{"title": "Pinocchio and Gepetto's Big Apple Adventure", "start": "2026-10-30T10:00:00-04:00", "end": "2026-10-30T11:00:00-04:00", "place": "", "address": "", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.bonfire.com/store/city-parks-foundation-shop/", "category": "kids-family", "tags": ["stage/puppetry"], "description": "A free outdoor puppet show for all ages at McCarren Park. The PuppetMobile from City Parks Foundation's SummerStage presents a fresh take on the classic fairytale Pinocchio, written by Julia Darden and directed by Bruce Cannon, with set design by Zlata Godunova and costume design by Charlie DelRisco. In this telling, Geppetto is a New York City kid with a talent for invention who builds a robot friend in the form of Pinocchio, and the pair tour classic locales and get into hijinks along the way. The production features hand-made marionettes by puppet builder Kevin White and original songs written and orchestrated by Daryl Kojak.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/pinocchio-and-gepettos-big-apple-adventure-51960/", "official_url": "https://cityparksfoundation.org/events/pinocchio-and-gepettos-big-apple-adventure-53/", "image": "", "dates": [{"start": "2026-10-30T10:00:00-04:00", "end": "2026-10-30T11:00:00-04:00", "place": "", "address": "", "tickets": ""}], "similar": [{"title": "Family Studio: Making Crankies!", "start": "2026-11-07T10:30:00-05:00", "end": null, "place": "Museum of Arts and Design", "address": "Columbus Circle 2, New York", "price": "$25 general, $20 members, free for ages 12 and under", "price_from": "25.00", "price_to": "25.00", "tickets_url": "https://buy.acmeticketing.com/orders/460/tickets?cart=true&date=2026-11-07T10:30:00-05:00&eventId=621928ff0ddfa9131bbcc5ce", "category": "kids-family", "tags": ["stage/puppetry"], "description": "Family Studio: Making Crankies! is a 90-minute collaborative hands-on workshop for children ages five and up and their caregivers. It is led by puppeteer and fiber artist J Hann and draws inspiration from the exhibition Nike: Form Follows Motion. Participants are introduced to crankies, also known as storytelling machines, and families work together to create dynamic landscapes on a paper scroll for a pair of traveling puppet sneakers. All materials are provided, space is limited, registration is required in advance, and tickets to the Museum must be purchased separately.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/family-studio-making-crankies-54035/", "official_url": "https://www.madmuseum.org/events/family-studio-making-crankies", "image": "https://noky.io/images/51c69baca9b360d13002ccf1c82149ace656fc9917d4693365c924d52a08c5dc-2000.webp"}, {"title": "The Three Little Pigs with WonderSpark Puppets", "start": "2026-11-10T16:00:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-10T16:45:00-05:00", "place": "Lefferts", "address": "", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/puppetry"], "description": "The Three Little Pigs with WonderSpark Puppets is a puppet show for kids aged 0 to 5 at the Lefferts library in Queens. The New York company WonderSpark Puppets performs the classic tale of three pigs who build their houses of hay. It is an event by Queens Public Library. 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It follows Boo, the ghostly son of the mayor of the monster-filled town of Eldritch, who would rather tap dance than carry on the family tradition of haunting. The audience is invited to join the adventure from their seats and on stage, helping the heroes get from 'once upon a time' to 'happily ever after'.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/the-eldritch-spooktacular-halloween-pageant-53011/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/b63cbc39073d4702345b979c17999c9709a26c572a3b97f44f4c81cdd9113894-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Fuzzy Palace Puppet Slam: The Dark Side of the Palace", "start": "2026-11-08T19:00:00-05:00", "end": null, "place": "Brooklyn Art Haus", "address": "Marcy Avenue 24, 11211 Brooklyn", "price": "", "price_from": "12.63", "price_to": "33.87", "tickets_url": "", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/puppetry"], "description": "An evening of short puppetry acts of all genres by artists from Brooklyn and beyond. 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