Gen Con Events 2026

Puppetry Program

Entertainment Events

Late Night Puppet Slam
Fri 10:00 pm - Fri 11:30 pm 96/450 6.00
Puppet Bedtime Stories
Thu 11:00 pm - Fri 12:00 am 47/100 4.00
Puppet DnD Very Much Not In a Castle
Sat 4:00 pm - Sat 5:00 pm 51/160 6.00
Puppet Karaoke
Thu 9:00 pm - Thu 10:30 pm 100/160 6.00
Puppet Open Mic
Sat 9:00 pm - Sat 10:00 pm 131/160 6.00
Silly Science Puppet Show
Sat 9:00 am - Sat 10:00 am 101/160 4.00

Kids Activities

Giant Purple Dinosaur Singalong
Sun 10:00 am - Sun 10:30 am 139/160 6.00
Learn Puppetry with Brandon Smith
Sun 11:00 am - Sun 12:00 pm 9/20 12.00
Puppet Story Time With Miss Becca
Sun 9:00 am - Sun 9:30 am 7/40 2.00

Seminar

Bringing Puppetry to TTRPGs
Thu 3:00 pm - Thu 4:00 pm 119/160 0.00
Cosplaying with Puppets
Fri 1:00 pm - Fri 2:00 pm 134/160 0.00
How to Become A Puppeteer
Thu 10:00 am - Thu 11:00 am 143/160 0.00
Inclusion in Puppetry
Sat 3:00 pm - Sat 4:00 pm 152/160 0.00
Puppet Building Techniques
Thu 1:00 pm - Thu 2:00 pm 122/160 0.00
Riding the Wave: the Ups & Downs of a Career in Creativity
Sat 12:00 pm - Sat 1:00 pm 142/160 0.00
Shadow Puppetry
Fri 9:00 am - Fri 10:00 am 134/160 0.00
To Introduce Our Guest Puppeteer...
Thu 4:00 pm - Thu 5:00 pm 138/160 0.00

Workshop

Character Development for Puppetry & Beyond
Fri 2:00 pm - Fri 3:00 pm 13/20 12.00
Choreography for Puppetry
Sat 5:00 pm - Sat 6:00 pm 12/20 16.00
Control Your Puppet's Hands
Fri 10:00 am - Fri 11:00 am 10/20 16.00
Ease Into Puppetry with Jennifer Barnhart
Thu 11:00 am - Thu 12:30 pm 0/25 18.00
Gordon's Handy Secrets: Make Posable Puppet Hands
Fri 11:00 am - Fri 12:00 pm 0/12 18.00
Hand Sewing for Beginners
Thu 2:00 pm - Thu 4:00 pm 0/20 18.00
Intro to Hand Puppets
Thu 7:00 pm - Thu 8:30 pm 13/30 14.00
Just Lip Sync (For Puppetry)
Thu 5:00 pm - Thu 7:00 pm 10/20 26.00
Make a Marionette
Fri 5:00 pm - Fri 7:00 pm 0/15 44.00
Make a Rockin' Robin Puppet
Fri 8:00 am - Fri 10:00 am 0/15 40.00
Make a Sandwich Puppet
Fri 12:00 pm - Fri 2:00 pm 0/20 40.00
Make a Talking Pizza Puppet
Sat 7:00 pm - Sat 8:00 pm 0/20 40.00
Make a Toy Theater
Thu 12:00 pm - Thu 1:00 pm 15/20 34.00
No More Side Quests: Brain-Friendly Planning for Puppeteers & Creatives
Sun 2:00 pm - Sun 4:00 pm 8/15 30.00
Puppeteering for Camera
Sat 10:00 am - Sat 11:00 am 6/20 16.00
Puppeteering for Social Media
Sat 11:00 am - Sat 12:00 pm 8/20 18.00
Puppetry for Television & Film with Jennifer Barnhart
Sat 6:00 pm - Sat 7:00 pm 0/15 18.00
Puppetry Voices for Kids & Teens
Sun 12:00 pm - Sun 1:00 pm 17/20 14.00
Voices for Puppetry & Beyond
Fri 3:00 pm - Fri 4:00 pm 0/15 18.00
Writing for Puppetry
Fri 4:00 pm - Fri 5:30 pm 5/12 18.00

Isle of Misfit Events

Puppet Costume Contest
Sat 8:00 pm - Sat 9:00 pm 137/160 6.00
Puppeteer Social
Sat 1:00 pm - Sat 3:00 pm 152/160 2.00
Puppetry Program Kickoff & Make & Take
Thu 9:00 am - Thu 10:00 am 63/100 2.00
Puppets & Muppets Trivia
Fri 6:00 pm - Fri 7:00 pm 120/160 4.00