by City Parks Foundation
Photo: cityparksfoundation.org
A traveling puppet stage that parks in playgrounds, recreation centers and schools across all five boroughs to give free marionette shows. The 2026 show, Pinocchio and Gepetto's Big Apple Adventure, recasts Geppetto as a New York kid inventor, with original songs.
Tours June-October; late-season stops in Brooklyn (Sep 26) and the Bronx (Oct 3)
Free; no reservations needed
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Ages 2–10.
Free; no reservations needed
Tours June-October; late-season stops in Brooklyn (Sep 26) and the Bronx (Oct 3)
Various parks, playgrounds and recreation centers citywide, in Central Park, Manhattan.
No. CityParks PuppetMobile is outdoors, so plan for weather, sunscreen and water.
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