Join us for the next festival on September 11th-20th, 2026!

America’s longest continually running international festival of Puppet Theater brings exceptional programming from around the globe in close contact with the local community every two years. Sandglass has presented over 75 companies from 20 countries to audiences ever growing in numbers and enthusiasm.

The festival celebrates the thriving art of Puppet Theater as a means of enhancing perspectives, generating compassion and celebrating the human spirit. Puppets in the Green Mountains offers something for everyone with family shows, shows for adults, workshops and forum discussions, all in and around the Brattleboro area of Southern Vermont. Puppets in the Green Mountains embraces its role as a meeting ground for international exchange, an educational platform, a space for connection and dialogue, and a celebration of Puppet Theater. Working closely with regional leaders, Sandglass Theater presents a program that goes beyond the stage and aims to foster meaningful conversation around these performances and the themes they address.

Visit our Puppets in the Green Mountains website for more information.