Puppets in the Park: Fiesta!

Date

September 27

Time

9:30 am - 12:30 pm

Cost

Free, no RSVP necessary.

Council District

City Council District 13

Event Series Dates

Additional Puppets in the Park dates include:

June 14: 

July 12: Hooray LA

September 27: Fiesta

October 18: Hallowe’en Spooktacular

Event Schedule

Bob Baker Marionette Theater & Hollyhock House present PUPPETS IN THE PARK!

Join us for the first event in a series of FREE magical mornings on Hollyhock House’s west lawn! See a performance at 9:30 AM or at 11 AM on Sunday, September 27th.

Presented by the City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs and Bob Baker Marionette Theater, the 30-minute “Traveling Jamboree” puppet shows and stay for art activities!

A fitting stage for puppet shows, Hollyhock House was commissioned by Aline Barnsdall, a children's theater producer who gifted Barnsdall Art Park to the City of Los Angeles in 1927. Bring a blanket, sing along, and make art with us!

Free Sunday Shows!

Performances: 9:30–10 am & 11–11:30 am (gates open at 9 am)

Family art activities: 10–11 am & 11:30 am–12:30 pm

No RSVP needed. All activities will take place outside; interior spaces will be closed for this morning event. Lawn capacity is limited and pets aren't permitted. All activities will take place outside; interior spaces will be closed for this morning event. Self-guided house tours are offered Thursday–Saturday, 11 am–4 pm. Hollyhock House and all Barnsdall Art Park facilities are operated by the City's Department of Cultural Affairs.

And there is more to come!  Additional Puppets in the Park dates include:

July 12: Hooray LA

September 27: Fiesta

October 18: Hallowe’en Spooktacular

Upcoming Events

October 1 @ 11:00 am - 4:00 pm -
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$0.00 - $7.00

Hollyhock House Tours

Experience the interior of Hollyhock House at your own pace with a self-guided tour. Docents are on hand to provide information and answer questions.

September 30 @ 10:00 am - 4:00 pm -
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Free

Shifting Perspectives: Cheech Collects

Over the past year and a half, artists and collectors have donated 80 works by almost 35 artists to The Cheech Center Collection. This year's exhibition will highlight some new additions alongside works from Cheech Marin's initial gift of 500 works. The latest exhibition, Cheech Collects, explores different forms within the Cheech Marin Collection. It introduces photography and sculpture alongside paintings, prints, and mixed media works for which the collection is celebrated. See website for ticket prices.

September 30 @ 12:00 pm - 8:00 pm -
See event website.

Construction, Occupation

Construction, Occupation presents the work of 24 artists and collectives that engage art’s potential to shape the city through the power of community. Drawing on myriad visual languages and poetics grounded in collective action, the exhibition investigates a radical urban vocabulary that blurs art and activism to address questions of infrastructure and vulnerability, circulation and segregation, and the body in public

September 29 @ 10:00 am - 4:00 pm -
$0.00 - $19.00

BEHIND BARS: INCARCERATION IN THE WEST

This installation features some of the many forms that incarceration has taken in the American West over time, in conversation with a new photo series by fine art photographer Pep Williams, taken in a California state prison. Located in the jail cell area of the Autry’s firearms galleries, the installation brings past and present into dialogue.

September 30 @ 10:00 am - 5:00 pm -
$0.00 - $15.95

Bernard Hoyes: Out from Under the Net

Presenting the evolution of Bernard Hoyes’ signature Rag Series, developed during the 1970s and expanded through collage, painting, and printmaking. His rhythmic compositions reflect Afro-Caribbean spirituality, rituals, and the power of women across music, dance, and magic. The works explore themes of race, identity, memory, and liberation through layered visual language.