Since 1963, Bread & Puppet has brought urgently-needed radical puppet theater to cities and towns across the globe. Below, find info about our:

Summer Shows in Vermont

The one and only Bread & Puppet Circus is coming! While most of our shows this summer are on our farm in Glover, VT (see schedule and get tickets here), we have a few shows this summer around Vermont! Join us Saturday, August 1 at 4pm for a show in Putney, VT, as part of Next Stage Arts’ Bandwagon Summer Series.

Get ready for a show featuring puppets big and small, acts serious and silly, and performances slapstick and sublime. Stilt dancers, papier-mâché beasts, and a riotous brass band combine to create a raucous, colorful spectacle of protest and celebration.

After the show, Bread & Puppet will serve its famous sourdough rye bread with aioli, and “Cheap Art” from the Bread & Puppet Press — books, posters, postcards, pamphlets, and banners — will be available for purchase.

Fall 2026 Circus Tour: September-October, 2026

The one and only Bread & Puppet Circus is coming! Get ready for a show featuring puppets big and small, acts serious and silly, and performances slapstick and sublime. Stilt dancers, paper maché beasts, and a riotous brass band make a raucous, colorful spectacle of protest and celebration.

After the show Bread & Puppet will serve its famous sourdough rye bread with aioli, and Bread & Puppet’s “Cheap Art” – books, posters, postcards, pamphlets and banners from the Bread & Puppet Press – will be for sale.

Seeking Venues!
To book this tour, we are looking for a great variety of venues– from schools to churches, community centers to theaters! Please look through the booking packet, check that your venue makes sense along our drive route (below), and then get in touch with Paul at [email protected]. Thank you!

Route / Schedule

1. - Friday, September 4 – Tour Kickoff Show in Glover, VT
  - Saturday, September 5 – Middlebury, VT
  - Sunday, September 6 – Cambridge, MA
  - Monday, September 7 – Lawrence, MA
  - Thursday, September 10 – Farmington, ME
  - Friday, September 11 – TBD ME
  - Saturday, September 12 – Portland, ME
  - Sunday, September 13 – Easthampton, MA
  - Tuesday, September 15 – Hartford, CT
  - Wednesday, September 16 – New Haven, CT
  - Thursday, September 17 – TBD, Redding, CT?
  - Friday, September 18 – Brooklyn, NY
  - Saturday, September 19 – TBD, NYC or very near
  - Sunday, September 20 – TBD, NYC or very near
  - Thursday, September 24 – Baltimore, MD
  - Friday, September 25 – Baltimore, MD
  - Saturday, September 26 – Baltimore, MD
  - Sunday, September 27 – Pittsburgh, PA or near
  - Tuesday, September 29 – TBD, Cleveland, OH
  - Wednesday, September 30 – Ypsilanti, MI
  - Thursday, October 1 – Chicago, IL
  - Friday, October 2 – Mazomanie, WI
  - Saturday, October 3 – TBD, Minneapolis, MN
  - Sunday, October 4 – TBD, Minneapolis, MN
  - Wednesday, October 7 – TBD, Des Moines, IA
  - Thursday, October 8 – TBD, Topeka, KS
  - Friday, October 9 – Oklahoma City, OK
  - Saturday, October 10 – Oklahoma City, OK
  - Sunday, October 11 – TBD, Fayetteville, AR
  - Tuesday, October 13 – TBD, Memphis, TN
  - Wednesday, October 14 – TBD, Nashville, TN
  - Thursday, October 15 – TBD, Nashville, TN
  - Friday, October 16 – Decatur, GA
  - Saturday, October 17 – TBD, Augusta, GA
  - Sunday, October 18, TBD, Savannah, GA
  - Wednesday, October 21 – TBD, Charlotte, NC
  - Thursday, October 22 – Oak Hill, WV
  - Friday, October 23 – TBD, Lexington, KY
  - Saturday, October 24 & Sunday, October 25 – Cincinnati, OH
  - Wednesday, October 28 – TBD, Buffalo, NY?

Hartford, CT

Tuesday, September 15 @ 7pm
Presented by The Stowe Center for Literary Activism and First Presbyterian Church of Hartford
Stowe Center for Literary Activism
77 Forest Street, Hartford, CT 06105
Rain location: First Presbyterian Church of Hartford, 136 Capitol Ave, Hartford, CT, 06106
Tickets will go on sale in the summer!

Cincinnati, OH

Saturday, October 24 @ 3pm & 7pm
Sunday, October 25 @ 3pm
The Sanctuary
2110 St Michael St, Cincinnati, OH 45204
Tickets will go on sale in the summer!

New York City Residency

For over 40 years, Bread & Puppet has performed in the iconic East Village venue Theater for the New City. We are thrilled to be back again in 2026 with a circus performing December 2-6 and another show performing December 10-13. Tickets will go on sale in September. See you there!

2027

We are just now receiving the earliest inquiries and making plans for 2027. Presumably, we will tour an indoor show in April, and our mostly-outdoor circus in September-October, with an NYC residency in December. If you are interested in booking Bread & Puppet in 2027, please see the booking information below.

Book Bread & Puppet

If you are interested in booking Bread and Puppet, please see our booking packet, which can answer many of your questions. When you’re ready, reach out to our tour booker Paul at [email protected].