World Puppetry Day

To celebrate 2024’s annual World Puppetry Day, the Great Arizona Puppet Theater (GAPT) will host an all-day event on March 24th, 2024. This “pay-what-you-can” event, open for the public from 11 am-3 pm, will feature offerings for youth and adult audiences alongside food and refreshments. Alongside multiple puppet show performances, there will be arts and crafts stations open throughout the day and scheduled puppet making workshops for both children and adults. Phoenix Mariachi Vive, a youth mariachi music group, will be performing. Phoenix Mayor's Office Official Historian Steve Schumacher will speak about Phoenix History projects and announce a Phoenix History Project collaboration with The Great Arizona Puppet Theater.