2026 Festival Theme:
Let Your Garden Grow!
Saturday, May 16, 2026
in downtown Peterborough, NH!
Are you a local educator
(or parent) looking for ideas on how to work this year’s festival theme into your curriculum!?
Click here for our
Educator Guide!
It’s filled with lots of ideas for puppets to make, books to read and lots more!
Want to help!? Visit our Get Involved page for all the ways you can help make the Children and the Arts Festival the best day of the year!
We’re offering two opportunities for the community to help with a Mosaic project for this year’s festival - click on the image below for more information and to register to help!
Sign up for our Giant Puppet Workshop!
Click on the flyer below to register.
Our 2026 Appeal Letter:
Check back here for more information
as we get closer to Festival Day!
Please take note: For the safety and comfort of all attendees, we kindly request that you refrain from bringing your dogs to the Children and the Arts Festival.
Wondering where to park? Click here to see our parking map!