If you just want to attend the festival and watch the competition, that's fine. You may enter competition with a paid registration. The number of entries will be limited due to time constraints, so register early to be sure you're included in the competition. Purposes of Competition Participants in the Festival Competition are reminded that the overall purpose of performing is to minister and to share their ministry with others. Teams benefit from receiving written feedback from qualified judges.
Competition allows puppet teams to share songs and skits they have been working on.
Observers can gain many new ideas from watching others perform. The challenge of competition encourages puppeteers to work hard and do their best. Entries in the Puppet Song Competition must be one song of five minutes or less. Entries in the Puppet Skit Competition must be either a live or prerecorded puppet play of seven minutes or less. Any entry that contains a recorded song being lip synched should be entered in the song category.