West Liberty Children's Festival!
The West Liberty Children's Festival, sponsored by Eulenspiegel Puppet Theatre, is just around the corner!
The twenty-sixth annual festival will take place Saturday, September 16, from 10:00 A.M. to 3:00 P.M. in downtown West Liberty on Third St. and Calhoun St, with a schedule chock full of performances, crafts, and activities! Following the Children’s Festival, Latinos Unidos takes over Third Street with Fiesta Latina, featuring lively music from 3:00-10:00 PM!
This year’s festival will include a puppetry mini-festival, featuring performances by Corcoran Puppets from Wisconsin (see photo!); Blaqueberry Puppets from St. Louis; Matthew Owens from Chicago; Fever River Puppets from Wisconsin; and of course Eulenspiegel Puppets.
This year’s street performers include Absolute Science with Big Bang Bubbles; giant puppets by Brant Bollman from Oskaloosa; Kalimbaman and the Yahoo Drummers, musicians; face painter, Linda Kelty; and Living Creations, balloon twisters.
Facebook users may remember Chicago puppeteer Matthew Owens for the shows he did out of his second-story window in Chicago during the pandemic.
The festival also offers food, beverages, a Mexican market, a tiny train, a performance by a local mariachi band, and a host of children's games and activities. Performances will take place in our lovely downtown park, Ron-de-Voo Park.
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