About Us
Welcome to the Melbourne Festival of Puppetry 2026!
The first festival was held in partnership with Lemony S Puppet Theatre and La Mama Theatre during 2015. Since its inception, it has run (almost) every two years and has hosted over 350 artists from across Australia as well as international artists from Aotearoa New Zealand, UK, Cambodia and the Philippines.
The festival has been nominated for ‘Curatorial Contribution’ at the Green Room Awards as well as individual shows being nominated and awarded every festival for outstanding theatrical works for children and adults.
The 2023 festival was our biggest yet - until this year!
The 2026 festival has expanded across the Naarm/City of Melbourne to include Arts Centre Melbourne, ACMI and the Motley Wherehaus as well as returning to our beloved La Mama and the community of Carlton.
With workshops, masterclasses, shows for adults and kids, roving performances and street shows, there really is something for everyone.
See you there!
Co Artistic Directors - Sarah Kriegler and Jacob Williams (Lemony S Puppet Theatre)
Festival Assistant + Branding - Alex Joy (One Orange Sock)
Financial Officer - Hannah Strout (Auspicious Arts Projects Inc.)
La Mama Festival Producer - Dora Abrahams
La Mama Production Manager - Shane Grant
Motely Wherehaus Director - Jason Cavanagh
Arts Centre Melbourne Producers - Kendra Murphy & Peter Quinn
ACMI Producer - Ella Cawthron
Website design - Alex Joy & Sarah Kriegler
Our team
Creative Australia
Creative Victoria
City of Melbourne
The Betty Amsden Foundation
Creature Technology Company
La Mama Theatre
Lemony S Puppet Theatre
Arts Centre Melbourne
ACMI
Co.As.It
The Motely Wherehaus
Our Partners & Supporters
