Beverley Puppet Festival

our flagship event is beverley puppet festival, which takes place once every two years across a weekend in july. giant, fantastical creatures roam beverley’s historic streets. tiny, magical worlds are revealed to unsuspecting audiences in the friary gardens. the best of uk and european puppet theatre is brought to venues throughout the town for residents and visitors of all ages to enjoy. beverley puppet festival won the remarkable east yorkshire tourism award for 'remarkable small tourism event' in 2015, and was a finalist again in 2017 and 2019. since 2005, beverley puppet festival has welcomed thousands of audience members to experience the transformative, unique and inclusive world of puppetry. puppetry is for everyone, not just children. puppetry creates magic though mixing many artistic disciplines, drawing people of all ages and backgrounds into other worlds. we aim to bring out the adult within the child and the child within the adult, to spark creative and critical thinking,