Eight weeks of hilarious shows Thursdays – Sundays
It’s here! The annual Puppet Festival is something that we look forward to every year! If you have not been…let me tell you…these cute shows GUARANTEE GIGGLES!!!
Fairytale Town’s popular annual Puppet Festival kicked off its 16th season yesterday, May 3. During the eight-week series, four hilarious adaptations of classic fairytales will be presented by the award-winning Puppet Art Theater Company.
Performances are offered Thursdays through Sundays. Weekday show times are: 10:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. Weekend show times are: 12:30, 1:30 and 2:30 p.m. All performances take place in the indoor Children’s Theater at Fairytale Town.
Tickets are $2.00 for nonmembers in addition to park admission, and $1.00 for members. Tickets can be purchased at the Fairytale Town box office or at the entrance to the Children’s Theater 15 minutes prior to show time.
For more information, visit fairytaletown.org or call (916) 808-7462.
Here’s the lineup for this year:
“Little Red Riding Hood”
May 3 – 13
Little Red and her dog Fifi are taking pepperoni pizza to Grandma’s when they run into the wolf. Wolf loves pizza and plots to get Red’s. Join Red, Fifi and Grandma as they try to keep the wolf from eating them and their pepperoni pizza.
“The Three Billy Goats Gruff”
May 17 – 27
This production starts with the classic race of “The Tortoise and the Hare.” The conclusion of the race takes place on the Troll Bridge, waking up the Grumpy Old Troll. Three Billy Goats must find a way to outwit the Troll and get across the bridge so they can enjoy the field of green grass. Little Billy, his older sister Brittany, and their father Bruno all try to trip-trap their way across the bridge. Will they make it?
“Hansel & Gretel”
May 31 – June 10
Gretel overhears her stepmother convince her father to lead she and her brother into the forest and leave them there for good. Hansel’s plan to leave a trail of bread crumbs to find their way home fails miserably, and he and Gretel are left in the forest to fend for themselves. It is there that they discover a house made of Gingerbread. Little did they know the house belongs to a Wicked Old Witch. Will Hansel and Gretel escape the Witch and find their way home?
“Cinderella”
June 14 – 30
The classic “Cinderella” story is retold in an artful and hilarious manner in this new production premiering at the Puppet Festival. Cinderella has always wanted to go dancing at a fancy Ball. Despite the best efforts of two horrible step sisters, a wacky Fairy Godmother helps Cinderella get to the ball where she meets a wonderful prince.
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WIN a Family 4-Pack
Fairytale Town has generously offered admission to Fairytale Town for four as well as tickets for a puppet show to a Sacramento Sidetracks reader! The winner will be able to choose which day they would like to attend Fairytale Town and which show time they prefer.
To enter to WIN, all you need to do is the following 3 simple things:
- Click here and Subscribe to Sacramento Sidetracks’ weekly newsletter.
- Click here and “Like” Fairytale Town on Facebook.
- Leave a Comment on this post letting me know that you did both and why you’d like to take your family.
*Doing these 3 things counts as one entry. One Entry per person.
You have until Monday, May 7th, at midnight to enter. The winner will be chosen using Random.org and will be announced on Tuesday morning. Good luck!
Written by Keilah Woodard
My love for exploring and creating experiences with my three kids led to the founding of SacramentoSidetracks.com in 2009. I realized that Sacramento has so much to offer and I was excited to share my findings with other parents. Besides simply having fun, these are the other positive side effects of taking my kids on outings that I’ve discovered: we have quality time together away from the distractions at home, we cultivate our curiosity, learn new things, conversations are triggered by what we see and do, we connect and bond as a family, and we create new memories. Ready to get sidetracked, too? Let me be your guide!
