The Detroit Puppeteers Guild, founded in 1946 and chartered by the Puppeteers of America, Inc. in 1963, is a fellowship of people who invite you to share their love of puppetry, their creative ideas and their experience. Our members are performers, puppet craftsmen, collectors, writers and people like teachers and librarians who use puppetry in their work. Other join simply because of an interest in and a love of puppetry.
The Detroit Puppeteers Guild is the largest and one of the most active guilds in North America. Our bi-monthly meetings offer a variety of performances, workshops, lectures and social events.
Each April, in celebration of the National Day of Puppetry, the Guild sponsors a "Day of Puppetry", an outreach event open to the public. It features professional performances, workshops, an exhibit and a puppetry store.
The Guild has participated in other events, such as the Detroit Institute of Arts, the Detroit Festival of the Arts, the Mount Clemens Art Festival and the Bixby Puppetry Festival in Saline in past years.
All members receive our bi-monthly publication, The Detroit Puppeteers Guild Newsletter, which keeps members abreast of puppetry activities in Michigan as well as events and Festivals throughout the Great Lakes Region and the nation.