Almonte

Puppets Up! is an international festival of puppets that each year attracts thousands of visitors to beautiful Almonte, in Mississippi Mills, Ontario, 20 minutes from downtown Ottawa. 2007 marks the third year of this highly successful and entertaining festival. On the weekend of August 11-12, ten professional puppetry troupes will descend on Almonte to amaze, amuse, and astound audiences with a wide range of exceptional performances for all ages. Shows are held in five main theatres set up along the historic main street beside the waterfalls of the Mississippi River. Street entertainment includes clowns, buskers, musicians, dancers, and daily puppet parades led by celebrity parade marshals.