PUPPETS! – The Festival

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Next edition of PUPPETS! – The Festival:
October 23–26, 2026

Locations:
Salzburger Marionettentheater
Toihaus Theater
Kammerspiele
Theater im KunstQuartier

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Carnival of the Animals – with live music!

As part of the festival PUPPETS! 2026, the Salzburg Marionette Theatre is presenting its popular production Carnival of the Animals. An Animalic Trilogy with live music.

Live music: Benjamin Schmid and students/graduates of the Mozarteum University Salzburg

Narrator (Ferdinand the Bull): Matthias Bundschuh

Looking back: PUPPETS! 2024

In October 2024, the first edition of PUPPETS! – The Festival of the Salzburg Marionette Theatre took place – we look back on eventful days during which puppetry in all its facets could be experienced at various locations across Salzburg. Take another look at our festival programme here or watch our trailer.

Programme (German PDF)

Theater Altenburg Gera, © Bernhard Müller

figuren theater tübingen, © Erika Mayer

Rocamora Theatre, © Erika Mayer

Di Filippo Marionette, © Erika Mayer

Compagnie DERAÏDENZ, © Erika Mayer

Salzburger Marionettentheater, © Adrienne Meister

The 2024 festival was supported by: