Programs
Costuming Your Puppet: Intro to Patternmaking
Costuming Your Puppet: Intro to Patternmaking
Turn a simple sketch into a custom puppet costume in this hands-on workshop. Using a provided foam puppet body, you 
Rod Puppet Building
August 20Rod Puppet Building
Have you ever wanted to build a rod puppet with a working mouth mechanism but don’t know where to start? Let Puppet …
Inventing Tesla vs Edison
August 18Inventing Tesla vs Edison
Join Jason Hines, Artistic Director, for an electrifying behind-the-scenes journey into Tesla vs Edison, the award-w…
Tesla vs Edison: Ensemble Puppetry
August 11Tesla vs Edison: Ensemble Puppetry
Step behind the scenes of the Center for Puppetry Arts’ production, Tesla vs Edison, in this hands on workshop explo…
American Tall Tales
July 1-August 2American Tall Tales
Step right up for Doctor Bigelow’s Wild West Puppet Show, a rollicking traveling medicine show bursting with music… Includes: Performance, admission to the Jim Henson Collection, Global Gallery, Special Exhibition, and free limited onsite parking.
Jim Henson Collection
Open Tuesday-SundayJim Henson Collection
The Jim Henson Collection explores the imaginative mind and influential legacy of animator, inventor, filmmaker, scree… Includes: Tickets include access to all exhibitions and limited free onsite parking.
Frame by Frame: The Art of Stop-Motion Animation
June 12-November 1, 2026Frame by Frame: The Art of Stop-Motion Animation
Frame by Frame: The Art of Stop‑Motion Animation invites visitors behind the scenes of one of the most enchanting fo… Includes: Admission to Worlds of Puppetry Museum, special exhibition, and limited free onsite parking.
Puppet Camp
Select Weeks June 1-July 31Puppet Camp
Come spend the summer with us and bring your imagination to life! The Center for Puppetry Arts Puppet Camp values cur… Includes: See specific Puppet Camp dates for program details
Global Collection
Open Tuesday-SundayGlobal Collection
The Global Gallery presents a geographic exploration of the history and traditions of puppetry from different regions … Includes: Tickets include access to all exhibitions and limited free onsite parking.
Hand and Rod 101
Sept 28, Oct 5, 12, and 19Hand and Rod 101
Hand & Rod Puppetry 101 is a multi-session (Sept 28, Oct 5, 12, and 19) introductory course designed to introduce … Includes: Workshop and free onsite parking.