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Puppets in the House 2026, October 8-10

Verona, wisconsin

Puppets in the House, LLC celebrates the creativity of puppetry arts with a festival in south central Wisconsin! Our venues combine small-town charm with big-city opportunities. We create connection and camaraderie among puppet friends, new and old, and welcome local audiences into this vibrant artistic community.

Festival Overview

Workshops and performances are in three downtown Verona locations, all of them walking distance to each other. Registered attendees choose one intensive workshop to learn a new skill or hone an existing one. Class sizes are capped to create a small, intentional cohort and provide individual attention from the master instructors.


Your registration buys:

  • Nine hours of masterclass workshop time on Friday and Saturday morning
  • Shared Friday night dinner
  • Admission to Friday night main stage performances 


What to expect:


Thursday, October 8th: A pre-festival gathering and puppet open mic. Held in the evening at ART House 360 for a freewill donation, gather early to chat, relax, and even sign up to perform! (This event is open to all ages, so keep your performance family-friendly, low tech--one mic and lights on or off--and above all, short!)


Friday, October 9th: Workshops and evening performances


Saturday, October 10th: Workshops conclude and Community Day begins--free puppet performances and activities, art market, vendors, food trucks, and a lantern puppet parade, if weather permits


Festival Registration costs:

  • $275 (early bird, April 1 - April 30) 
  • $300 (regular, May 1 - August 31)
  • $325 (last-minute, September 1 - October 8)

Registration opens soon!

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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9TH PUBLIC PERFORMANCES

Slam performance: "Your Best self" by Vanessa Valliere

Barb just wants to go to a leadership conference and be the woman she was meant to be. But can she stay awake long enough to find out what she needs to know in order to succeed? Does her subconscious life contain the real answers to her big life questions?

"PARTY PLANNING FOR ANIMALS" BY Miss Pussycat and Quintron

This tabletop puppet show by New Orleans based artists Miss Pussycat and Quintron follows two bearcats named Sassy and Clare as they throw a party in the forest. Adventure ensues as they navigate making a guest list and decorating so that it does not

look like a Cracker Barrel or Bonnaroo. But what happens when a party guest goes off the deep end during the talent show? The road goes on forever and the party never ends!


Featuring dancing prancing puppets, a demon, and a girl that can control her hair with her mind, this para-cosmic puppet show explores the meaning of friendship and entertainment.

Wisconsin Premiere of HedgeHearts

Story Hour Improv: The Musical (with puppets!)

Story Hour Improv: The Musical (with puppets!)

Sometimes love gets a little bit prickly…


In this woodland puppet rom-com, Lily the hedgehog helps her best friend Marco woo the girl of his dreams, but discovers that hiding her feelings can’t protect her heart.

Story Hour Improv: The Musical (with puppets!)

Story Hour Improv: The Musical (with puppets!)

Story Hour Improv: The Musical (with puppets!)

Expect a fun, funny, engaging, and delightfully silly experience that the whole family will love. Featuring an experienced and talented Madison-based cast, this unique event is a celebration of storytelling, creativity, and the magic of improvisation.

Tickets for Friday night shows only available this summer

Many Thanks to our festival Sponsor!

black and white logo of ART House 360
  • black and white logo of ART House 360
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  • black and white logo of ART House 360
  • black and white logo of ART House 360

We also appreciate our Community Day Sponsors!

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