New Bern Puppets News

New Bern Puppets Performs at Bridgeton Blueberry Festival

New Bern Puppets performed 13 performances of Underseas Adventures at the Blueberry Festival in Bridgeton, North Carolina, on June 17th. We had a fabulous time! We so enjoyed entertaining the children and adults. …

New Bern Puppets at Swansboro Piratefest

New Bern Puppets had a fabulous time at the Swansboro Piratefest. We gave 14 performances of “Undersea Adventures.” Many children were dressed as pirates. We had huge crowds for most of the day …

New Bern Puppets at Grace Classical School

New Bern Puppets had a delightful time giving four short Biblical skits today to the students and faculty at Grace Classical School in Jacksonsville, North Carolina, for their Middle Ages Fair. To watch …

Arts in April Kid Zone

New Bern Puppets, sponsored by Tryon Palace, gave a dozen performances of “The Easter Bunny Comes to Tryon Palace” today from 10:30 to 4:00. The shows were located in the Kids Zone as …

Spring Egg Hunt at Duke Homestead State Historic Site

On Saturday, April 8th, New Bern Puppets presented four performances of the “Wrong White Wabbit” at the Spring Egg Hunt at Duke Homestead State Historic Site. The weather was rainy and cold, but …

New Bern Puppets at New Bern Mardi Gras

New Bern Puppets had our first show of the year on Saturday, February 18th. We gave seven performances of “A Trip to Wonderland” at the Ghent New Bern Mardi Gras in New Bern, …

Christmas Candlelight at the Charles B. Aycock Birthplace

New Bern Puppets gave eight performances of “Winter Miracle: An Elf Comes to Colonial North Carolina” at the Christmas Candlelight held at the Charles B. Aycock Birthplace in Fremont, North Carolina. Arrangements were …

New Bern Puppets at Duke Homestead’s Phantasmagoria

New Bern Puppets gave ten performances of the Halloween show “The Giant and the Witch” at Duke Homestead’s Phantasmagoria. The stages were set up on the slope of a small hill near the …

Tryon Palace All Hallows

All Hallows was a resounding success! Hundreds of trick-or-treaters came to the grounds of Tryon Palace. Our stages were set up in front of the bay doors of the 1770 stable building. We …

New Bern Puppets at Beaufort Pirate Invasion

New Bern Puppets performed at the 2022 Beaufort Pirate Invasion September 24-25. It was a wonderful pirate-oriented festival and was well attended. We gave 13 shows and it was a delight entertaining the …

The Spit Boy Meets Governor Tryon

Today New Bern Puppets presented the show “The Spit Boy Meets Governor Tryon” at the North Carolina History Center as part of “Family Days.” Nine performances were given. Children and adults were able …

Making Scenery for Upcoming Christmas Show

We have been working on scenery for an upcoming Christmas puppet show. The scenery is of an elegant room, which could stand in for a dining or throne room. It took a couple …

Our Website is Launched

We are pleased to announce our first-ever website for New Bern Puppets is up and running. Many thanks to Cyndi Papia of Office To-Go, LLC, for designing our website, banner, logo, tee shirts, …