Through actions such as collaborations with the Food Bank, the Blood Bank, free performances for inmates at the Lleida Penitentiary Centre and their families, among many other initiatives, the Fair demonstrates its commitment to a more inclusive and supportive society.
All of this is possible thanks to the collaboration and generosity of many people and organizations who believe that culture can transform and connect.
In this edition, the Puppet Fair will carry out 6 actions.
Free entry to a show in exchange for two bags of food.
The Fair makes two performances available to the Food Bank with the aim of organizing a solidarity collection.
Free access to two performances that the Lleida Puppet Fair programs in the square of the Lleida Museum. A bag of food must be brought (cooked legumes, canned fish, oil, milk, follow-up milk, baby cereals, etc.).
Two stickers will be given per bag. The capacity is limited.
Company: Silencio Blanco
Show: De Papel
Day and schedule: Sun. May 4th, at 11:00 am and 12:30 pm
Place: pl. Museu de Lleida
The Fair offers a 15% discount on ticket purchases to all those who make a blood donation.
This discount can be redeemed at the Puppet Centre office for a ticket to one of the paid performances of the Fair. It will not be applied directly at the box offices of the performance venues. Promotion valid until stocks run out.
1. Blood Donation at the Blood Bank of Lleida
During the month of April, you can go to the Arnau de Vilanova Hospital to make your donation.
Dates: April 14 to 18
Day and schedule: Mon. to Fri., 8:30 am to 9:00 pm; Saturdays, 10:00 am to 2:00 pm
Place: Arnau de Vilanova Hospital – 1st floor
Free parking (1 hour)
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Days to redeem the discount: April 21 and 22
Schedule: 10:00 am to 2:00 pm
Place: Puppet Centre of Lleida
2. Blood Bank Bus at the Puppet Fair
During the Saturday of the Fair, you can stop by the Blood Bank Bus to make a donation.
Day: Sat. May 3
Schedule: 10:00 am to 2:00 pm
Place: Av. de Blondel
Thanks to the collaboration of the association Deixa’ns signar, the protocol events of the Fair are translated into sign language.
Additionally, about 50 performances are offered without words, making the Fair more accessible to everyone.
For the second year, the Puppet Fair continues its commitment to Apropa Cultura, an initiative founded in 2006 with the aim of improving the lives of people in vulnerable situations through culture.
The Fair offers special-priced tickets to the groups that are part of the program: people deprived of liberty, women in vulnerable situations, mental health issues, visual and auditory disabilities, physical disabilities, intellectual disabilities and autism, migrants or refugees, elderly people and those with Alzheimer’s, homeless people, children and youth, addiction, and chronic illnesses.
The Fair schedules a puppet performance at the Santa Clara Day Center, so that its users can enjoy a free show.
For the sixth year, the Fair schedules a puppet performance at the prison, allowing inmates and their families to enjoy a free show.
