For entertaining fun bring the family to an imaginative puppet show at the Great Arizona Puppet Theater. Even though innovative puppet shows are performed all year, don’t miss the fanciful ones the theater has in store this summer.
Parents and caregivers around the Valley know this theater is still a great value at $15 a show for adults and $10 for children.
Creativity abounds; local puppeteers create their own puppet characters and write the lovable shows. The Great Arizona Puppet Theater has truly been a point of pride for our city since 1983.
Check out some of the current and upcoming puppet shows at the theater.
Creative Fun Shows
Enjoy a local favorite, The Adventures of Zeet Nagley: Bedtime for Bedbugs, showing June 20 – July 7. Sing-a-long and laugh with all the characters as Zeet tries to remember bedtime stories from earth.
For a combination of stories in English and Spanish, Chorizo Puppets, is showing July 11 – 14, and is the theater’s celebration of diversity in Arizona.
A young boy receives the gift of a dinosaur egg for his birthday in My Pet Dinosaur, showing July 18 – August 4. See what happens when the egg hatches.
Puppet shows are recommended for ages 2 – 5, and their adults. Show days and times are Wednesdays – Fridays at 10 a.m., Saturdays at 10 a.m. & 2 p.m., and Sundays at 2 p.m.
Check out what else the Great Arizona Puppet Theater is planning for the coming months, including the classic, Hansel and Gretel later this fall.
Click here to access tickets for the Great Arizona Puppet Theater.
Location and Parking
The Great Arizona Puppet Theater is located at 302 West Latham Street, Phoenix, 85003, across the street from the Margaret T. Hance Park.
There is free parking at the Margaret T. Hance Park, but it’s not plentiful. Get there early or check out this site for low-cost parking garages in the area.
Visit the Japanese Friendship Garden while you’re in the area, beautiful and peaceful, located right across the street from the Puppet Theater.
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