It takes a village to raise a puppet festival!
We truly couldn’t pull off an event of this magnitude without our amazing funders, sponsors, and incredible friends of the festival. Thanks to your generosity, we are able to fill the streets with 6 theatres, 12 spectacular shows, and 2 special productions (don’t miss the Saturday Bus Theatre and Sunday Animation Station!).
Your support keeps the magic alive across all our events—from our vibrant parade, street entertainment, and hands-on Kids’ Craft Tent, to the interactive Boxtopia, the Garden for Little Souls, the Friday workshop, and the VIP opening reception. It also funds the people-mover shuttle service up and down the hill, the shade area for seniors and families, and the Noreen Young Award for the Arts art show.
Whether you literally kept the wheels on the bus, restarted the stop-motion animation, gave financial backing, donated parking lots, provided food and care for our volunteers, loaned concrete blocks, or pitched in with art supplies, parking help, and professional video support—you are the real strings keeping us moving.
Our Title Sponsor
The Foundation of the Fun
A massive thank you to these crucial grant providers and public partners who lay the groundwork for our festival. Their vital support turns big creative dreams into a full-scale reality on the streets of Almonte:
Heritage Canada – Canada Arts Presentation Fund (Development,) Ontario Tourism, Culture and Gaming – Experience Ontario, Mississippi Mills – Community Impact Grant, Ontario Arts Council, Canada Council for the Arts
Raising the Big Tops
These incredible local businesses are the muscle behind our theatres—quite literally raising the tents where the magic happens! We couldn’t hold center stage without them:
Vamos Outdoors, Levi Home Hardware, Stephanie Mols, Joanne Beaton, EQ Homes, Cavanagh Construction, Peches et Poivre
Spotlight on Our Showstoppers
These stellar local businesses step directly into the spotlight to bring individual performances to life. Please show them the same immense love, appreciation, and community support they have poured into us.
Gilligalou, Joe’s Italian Kitchen, Mississippi Tax Service Inc., Aliferous Group, BMO, Mill Street Books, Shade Group, Richcon Homes, Miller Philanthropy Consulting, Alliance Coin and Banknote, Holly Agnew Law Group, Limelight Chiropractic, Peches et Poivre
The Mechanics of Magic
From parades and street animations to special workshops and ticketing, it takes a massive community effort to build every distinct component of this festival. A huge shout-out to the partners sponsoring the details:
Westview Projects, The Hub, Minto, Tickets Please, Kanata Tax Services, ELM Development, Almonte Civitan, Dragonfly, Wes Zacharuk Insurance Group Inc | Cooperators, and Vodkow.
Our Ultimate Fan Club
The true heartbeat of Puppets Up! lies in the friends, shops, and community cornerstones who cheer us on and lend a hand wherever they can. We are so incredibly lucky to have these friendly faces in our corner:
Dominion Masonry, Bruce’s Car Care, Barley Mow, JB Arts, Almonte Fair, Johnson YIG, Frances Ebbrell Remax Boardwalk, Silvarulrusa Gallery, Cornerstone Community Church, LG Lee and Son. Dandelion Food, Don’s Meat Market, Almonte Print and Framing.
Interested in sponsoring?
If you want to become a sponsor or friend, we can always find room for you! Send an email to sponsorship@puppetsup.com to be part of the magic.
