TIP-Fest 2026 is looking for volunteers
Turku International Puppetry Festival is held 12.–15.11.2026. This year’s festival is the first biennial edition of TIP-fest and the theme of the year is “communities”. The festival’s main venue is…
Ilme: Jussi Virkkumaa
TIP-Fest 2026 performance programme is now live!
The 16th Turku International Puppetry Festival will be held November 12–15, 2026. The performance program has now been released and consists of five new Finnish contemporary puppet theater productions, as…
TIP-Fest becomes a biennale
The 15th Turku International Puppetry Festival, held 6 to 10 November 2024, brought a diverse and topical programme of contemporary puppet theatre to the city. The theme of "the future"…
Become a volunteer at TIP-Fest!
Turku International Puppet Theatre festival presented by Aura of Puppets, is happening November 6-10, 2024. Experience a captivating array of puppet theatre performances at venues including Manilla, Turku City Theater,…
TIP-Fest 2024 Programme is here!
Turku International Puppetry Festival celebrates its 15th anniversary on 6-10 November 2024. The theme of the festival is Tomorrow. TIP-Fest peers into the future through a puppetry lens. This year's…
A Small interview with Sophie Deslauriers about the Finnish-Canadian cross-residency experience in Turku
With the goal of developing puppetry, bringing together and exchanging contemporary practices between puppeteers from various backgrounds, Casteliers, the Montreal Arts Council (Conseil des arts de Montréal-CAM) and Aura of…
Slow transitions: Exploring ways to connect while on tour or as an artist in residence 8 November 2023
Aura of Puppets hosts a seminar regarding social, ecological and psychological sustainability of working abroad or away from home as an artist. The event…
TIP-Fest & Friends pre club 4 November 2023
A head start to Turku International Puppetry Festival on All Saints Day! Pre-club TIP-Fest & Friends invites everyone to gather around puppetry share thoughts and spend some time…
TIP-Fest 2021 is looking for an intern
TIP-Fest, Turku International Puppetry Festival, is looking for an event production intern for next autumn. Festival is held 3 to 7 November 2021 and it is produced by puppetry association Aura…
Photo: Jussi Virkkumaa
Aura of Puppets has chosen an new artistic director for TIP-Fest season 2023-2024
Ishmael Falke is the new artistic director of Turku International Puppetry Festival. He is in charge of festival programs during 2023 and 2024. TIP-Fest is annually organized by puppet art…
Tuku international puppetry festival 2020
Volunteers wanted for TIP-Fest 2020
TIP-Fest is looking for volunteers! Light edition fron 4 to 8 November 2020 will be held in Turku.
