Events
Upcoming Events
| Date | Artist | City | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monday, 10/19 | Cantastoria Fest Community Kick-off Meeting | Detroit | St. Peter’s Church |
| Time: 6:30pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 1950 Trumbull. Opening meeting for Detroit Cantastoria Festival 2026 More information | |||
Recent Events
| Date | Artist | City | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 10/17 | “Neither Here Noir There” puppet show by Flying Cardboard Theater | Detroit | DIA Lecture Hall |
| Time: 2:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 5200 Woodward Ave. Noir puppet show featuring Punch: private eye. | |||
| Saturday, 10/10 | Cabal: A Yiddish Cabaret | Detroit | St. Peter’s Church |
| Time: 8:00pm. Admission: sliding scale. Address: 1950 Trumbull. Yiddish Cabaret in the great entertainment tradition. Yiddish will be spoken. | |||
| Sunday, 09/20 | Funky Ferndale Robot Build | Ferndale, MI | Downtown Ferndale, at Allen and Troy |
| Time: 4:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: Bike storage facility. Free! | |||
| Sunday, 09/13 | Funky Ferndale Robot Build | Ferndale, MI | Downtown Ferndale, at Allen and Troy |
| Time: 4:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: Bike storage facility. Free! | |||
| Sunday, 09/13 | “Tales From Detroit” by Flying Cardboard Theater | Ypsilanti, MI | Ypsilanti Freighthouse |
| Time: 11:00am. Admission: pay what you wish starting at $5. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 100 Market Pl. Tales From Detroit is a show about the underworld of non-human lifeforms in Detroit-hosted by Janitor James. The show is followed by a workshop! Make your own puppet with Flying Cardboard Theater. More information | |||
| Sunday, 08/30 | Funky Ferndale Robot Build | Ferndale, MI | Downtown Ferndale, at Allen and Troy |
| Time: 4:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: Bike storage facility. Free! 4-7 pm, help build a big robot, or make little robots. Materials provided | |||
| Saturday, 08/29 | Detroit Cantastoria Fest Summer Cabaret | Detroit, MI | Spread Art |
| Time: 8:00pm. Admission: 15-25. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 5141 Rosa Parks Blvd. Venue phone: (313) 757-2787. Summer Cantastoria Cabaret featuring Addie Ulrey, Hannah Lewis, Siena Hasset, Eleni Zaharopolous, Jason Hicks, Lindsay McCaw, and many others, live music, refreshments and fabulous art | |||
| Saturday, 08/22 | Teatro Ji and Flying Cardboard Theater Puppet Shows! | Detroit | Matrix Theater |
| Time: 2:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 2730 Bagley St. Venue phone: 313.967.0999. | |||
| Saturday, 08/22 | Teatro Ji and Flying Cardboard Theater Puppet Shows! | Detroit | Matrix Theater |
| Time: 11:00am. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 2730 Bagley St. Venue phone: 313.967.0999. | |||
| Friday, 08/21 | Teatro Ji and Flying Cardboard Theater Puppet Shows! | Detroit | Matrix Theater |
| Time: 8:30pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 2730 Bagley St. Venue phone: 313.967.0999. | |||
| Friday, 08/21 | Teatro Ji and Flying Cardboard Theater Puppet Shows! | Detroit | Matrix Theater |
| Time: 6:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 2730 Bagley St. Venue phone: 313.967.0999. | |||
| Saturday, 08/15 | PUPPET KARAOKE hosted by James Abbott | Detroit | Matrix Theater |
| Time: 8:00pm. Admission: $5-20. Age restrictions: No Minors. Address: 2730 Bagley St. Venue phone: 313.967.0999. | |||
| Friday, 08/14 | PUPPET KARAOKE hosted by James Abbott | Detroit, MI | Honest Johns |
| Time: 8:00pm. Age restrictions: No Minors. Address: 488 Selden St. | |||
| Saturday, 08/08 | various-Colin Self, Lindsay McCaw etc | Detroit,, MI | Andy Arts |
| Time: 8:00pm. Admission: varies $27 and up. Age restrictions: No Minors. Address: 3000 Fenkell Ave,. | |||
| Friday, 08/07 | “Tales From Detroit” by Flying Cardboard Theater | Detroit, MI | Rouge Park |
| Time: 6:00pm. Admission: sliding scale. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: Prairie Pathway Trailhead (South)Detroit, MI. outdoor show, all ages | |||
| Sunday, 07/12 | 2+2=8 Circus | Detroit | The Heidelberg Project |
| Time: 3:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 3600 Heidelberg St. Venue phone: (313) 458-8414. the 2+2=8 Circus! A wild and wacky show built by hand by and for our friends and neighbors at Heidelberg Project! A story of a neighborhood, imagination and possibilities. For ages 6-106! Live Music, Giant puppets, silly dances, thoughtful and silly acts, stories told with cardboard! See it all, Free at Heidelberg Project site. Outdoors. | |||
