To open spaces, reinvent or illuminate: these are some of the guiding words for the 26th edition of FIMFA Lx – International Festival of Puppetry and Animated Forms, established as a national and international reference event, annually showcasing the very best in contemporary puppet arts.
At the São Luiz Theatre, one of its main stages, creations in puppetry and animated forms for all ages are presented, marked by creativity, irreverence, inventiveness and a high standard of technical and artistic quality, alongside masterclasses and meetings with the creators.
Images, bodies, shadows, light, sound, machines, poetic contraptions and all kinds of objects or materials that come to life in countless ways. In short — puppetry to see and think about the world with a different perspective.
World Puppetry Day – Presentation of FIMFA Lx26
21 March
Saturday, 4:30 p.m.
Sala Bernardo Sassetti
Presentation of the programme for FIMFA Lx26 – International Puppetry and Animated Forms Festival – 7 to 31 May 2026 – and presentation of the Henrique Delgado Cultural Merit Award.
FIMFA Lx26 at São Luiz
Dead as a Dodo
Wakka Wakka (Norway–United States)
7–9 May
Crankies de Fazer Chorar as Pedras da Calçada
A Tarumba (Portugal)
7-9 May
Cabaret Love – HEN
Johanny Bert – Théâtre de Romette (France)
8–10 May
Thauma
La Mula (Spain)
14–16 May
A Sensitive Case
Bert Berg (Belgium)
15 and 16 May
Transport: Tipping Point
Alfa Theatre (Czech Republic)
20 and 21 May
Vidro Pantera – Shards of Heiner Müller
Teatro de Ferro and Alma d’Arame (Portugal)
21 May
Dark Circus
Stereoptik (France)
23 and 24 May
Transport: Departure
Ljubljana Puppet Theatre (Slovenia)
23 and 24 May
See the full programme for FIMFA Lx26 at tarumba.pt/2026/pt/fimfa.
