Summer Puppetry Festival: Bob Baker Marionette Theater

Our 8th Annual Summer Puppetry Festival continues, with a special visit from a legendary puppetry institution! The famed Bob Baker Marionette Theater of Los Angeles is returning to Menlo Park Library.

Enjoy Bob Baker's Marionette Medley, a greatest-hits show full of endless magic. A vast array of colorful creatures enchant with song and dance ranging an opera-signing chicken to a tap-dancing frog. Our guest performer from Bob Baker Marionette Theater will bring over 60 years of Southern California marionette history to you, in a testament to the legacy of Bob Baker and the worlds of fantasy and imagination that he founded.

About the Summer Puppetry Festival:

We’re presenting our 8th Annual Summer Puppetry Festival! Menlo Park celebrates puppetry in its many forms, with a series of puppet shows and related events featuring beloved performers from throughout the Bay Area and beyond. Drop in for one event, or join us for the entire series.

Performances:

• June 29 | The Puppet Company | Belle Haven Library
• July 27 | Fratello Marionettes | Belle Haven Library
• Aug. 10 | Steve Chaney & Corny Crow | Belle Haven Library
• Aug. 22 | Bob Baker Marionette Theater | Menlo Park Library
• Aug. 24 | Luce Puppet Company | Belle Haven Library

Other events:

• June 9 | Author talk: A Century of California Puppetry | Menlo Park Library
• June 24 | Documentary: I Am Big Bird | Menlo Park Library
• July 22 | Mini-puppet workshop (Ages 4-7, with adult) | Belle Haven Library

This free program series received funding support from the Friends of the Menlo Park Library.

Friday, August 22, 2025 | 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Performance will be outside, on library lawn.
Menlo Park Library, 800 Alma St., Menlo Park, CA, 94025

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