Her headquarters, the Mudlark Public Theatre, has been a center for New Orleans puppetry since it was established in 2009.

The 2026 New Orleans Giant Puppet Festival is April 9-13 at venues and outdoor spaces across Bywater and Marigny, and there’s ...

Pandora Gastelum, who founded the Giant Puppet Festival and continues to lead it, runs the operation out of Mudlark Public ...

The eleventh annual New Orleans Giant Puppet Fest is back with more puppets than ever. After ten successful gatherings, the time has come again for a five day celebration of the ancient, innovative ...

The 12th Annual New Orleans Giant Puppet Festival is fast approaching, with more puppet offerings than ever before and new ways to get involved. Established in 2012, the New Orleans Giant Puppet Fest ...

Join the giant puppet-making workshop for the 'Let Your Garden Grow' festival on April 11 at Peterborough Library. No experience required. Limited spots available.

Puppeteer Playdoh Kolo is presenting their latest offering at this year's Giant Puppet Festival in New Orleans. It's a show ...

There was Muchos Colores, rising to her 12-foot height and decked out in a multi-colored ensemble complete with red-pedicured talons. And Mother Earth, sporting a crown of greenery and a flowered blue ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Have you ever seen a giant frog, or a giant opossum or even giant Dolly Parton dancing their way through town? Maybe you thought ...

Althea Clayton, a puppeteer with Paperhand Puppet Intervention, looks out from a river puppet during a rehearsal for the organization’s show, “The Gift,” on Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2025, at the Forest ...