Harvest Festival Community Puppet Parade Signup
Tuesday, August 20 from 5:30-7:30pm
at the Little Theatre Auditorium

Celebrate the first day of fall! A larger than life puppet parade is coming to New London!
You can be part of the parade! All ages and abilities welcome.
Email hello@littletheatreauditorium.org for more information

PARADE SECTION SIGNUP!
*5:30PM-7:30PM – AUGUST 20 at Little Theatre Auditorium
Today you’ll learn about each parade section! You can sign up to participate in:

>> PUBLIC PUPPET PARADE WORKSHOPS!
6-9pm Tuesdays, Thursdays, September 10, 12, 17, 19
10am-12pm, 1pm-3pm Friday, Saturday, Sunday Sept 13, 14, 15
Learn to build puppets with professional puppet artists from Heart of the Beast Puppet & Mask Theatre!

>> MAKE PUPPET PARADE MUSIC!
Play, shout and dance in a parade section! Be in our special drum line, Cimarrón Batucada! Made for all levels!
Rehearsal: 6pm Wednesday, September 18

>> BE IN THE PARADE! September 21, parade starts at 1pm
Meet at 11am, parade lineup at NOON!
Join a section of the parade! Help carry a puppet through the streets of New London to Neer Park! Walk the puppets, wear a character mask, or be section support!

Be a Harvest Star VENDOR!
>> VOLUNTEER! Assist with route and parade and vendor setup!

ABOUT HARVESTFEST
The autumn equinox, when the sun sits directly above the equator, halfway between the summer and winter solstice, we celebrate our season’s work, give thanks for a bountiful harvest and prepare for the future together.

ABOUT THE COMMUNITY MADE AUTUMN EQUINOX PUPPET PARADE
This event is brought to you by Little Theatre Auditorium with support from the City of New London, Southwest Minnesota Arts Council, Minnesota State Arts Board, Blandin Foundation, Mardag Foundation, Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation & the McKnight Foundation. Collaborators and participants Steve Ackerman (Heart of the Beast Puppet & Mask Theatre), Crow River Ski Team, PWELC, Novak Creative LLC, Purpose Artisans, Ballet Folklorico de Willmar & more!