| Saturday, 07/11 | 2+2=8 Circus | Detroit | The Heidelberg Project |
| Time: 3:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 3600 Heidelberg St. Venue phone: (313) 458-8414. the 2+2=8 Circus! A wild and wacky show built by hand by and for our friends and neighbors at Heidelberg Project! A story of a neighborhood, imagination and possibilities. For ages 6-106! Live Music, Giant puppets, silly dances, thoughtful and silly acts, stories told with cardboard! See it all, Free at Heidelberg Project site. Outdoors. | |||
| Tuesday, 07/07 | 2+2=8 Circus Workshop | Detroit | The Heidelberg Project |
| Time: 5:30pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 3600 Heidelberg St. Venue phone: (313) 458-8414. Join Flying Cardboard Theater and Heidelberg Project neighbors to create a circus! 5:30-8:30pm Materials and instruction provided to build puppets, costumes and create acts for our 2+2=8 circus. Come for a short time or stay for the whole workshop. Open to participants 6 years old and up. Children 16 and under must have a parent/guardian present. | |||
| Saturday, 07/04 | 2+2=8 Circus Workshop | Detroit | The Heidelberg Project |
| Time: 2:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 3600 Heidelberg St. Venue phone: (313) 458-8414. Join Flying Cardboard Theater and Heidelberg Project neighbors to create a circus! 2-5pm Materials and instruction provided to build puppets, costumes and create acts for our 2+2=8 circus. Come for a short time or stay longer. Open to participants 6 years old and up. Children 16 and under must have a parent/guardian present. | |||
| Tuesday, 06/30 | 2+2=8 Circus Workshop | Detroit | The Heidelberg Project |
| Time: 5:30pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 3600 Heidelberg St. Venue phone: (313) 458-8414. Join Flying Cardboard Theater and Heidelberg Project 5:30-8:30pm neighbors to create a circus! Materials and instruction provided to build puppets, costumes and create acts for our 2+2=8 circus. Come for a short time or stay longer. Open to participants 6 years old and up. Children 16 and under must have a parent/guardian present. | |||
| Saturday, 06/27 | 2+2=8 Circus Workshop | Detroit | The Heidelberg Project |
| Time: 2:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 3600 Heidelberg St. Venue phone: (313) 458-8414. Join Flying Cardboard Theater and Heidelberg Project neighbors to create a circus! 2-5pm Materials and instruction provided to build puppets, costumes and create acts for our 2+2=8 circus. Come for a short time or stay for the whole workshop. Open to participants 6 years old and up. Children 16 and under must have a parent/guardian present. | |||
| Tuesday, 06/23 | 2+2=8 Circus Workshop | Detroit | The Heidelberg Project |
| Time: 5:30pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 3600 Heidelberg St. Venue phone: (313) 458-8414. Join Flying Cardboard Theater and Heidelberg Project neighbors to create a circus! 5:30-8:30pm Materials and instruction provided to build puppets, costumes and create acts for our 2+2=8 circus. Come for a short time or stay for the whole workshop! Open to participants 6 years old and up. Children 16 and under must have a parent/guardian present. | |||
| Thursday, 06/18 | 2+2=8 Circus Community Meeting | Detroit | The Heidelberg Project |
| Time: 6:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 3600 Heidelberg St. Venue phone: (313) 458-8414. Bring your Ideas and your curiosity! Join us to find out about the 2+2=8 Circus. Learn about the project, share ideas for an outdoor puppet circus about Heidelberg Street, imagination and possibilities. 6-8pm at Heidelberg Project. Rain Plan-meet at Spotlite Detroit 2905 Beaufait St. | |||
| Friday, 05/22 | “Let Them Eat Melon” by Ow Wow Meow | Detroit | Matrix Theater |
| Time: 8:30pm. Admission: $10-25. Address: 2730 Bagley St. Venue phone: 313.967.0999. for people 12 and up. Don’t Miss Ow Wow Meow and their Surrealist Puppet Show “Let Them Eat Melon!” A puppet show inside a watermelon, inside a stomach, inside of a anti folk music show, looking at themes of microbial ecosystems, health autonomy, death and decay, and connecting systems of body to systems of ecology and politics. Ow Wow Meow use music and puppetry to explore how the worlds inside us connect us to the worlds beyond us and create stories that are equal parts hilarious, grotesque, and beautiful. | |||
| Friday, 05/22 | “Let Them Eat Melon” by Ow Wow Meow | Detroit | Matrix Theater |
