Light-filled festivities for the darkest night of the year.
Winter Solstice 2025
Radical Puppetry, Parades, and Community-Built Spectacle
For over 30 years, Clay & Paper Theatre has brought giant puppets, public space performance, and neighbourhood art-making to the heart of Toronto.
What We Make Together
We create art with and for our communities. Our work lives outdoors, in parks, in parades, and in the hands of neighbours of all ages.
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Events & Festivals
Plays, parades, lantern walks, pageants, and annual celebrations like the Night of Dread Festival and our Winter Solstice Walk.
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Projects & Collaborations
Creative projects with neighbourhoods, earth-keepers and justice-seekers, and civic and cultural partners.
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Workshops & Training
Studio workshops, post-secondary applied arts session, community workshops, and hands-on making..
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Apprenticeships & Mentoring
Our long-standing program supporting emerging artists in puppetry, pageantry, design, and public space performance.
Coming Up: A Winter Solstice Walk
As we approach the darkest night of the year, Clay and Paper Theatre invites you to gather with us for an hour of lantern light, puppetry, music, and midwinter magic on Sunday, December 21st at 6:30pm. Come celebrate the turning of the season and the warmth of community.
Handmade. Community-rooted. Public. Bold.
Clay & Paper Theatre is devoted to work in public space because art belongs in the everyday life of the community. Our puppetry, pageantry, and performance practices are rooted in celebration, criticality, activism, and collaboration. Whether we’re building a giant puppet, leading a lantern workshop, or gathering a crowd for a parade, we create in ways that invite everyone to take part.
Support Community-Built Art
Clay & Paper Theatre thrives because neighbours care about bold, accessible art in public space. Your support keeps our events free, our puppets wild, and our workshops welcoming to all.