FESTIVAL ORGANIZERS
The National Information and Consulting Centre for Culture – Prague
Association for the Publishing of the Loutkář Magazine
Chrudimská Beseda
HISTORY OF THE FESTIVAL
The festival was founded in 1951 and it is the oldest continuously running puppet festival in the world –
the Puppeteers Chrudim, showcase and workshops of the non-professional puppetry.
FESTIVAL PARTNERS
Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic
State Fund of Culture of the Czech Republic
Pardubice Region and the City of Chrudim
FESTIVAL PROGRAM
The festival offers the MAIN PROGRAM of the non-professional puppet productions selected at
ten regionals showcases evaluated by a professional jury,
THE OPEN PROGRAM selected from the puppet productions of statutory, independent and
non-professional puppet theatres and
OFF PROGRAM which consists of concerts, exhibitions, lectures and puppet films.
Festival workshops
The festival offers 5days workshops for registered participants as well as workshops for the
general public.
WORKSHOPS FOR REGISTERED APPLICANTS
The seminars will take place from Saturday 28 June to Wednesday 2 July 2025 as part of the 74rd Puppetry Chrudim, daily from 8.30 am to 12.30 pm.
read more >>>INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP
This year’s edition will feature an international workshop with Valerie Meiss, an interdisciplinary artist from the US who creates immersive puppet performances.
read more >>>PUPPET WORKSHOPS FOR THE PUBLIC
Puppet workshops for the public can be attended by any visitors of the festival.
ART WORKSHOPS FOR THE PUBLIC
Art workshops for the public can be attended by any visitors of the festival.
Festival bulletin
Information for visitors
SPORTS
Don’t you have enough with the cultural events during the festival? Take advantage of sports opportunities.
read more >>>TOURIST ATTRACTION
Would you like to take interesting trips around the city? See our offer.
read more >>>News
Program of the 74th Chrudim Puppet Festival
Ticket sales for theater performances Sales start on June 2, 2025, at 2 p.m., tel: +420603881003– Tourist and Information Center, tel: +420469657821– online at this link >>>Every visitor aged 3 and[…]
Read moreWorkshops of the 74th Puppeteers‘ Chrudim
Basic information The seminars will take place from Saturday, June 28 to Wednesday, July 2, 2025, as part of the 74th Chrudim Puppet Festival, daily from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.[…]
Read moreProgramme of the 73rd Puppeteers‘ Chrudim
Ticket sales for theater performances, fairy tales, etc. Sales begin on May 27, 2024, at 2 p.m.– Karel Pippich Theater box office, tel: +420603881003, email: predprodej@chbeseda.cz– Tourist and Information Center, tel:[…]
Read moreContacts
NIPOS-ARTAMA
Fügnerovo náměstí 5
120 21 Praha 2
telefon: +420 606 644 294
e-mai: drtinam@gmail.com
Michal Drtina
Head of program
CHRUDIMSKÁ BESEDA
Široká 85
537 01 Chrudim
telefon: +420 605 402 116
e-mail: dytrt@chbeseda.cz
Martin Dytrt
Head of Chrudimska beseda
Spolek pro vydávání
časopisu LOUTKÁŘ
Celetná 17, 110 00 Praha 1
telefon: +420 776 315 304
e-mail: klara.konopa@gmail.com
Klára Konopásková
production / workshops
