The Marie Hitchcock Puppet Theater is celebrating 78 years! It was established as a puppet theater in 1947. We are located in Balboa Park, San Diego, California.
The Puppet Theater, originally called the Hollywood Building, then the Palisades Building, was one of the buildings constructed for the California Pacific International Exposition of 1935-36. The Exposition was organized to celebrate the completion of the Panama Canal. The theater still runs weekly live performances for thousands of guests each year with various forms of puppetry, and showcases performers from all over.
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Holidays are here!
November shows!
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Kitty City
November 7, 11am, 1pm
November 8-9 11am, 1&3 pm
Come to Kitty City, where you get to hear fun stories about cats! There's Country Kitty/City Kitty, plus a story on how kittys' got their Purr! Fun for all ages!
Story Time with Santa Claus
Saturday and Sunday ONLY
November 15-16
11am, 1 & 3 pm
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Zhuri's Pet Project
November 21-23, 28-30
The Magic Jacket Kids are bark - oops, we mean, back! 6-year old Zhuri loves animals, but can she convince her Dad that she's ready for her first pet?
Join Zhuri, Elijah, and Leo for a fun-filled multimedia children's puppet show as they try to find the perfect "fur-ever" friend. This first-run production features original songs, new life-size puppets, and plenty of laughs for animal-loving kids and parents alike.
Looking for a Gift of Puppetry? Buy a Gift Ticket! Gift Tickets are for our General Admission or Senior/Military Admission! Ticket is good for our regular shows! Special Events and Adult Events are not included!
$5 General Admission, $4 Senior Military
Gift Certificates are also available at our Box Office!
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Workshops!
Want to know the difference between Hand, Marionette, Shadow and Full Body Puppetry?
Want to learn how to write a story?
Want to get away from the crazy world and do something creative?
Bring out the wild and crazy?
Then our workshops are for you!
San Diego’s Balboa Park Puppet Guild
is going to offer beginning workshops in
Puppetry in 2024!
If you are interested, please email us at
balboaparkpuppets@yahoo.com
for more information!
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