Peak of our famous Storybook Puppet Theater
11:30a – Puppet Play Date in the Old West Junction
12:00p – “The Puppet Man” by Magical Moonshine Theatre at the Emerald City Stage
1:00p – “The Boy Who Cried Wolf!” by Puppet Art Theater Co. at Aesop’s Playhouse
2:00p – “Splashy Sea Saga” by Luce Puppet Co. at Emerald City Stage
2:30p – Puppet Play Date in the Old West Junction
2:30p Backstage Sneak Peak of our famous Storybook Puppet Theater
3:00p – Bob Baker Marionette Theater – at Aesop’s Playhouse
4:00p – “The 3 Little Pigs in the 1920’s” by Children’s Fairyland at the Storybook Puppet Theater
SUNDAY, AUGUST 30
11:00a – 2p Arts & Crafts in the Merry Meadow brought to you by the San Francisco Bay Area Puppet Guild
11:00a – “The 3 Little Pigs in the 1920’s” by Children’s Fairyland at the Storybook Puppet Theater
11:20a – Backstage Sneak Peak of our famous Storybook Puppet Theater
11:30a – Puppet Play Date in the Old West Junction
12:00p – “Jack & the Beanstalk” by Fratello Marionettes at the Emerald City Stage
1:00 – “Puppylocks and the Three Bears” by Magical Moonshine Theatre in Aesop’s Playhouse
2:00p – “Splashy Sea Saga” by Luce Puppet Co. at Emerald City Stage
2:30p – Puppet Play Date in the Old West Junction
2:30p Backstage Sneak Peak of our famous Storybook Puppet Theater
3:00p – Bob Baker Marionette Theater – at Aesop’s Playhouse
4:00p – “The 3 Little Pigs in the 1920’s” by Children’s Fairyland at the Storybook Puppet Theater