Bermondsey Puppet & Storytelling Festival 2026 - Grand Finale event

Join us for a magical day of storytelling and puppetry at Spa Gardens, Bermondsey! 🌳✨ Enjoy performances crafted by our community, alongside mesmerizing headline acts from storytellers around the world. Bring your own puppets or create one on-site!

This inclusive celebration features:

• Performances 🎭
• Workshops 🛠️
• Music 🎶
• Face Painting 👩‍🎨
• Food and Drink 🍔

Main Stage Timetable (times may vary):

• 🕛 12:00 - Bernadette Russell (Trees for Bermondsey)
• 🕧 12:45 - Richard Handley (“Mr Bones”)
• 🕐 1:15 - Emily Hanna (Irish Storytelling) - Bring your faeries!
• 🕑 2:00 - Marianna Portella (Brazilian Storytelling) with live music by George Hoyle - Bring your birds!
• 🕒 2:45 - Community Performance featuring students from local academies and clubs, facilitated by Minnie Wilkinson and Simon Lyshon.
• 🕓 3:30 - Usifu Jalloh and Saidi Kanda (African storytelling and music) - Bring your bugs!

About the Festival 🌈

The Bermondsey Puppet & Storytelling Festival is a family-friendly event taking place in Southwark during summer 2026. Starting in May with free puppetry and storytelling workshops, this festival invites everyone to participate!

Enjoy hands-on workshops across various community venues, where creatives of all ages can craft puppets, share tales, and master storytelling secrets. Mark your calendars for the grand finale on Sunday, July 12, 2026! 🎊

This festival promotes inclusivity and accessibility, celebrating art forms that transcend cultural and generational gaps. All events are FREE and designed for the whole community to enjoy.

Supported by community organizations, the festival aims to enrich Southwark’s cultural landscape, ensuring everyone can partake in the joy of storytelling and puppetry. 📚✨

Learn More: Bermondsey Puppet & Storytelling Festival

Location: Bermondsey Spa Gardens 🏞️

Tickets: Eventbrite 🎟️