Remember the Way @ Puppets in Paradise

Puppets in Paradise brings together artists and audiences for a two-day celebration of puppetry and theater arts set in the beautiful agrarian landscape of Southern Vermont. The 2025 edition of Puppets in Paradise will be during peak foliage celebrating Vermont’s most famous and colorful season. This premier biennial family event is produced in collaboration with Retreat Farm, a prominent feature of the Brattleboro landscape for 180 years. At Puppets in Paradise audiences will walk around the farm and encounter short-form puppet performances, theater artists and musicians amidst the fields, historic barns and animals. Food and refreshments from local vendors add to the delight of a beautiful day.  This year’s program will also feature a special community Giant Lantern Puppetry Project with Master Puppet Builder, Andrew Kim, and an evening of outdoor shadow puppetry in the ancient Indian tradition of deerskin puppets lit by coconut oil lamps.

This year’s weekend festival welcomes…