Upcoming Dates
July 14-17 -- 11:15-11:45 am
Mr. Dave & Miss Cassie present "Compass Closings"
with muppet-style puppets at Eternal Love Church's "True North" VBS
Friday, July 18 -- 12 noon-1 pm
Mr. Dave radio interview on WHBY 1150AM for his upcoming presentation
at the Appleton Library for the Appleton Historical Society
on "60 Years of Christmas Marionettes"
Wednesday, July 23 -- all morning
Mr. Dave & Miss Cassie present "Compass Closings"
with muppet-style puppets at "True North" VBS in Pewaukee
Wednesday, August 13 -- 6:30-7:30 pm
Mr. Dave presents "60 Years of Christmas Marionettes"
for the Appleton Historical Society at the Appleton Public Library
Saturday, October 18 -- 10:45 am & 12:45 pm
Fox Folks Marionettes & Friends performs "Fairy Tale Fun"
for Eternal Love Church's "Family Fall Harvest Festival"
Wednesday, December 10 -- 10:00-10:45 am
Fox Folks Marionettes & Friends performs its
Special 60th Anniversary Christmas Show" on stage
at Fox Valley Lutheran High School
TBD - December Dates
Fox Folks Marionettes & Friends performs its
its Special 60th Anniversary Christmas Show" at
Touchmark Retirement Community & Eternal Love Church
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Fox Folk Fairy Tale Fun
is now booking for the 2025 Fall season.
Enjoy our shows
Princess Gloriana & the Dragon &
I Can Do All Things!
For Christmas 2025, FFM&F will be offering a Special 60th Anniversary show!
See one of the original shows -
The Forgotten Wiseman - and a brand new show
entitled
Three Gifts for the Princess
FALL 2025
Fox Folk Fairy Tale Fun
A beautiful Princess, a brave Knight, an Enchanted Forest, and an evil Dragon . . . sets the stage for Princess Gloriana & the Jewel Trees. When it comes to dragons, our beloved Jester has one piece of advice: "Run for your lives!" Reynard the Sly Fox, though, has different advice. Whose advice makes the most sense? We'll see.
"Big" problems are troubling the Village of Minutia. Farmer Jake & Farmer can't figure it out. It seems the problems might be left up to our little friends Jack & Jill. Let's hope they can discover that "all things are possible"!
This pair of family-friendly fairly tales features over two dozen colorful, hand-crafted marionettes. Watch as animal and character puppets unfold the magic.
Public performances for Fox Folk Fairy Tale Fun are now being booked for Fall 2025...
Fox Folk Marionettes features over fifty hand-crafted marionettes that were lovingly created by the members of All Saints Episcopal Church in Appleton and by the late Bruce and Barbara Purdy. Our colorful, hand-crafted, and family-friendly marionettes stand 12-18 inches tall. FFM&F has a repertoire of shows which allows our audiences to enjoy new experiences each season.
All of our shows run about a half hour and feature between 15-25 marionettes. For groups looking for longer show times, we offer options that extend our performances to 45 minutes. Please see Fox Folk Shows for show summaries.
Marionette puppetry is becoming a rare art form. Only a few troupes in Wisconsin perform marionettes today. Fox Folk Marionettes (originally the All Saints Marionettes) debuted in 1965! In December 2025, we are celebrating 60 years in puppetry performances! Many of the original puppets and props are still in use today.
