Tickets
Welcome to the Marie Hitchcock Puppet Theater!
Most Shows Friday through Sunday
11AM, 1PM and 3PM
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The Puppets have labored all year, and are taking Labor Day Weekend off!
They hope you have a great, relaxing weekend!
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FreddyToons!
September 12-13
Freddy is back with a new concept.... Puppets and Cartoons! Freddy is an Influencer, as well as a Star of several short movies... but did you know he loves Cartoons and has starred in several?
Come see what the hoopla is all about!
This show has flashing lights and loud sounds!
CURIE O' KATT
A Whole World To Measure!
September 19-20, 26-27
Follow the n-dimensional Curie O' Katt the Schrodinger cat and her friends from the Sandwich Family Mansion as they take a deep dive into the universe itself at every scale you can think of, and a few you can't. So prepare yourself for a molecular spectacular at an astronomical scale, from the weird and wonderful world of subatomic particles to exploding supernovae, this strange Schrodinger's Cat who refuses to lay flat will never rest until she has figured out how this universe works, and what a restless creature she is!
Experience Paige Annabelle Turner's "Mini Theater": hand-drawn illustrations-turned-puppets that play with perspective, light, and optical illusions to get the point across, captured in real-time on camera and broadcast onto a projector screen like a live-action cartoon. You can see the puppeteer perform the act in front of your very eyes. No two performances are the same!
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The Magic of Christmas Show!
November 27th, 2 pm Show ONLY!!
November 28 - 29
11am and 2pm ONLY!
TICKET PRICES FOR THESE SHOWS ARE $10 GENERAL ADMISSION AND $7 SENIOR/MILITARY, UNDER 2 YEARS FREE!
Kick Off the Holidays with the Perfect Family Comedy Event!
Celebrate the season at the Marie Hitchcock Balboa Park Puppet Theater with a magical premiere event the whole family will love.
Magical ventriloquist and master marionettist Steve Taylor brings his Christmas-themed comedy spectacular, The Magic of Christmas Show, to the Marie Hitchcock Balboa Park Puppet Theater on November 28 and 29, 2026, with performances at 11:00 AM and 2:00 PM each day.
This festive 45-minute show blends live magic, ventriloquism, and delightful marionettes to spark the wonder and excitement of the yuletide season. Bring the entire family and laugh until your cheeks hurt as Steve and his lively cast of puppet characters stumble through holiday “misadventures” while ringing in the happiest time of the year.
Audiences will enjoy Rudy O’Riley, the quick-witted ventriloquist dummy, hilariously “fracturing” The Night Before Christmas, along with a comical Cast of Christmas Characters Parade featuring Steve’s magical marionettes — a juggling Santa, a water-squirting Rudolph, a floating Frosty, and three ballet-dancing Nutcrackers!
Throughout the show, Steve’s signature, eye-popping holiday magic weaves seamlessly into the fun, complete with playful audience participation. And if the crowd truly "believes", there just might be a little “White Christmas” floating in the air inside the theater.
Join us for this joyful Christmas carnival filled with pranks, puppets, and prestidigitation — and treat your family to a “wow-fully” entertaining holiday tradition!
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Steve Taylor's Magical Marionettes
December 26 -27
11am and 2 pm ONLY!
TICKET PRICES FOR THESE SHOWS ARE $10 GENERAL ADMISSION AND $7 SENIOR/MILITARY, UNDER 2 YEARS FREE!
Steve Taylor's "Magical Marionettes" Back By Popular Demand!
After a World-premiere engagement in May 2023, Marie Hitchcock's apprentice Steve Taylor returns to The Marie Hitchcock Balboa Park Puppet Theater with his family-friendly comedy "Magical Marionettes Show" to celebrate the holidays!
You'll delight at the antics of "Charlie and his precocious puppy Daisy," "Ellie The Water-Squirting Baby Elephant," "Kiddie Kong Shredding his Rock & Roll Guitar," and "Bones and his Skeleton Back-Up Singers The Craniums!" Plus, ventriloquist dummy Rudy O'Riley will make an appearance AND a new marionette creation will be premiering in December, "Skittles, the Jovial Juggling and Unicycling Clown!"
Magical Ventriloquist Steve Taylor has been delighting and enchanting audiences for over 55 years nationwide and has been a featured performer at Disneyland, on Comedy Central, on America's Got Talent, and at The Magic Castle in Hollywood. His "Magical Marionettes" feature the same clever and comical shenanigans that his audiences have come to love from his comedy magic and ventriloquism!
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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!
$7 General Admission, $5 Senior Military
Gift Certificates are also available at our Box Office!
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!
If you are interested, please email us at
balboaparkpuppets@yahoo.com
for more information!
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