West Liberty Children's Festival

FUN FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY!

When: September 14, 2024
Where: Downtown West Liberty
Cost: free

Saturday, September 14th 2024, 10 AM-3 PM

The Twenty-Seventh Annual West Liberty Children's Festival will take place Saturday, September 14, 2024, 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! The day will include five puppet shows, all by excellent regional puppet troupes, and a street teeming with activities and one-on-one performances by visiting puppeteers, balloon twisters, face painters, and musicians. Ride a Tiny Train, paint a picture, make a puppet, eat delicious food, and MORE!  From 3:00-10:00 PM Saturday, Latinos Unidos will host an evening of live music, fun, and food.

Here is the schedule of puppet show performances in Ron-De-Voo Park!

10:00   In The Mirror: Three Tales from Asia
Eulenspiegel Puppet Theatre Company

11:00 Native Stories
Henning Puppet Productions (Nebraska)

12:00 Cirque du Wiener Dog
What If Puppets (Kansas City, MO)

1:00 The Queen of Hearts
Corcoran Puppets (Wisconsin)

2:00 Feathers and Strings
Hunter Marionettes (Minneapolis, MN)

 

Don't Forget to Check Out our Pre-Festival Workshops on Friday and Join us Friday night for the Puppet Slam!

And please help us to give a BIG THANK YOU to our sponsors who make this festival possible:

Joseph and Edward Ryan Trust

Edward Jones Financial Advisor Sara Sedlacek

Bill and Jan Koellner

West Liberty Rotary

Simpson Memorial Home

The Brooke Family

Cardinal Sign and Graphics

Liberty Communications

Tharp Law Office

Aquarius Club

Craig Jones Trucking

Mike and Gwen Kessler

Wuestenberg Agency

First Church United

Hills Bank

Yolanda's Salon

Gretchen Nollman 

West Liberty Area Arts Council

West Liberty Lions Club

Henderson-Barker Funeral Home

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