Harvest Festival Community Puppet Parade
Saturday, Sept. 20th at 1:00pm
at the Little Theatre Auditorium

Join us at Harvest Star, an outdoor agricultural event celebrating the harvest season!
On the first day of fall follow this larger than life all-ages PUPPET PARADE from LITTLE THEATRE AUDITORIUM to NEER PARK!
This is the culmination of a monthlong community gathering where we collect your stories and ideas, devise special characters and built puppets and masks together!

Enjoy the parade’s finale on the Crow River: the Equinox Water Ballet, performances by the LTA Youth Art Camp, Ballet Folklorico de Willmar & afro-brazilian drum ensemble Cimarròn Batucada!

Enjoy smoked meat & fresh salads by the New London Co-op and beverages by the LTA Auditorium Bar and Spurs Bar & Grill!
Check out art offerings at the makers market PLUS special live music at 3pm by the old-timey folk fiddle band the ROE FAMILY SINGERS!

1pm – PARADE: Autumn Equinox Puppet Parade from LTA to NEER PARK
2pm – PERFORMANCES: Equinox Water Ballet, Ballet Folklorico de Willmar, Cimarròn Batucada, Youth Art Camp
3pm – LIVE MUSIC! Roe Family Singers

This event is free and open to the public.

Email hello@littletheatreauditorium.org for more information

WHAT IS THE AUTUMN EQUINOX?
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. Read more from the Farmer’s Almanac.

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!