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48th Annual Covent Garden May Fayre & Puppet Festival (2023) Image © Suresh Anath
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© Ned Dyke-Coomes
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48th Annual Covent Garden May Fayre & Puppet Festival (2023) Image © Suresh Anath
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48th Annual Covent Garden May Fayre & Puppet Festival (2023) Image © Suresh Anath
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48th Annual Covent Garden May Fayre & Puppet Festival (2023) Image © Suresh Anath
Exhibition
Covent Garden May Fayre & Puppet Festival 2024
12 May 2024
Regular hours
- Sun, 12 May
- 11:00 – 17:30
Free admission
St Paul’s Actors' Church Garden
Address
- Bedford Street
- Covent Garden
- London
England - WC2E 9ED
- United Kingdom
The annual Covent Garden May Fayre & Puppet festival celebrates Mr Punch's 362nd birthday, with Punch & Judy professors, puppeteers, clowns, music and more.
About
The 49th annual Covent Garden May Fayre & Puppet Festival celebrates Mr Punch's 362nd birthday, near the spot where Samuel Pepys first saw Mr Punch in England in May, 1662. In the garden of St Pauls Actors’ Church, the much-loved event features a full day of performances by Punch and Judy Professors and Puppeteers from all over the country.
The day begins with a grand procession and birthday toast to Mr Punch at 11am led by the Superior Brass Band, followed by a host of performances, workshops, maypole dancing, folk music, clowns, and stalls. Everyone is invited to come and enjoy the shows and celebrate the art of puppetry.
