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Last updated: August 2, 2026
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Saturday, August 8, 2026 · 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM GMT+10
Venue local time · Australia/Sydney
Tenterfield School of Arts hosts Spike the Echidna, followed by a hands-on shadow puppetry demonstration for family audiences.
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August 3–7, 2026 · 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Verge Center for the Arts offers an August shadow puppetry camp for ages 6-9, covering puppet construction, screens, scenery, props, dialogue, movement, and music.
Sunday, August 2, 2026 · 2:00 PM
SpringWorks lists a shadow puppetry workshop as part of its World in a Weekend international puppet festival programming in Stratford.
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July 27 – August 10, 2026 · Mondays and Wednesdays, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM CT
Chinese Theatre Works teaches a live online introduction to shadow puppetry covering desktop theatres, basic figures, environments, music or text, and world traditions.
Saturday, July 25, 2026 · 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Victoria University of Wellington hosts a Mandarin Corner session with a live demonstration of traditional Chinese shadow puppetry, cultural context, and a puppet-making activity.
Wednesday, July 15, 2026 · 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
A practical evening class on building and performing with simple shadow puppets, light sources, and screens.
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July 13–17, 2026 · 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
A youth camp brought by Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theatre where campers create shadow puppets, tell stories, and perform short pieces together.
Friday, July 10, 2026 · 10:00 AM
Artist, puppeteer, and theatre-maker Deni Dominguez leads children in building recycled-material shadow puppets, then closes with a short shadow puppet show.
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July 6–10, 2026 · Monday-Friday 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
A weeklong youth camp for ages 10-13 focused on shadow puppet construction, screens, scenery, props, movement, music, and filmed short performances.
Wednesday, June 24, 2026 · 9:30 AM - 1:00 PM
A museum floor program where children use cardstock cutouts and projector light to cast shadows and turn a blank wall into a story theater.
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June 22–26, 2026 · Monday-Friday 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
A weeklong youth camp for ages 6-9 focused on shadow puppet construction, screens, scenery, props, movement, music, and filmed short performances.
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June 22–26, 2026 · 12:30 PM - 3:45 PM
ArtStart offers a puppetry course within its Fantastic Voyages camp where Kallie Melvin guides students in creating shadow puppet characters, scenery, and story worlds.
Saturday, June 20, 2026 · 3:00 PM
A free family workshop for ages 6-12 where children watch a shadow show, learn about light and projected silhouettes, then build characters, scenery, and a mini shadow theatre.
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June 10–24, 2026 · Wednesdays, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Tom Tuke leads a three-session workshop on building and performing shadow puppets, exploring history, jointed figures, screen movement, light, refraction, and shadow effects.
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May 26–27, 2026 · 9:30 AM – 3:30 PM each day GMT+1
Venue local time · Europe/London
A two-day Little Angel Theatre playcation where children designed and cut shadow puppets, explored storytelling through shadows, and made a mini performance.
Thursday, April 16, 2026 · 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM EDT
Venue local time · America/New_York
Cass Bray and Zane Exactly of Shadow Girls Cult led a one-evening workshop on overhead projectors, 2-D shadow puppets, projection screens, and shadow puppet manipulation.