The Goat on a Boat’s Mash Park Puppet Festival

Goat on a Boat is celebrating its 25th Birthday!

June 27, 2026 10:00-2:00

Mashashimuet Park Playground

Sag Harbor, NY

Goat on a Boat’s Mash Park Puppet Festival is a one-day event for children (8 years and under) and their caregivers featuring free puppet shows, workshops, a parade and of course, birthday cake!

We’ve invited 5 female puppeteers, each with her own puppet company, to present 5 different shows throughout the day, using hand puppets, rod puppets, paper pop-up puppets and more. Each performance is 20-30 minutes in length. Minkie the Monkey will be our MC!

Sarah Frechette of Puppet Kabob Productions will provide walkabout marionettes.

Adelka Polak of Sova Theater presents a butterfly puppet making workshop alongside her performance of Metamorphosis

Carole D’Agostino will perform The Tiny Bird Show

Liz Joyce and Minkie the Monkey will have a special birthday message puppet show

Sarah Nolen of Puppet Motion will perform Party Animals

This interactive day includes ongoing puppet making workshops throughout the day. Using a variety of materials, caregivers and children will have the opportunity to make their own puppets. Small stages will be set up where children can activate their puppets to life during the festival. One of the workshops is a collaborative experience where guests all work together to make a large puppet, which will be used during our parade at the end of the event.

2026 marks Goat on a Boat's 25th Birthday. The festival day will end with cake for all!

The festival will take place at Mashashimuet Park, near the playground. Goat on a Boat's Puppet Truck will be the main stage. It has a solar generator, a sound system and stage where the puppet shows will be performed. Around the area, there will be tables set up for the various puppet making workshops. We will have mats for people to sit on and we will encourage families to bring picnics and their own mats.

In the event of rain, our rain date is Sunday June 28th.