2026 Kaohsiung International Puppetry Festival

Dates | 10/17 (Sat)–10/25 (Sun). Venues | Gangshan Cultural Center, Shadow Puppet Theater Museum, and more. Twelve troupes from six countries (Taiwan, South Korea, Japan, Thailand, Indonesia and Turkey) gather in Gangshan, presenting everything from traditional shadow puppetry and glove puppetry to modern puppet theater. Adults and kids alike can discover a fantastical world on stage and see puppetry in a whole new light! ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ ▶︎ Performances | 10/17, 18, 24, 25. Venues: Shadow Puppet Theater Museum ‧ Gangshan Cultural Center Performance Hall/Lecture Hall. Traditional, modern and interdisciplinary works ‧ coming to the stage!