| Time: 6:00pm. Admission: $10-25. Address: 2730 Bagley St. Venue phone: 313.967.0999. ages 12 and up-Don’t Miss Ow Wow Meow and their Surrealist Puppet Show “Let Them Eat Melon!” A puppet show inside a watermelon, inside a stomach, inside of a anti folk music show, looking at themes of microbial ecosystems, health autonomy, death and decay, and connecting systems of body to systems of ecology and politics. Ow Wow Meow use music and puppetry to explore how the worlds inside us connect us to the worlds beyond us and create stories that are equal parts hilarious, grotesque, and beautiful. | |||
| Friday, 05/15 | PUPPET KARAOKE hosted by James Abbott | Detroit | Matrix Theater |
| Time: 8:00pm. Admission: $5-15. Age restrictions: No Minors. Address: 2730 Bagley St. Venue phone: 313.967.0999. Its Amazing. Pick a puppet. Grab the mic. Make some memories! Choose one of the dozens of puppets available or bring your own! We love to see your creativity, hit the stage! With food from roti baby and drinks | |||
| Saturday, 04/25 | Puppet Workshop “Puppetry 101” with world famous Modern Times Theater | Detroit | Matrix Theater |
| Time: 4:00pm. Admission: donations accepted. Age restrictions: No Minors. Address: 2730 Bagley St. Venue phone: 313.967.0999. For ages 16+, a crash course in animating the inanimate! learn the fundamentals of hand puppetry and object manipulation. The workshop also includes hands-on lessons in basic puppetry gags, how to “incarnate” into paper mache and tips for how to make a “really good show.” No experience necessary. | |||
| Saturday, 04/25 | Modern Times Theater “The Perils of Mr. Punch” | Detroit | Matrix Theater |
| Time: 12:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 2730 Bagley St. Venue phone: 313.967.0999. World class puppet show all the way from Vermont! The one and only Punch and Judy, presented live and updated for the 21st century. All-ages show! Adults love it, kids will too. Brought to you with support from Arts Midwest. More information | |||
| Friday, 04/24 | Modern Times Theater “The Perils of Mr. Punch” | Detroit | Matrix Theater |
| Time: 8:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 2730 Bagley St. Venue phone: 313.967.0999. World class puppet show all the way from Vermont! The one and only Punch and Judy, presented live and updated for the 21st century. All-ages show! Adults love it, kids will too. Brought to you with support from Arts Midwest. More information | |||
| Thursday, 04/23 | Modern Times Theater “The Perils of Mr. Punch” | Detroit | Matrix Theater |
| Time: 8:00pm. Admission: donations accepted. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 2730 Bagley St. Venue phone: 313.967.0999. World class puppet show all the way from Vermont! The one and only Punch and Judy, presented live and updated for the 21st century. All-ages show! Adults love it, kids will too. Brought to you with support from Arts Midwest. More information | |||
| Sunday, 03/22 | Women You Oughta Know | Detroit | Matrix Theater |
| Time: 3:00pm. Admission: $25. Address: 2730 Bagley St. Venue phone: 313.967.0999. An evening of original performances written & performed by/about women. Women You Oughta Know is a sacred space for women’s stories and livelihoods—on stage and in the room. Join Matrix Theatre Company for a weekend celebrating the women of Detroit, featuring original performances by Lindsay McCaw & Kristi Ternes (Puppet Show!!), Kamryn Marck, and Assata Haki, along with local women business owners speaking before and after the shows and women-owned businesses featured in the lobby. March 20 @ 7PM – $25 March 21 @ 5PM – $50 (Glow Night + hors d’oeuvres & drinks) March 22 @ 3PM – $25 Come join us for a weekend celebrating the women shaping Detroit. 📍 2730 Bagley St, Detroit Tickets and more information available at matrixtheatre.org | |||
| Saturday, 03/21 | Women You Oughta Know | Detroit | Matrix Theater |
| Time: 5:00pm. Admission: $50. Address: 2730 Bagley St. Venue phone: 313.967.0999. An evening of original performances written & performed by/about women. Women You Oughta Know is a sacred space for women’s stories and livelihoods—on stage and in the room. Join Matrix Theatre Company for a weekend celebrating the women of Detroit, featuring original performances by Lindsay McCaw & Kristi Ternes (Puppet Show!!), Kamryn Marck, and Assata Haki, along with local women business owners speaking before and after the shows and women-owned businesses featured in the lobby. March 20 @ 7PM – $25 March 21 @ 5PM – $50 (Glow Night + hors d’oeuvres & drinks) March 22 @ 3PM – $25 Come join us for a weekend celebrating the women shaping Detroit. 📍 2730 Bagley St, Detroit Tickets and more information available at matrixtheatre.org | |||
