
Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival
About This Event
Not a kids'-table event — this pulls 25,000+ people a year for puppetry that ranges from genuinely avant-garde to just plain unsettling, spread across stages like the Fine Arts Building and Chicago Children's Theatre. 2027 dates aren't locked yet, but the last several years have landed in the back half of January, so pencil it in loosely until the festival confirms.