| Friday, 03/20 | Women You Oughta Know | Detroit | Matrix Theater |
| Time: 7:00pm. Admission: $25. Address: 2730 Bagley St. Venue phone: 313.967.0999. An evening of original performances written & performed by/about women. Women You Oughta Know is a sacred space for women’s stories and livelihoods—on stage and in the room. Join Matrix Theatre Company for a weekend celebrating the women of Detroit, featuring original performances by Lindsay McCaw & Kristi Ternes (Puppet Show!!), Kamryn Marck, and Assata Haki, along with local women business owners speaking before and after the shows and women-owned businesses featured in the lobby. March 20 @ 7PM – $25 March 21 @ 5PM – $50 (Glow Night + hors d’oeuvres & drinks) March 22 @ 3PM – $25 Come join us for a weekend celebrating the women shaping Detroit. 📍 2730 Bagley St, Detroit Tickets and more information available at matrixtheatre.org | |||
| Sunday, 03/08 | Nic Gareiss and Brittany Haas | Detroit,, MI | International Institute of Metropolitan Detroit |
| Time: 7:15pm. Admission: $20-40 sliding scale. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 111 E Kirby St #22,. This concert will feature amazing fiddling and percussive dance drawing from Appalachian tradition as well as others. We are very excited to be hosting these artists. Tickets available at the door as well as through the partiful link. More information | |||
| Sunday, 03/08 | Nic Gareiss | Detroit,, MI | International Institute of Metropolitan Detroit |
| Time: 4:15pm. Admission: $20. Address: 111 E Kirby St #22,. Percussive dance workshop (intermediate) with Nic Gareiss-a wonderful and accomplished percussive dancer and instructor drawing from many traditions. Sign up using the partiful link. More information | |||
| Sunday, 03/08 | Brittany Haas | Detroit,, MI | International Institute of Metropolitan Detroit |
| Time: 3:00pm. Admission: $20. Address: 111 E Kirby St #22,. Fiddle workshop with world-class fiddler right here in Detroit! Sign up using the partiful link-sliding scale admission. More information | |||
| Saturday, 02/28 | Fun A Day 2026 Show!! | Detroit | St. Peter’s Church |
| Time: 7:30pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 1950 Trumbull. This is the big show where you show the fruits of your fun-a-day labors!! music! refreshments! fun. Come at 7:30 to sign up/set up. | |||
| Sunday, 02/22 | PUPPET SURVIVOR!! Community puppet show/friendly competition | Detroit | Matrix Theater |
| Time: 8:00pm. Age restrictions: No Minors. Address: 2730 Bagley St. Venue phone: 313.967.0999. Performances: All perform in PRELIMS on Saturday February 21st at either 5:30pm OR 8:30pm,FINALS performance(Final 4 Teams) on Sunday, February 22nd. Come to all or both!!! See your friends do wild and crazy things with puppets and be judged by celebrity judges. At Matrix Theater. | |||
| Saturday, 02/21 | PUPPET SURVIVOR!! Community puppet show/friendly competition | Detroit | Matrix Theater |
| Time: 8:00pm. Age restrictions: No Minors. Address: 2730 Bagley St. Venue phone: 313.967.0999. Performances: All perform in PRELIMS on Saturday February 21st at either 5:30pm OR 8:30pm,FINALS performance(Final 4 Teams) on Sunday, February 22nd. Come to all or both!!! See your friends do wild and crazy things with puppets and be judged by celebrity judges. At Matrix Theater. | |||
| Saturday, 02/21 | PUPPET SURVIVOR!! Community puppet show/friendly competition | Detroit | Matrix Theater |
| Time: 5:30pm. Age restrictions: No Minors. Address: 2730 Bagley St. Venue phone: 313.967.0999. Performances: All perform in PRELIMS on Saturday February 21st at either 5:30pm OR 8:30pm,FINALS performance(Final 4 Teams) on Sunday, February 22nd. Come to all or both!!! See your friends do wild and crazy things with puppets and be judged by celebrity judges. At Matrix Theater. | |||
| Sunday, 02/01 | FUN-A-DAY 2026 Begins! Feb. 1 and ends Feb 28! | Detroit | St. Peter’s Church |
| Time: 8:00pm. Admission: 0-donations accepted. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 1950 Trumbull. Fun-A-Day Begins February 1st! Find A project and do it everyday in the month of February! (or every weekend, or once or twice-we are not sticklers). Something fun that you can bring and display when finished (or half-finished) or show in a 5 minute performance. It helps get us through the Coldest month! Show on February 28th | |||
