Covent Garden May Fayre and Puppet Festival 2012

Covent Garden May Fayre and Puppet Festival 2012

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Posted 2012-05-10 by Sandra Lawsonfollow

Sat 12 May 2012 - Sun 13 May 2012

If you're stuck for ideas over the coming weekend (12 and 13 May) why not head into Covent Garden? Samuel Pepys first spotted Punch and Judy in London 350 years ago on 9 May 1662. Help Mr Punch celebrate his birthday with a toast and a procession at 11am followed by a church service at St Paul's , the Actors' Church at midday on Sunday. Mr Punch will be in the pulpit, so you had better behave yourselves or he may hit you with his big stick. Between 10am and 5pm there will be a feast of entertainment, including folk music, clowns, maypole dancing, puppet shows and workshops.



If you can't wait for the actual Festival, Saturday will host Mr Punch's Big Birthday Party, including performances of Punch and Judy in a giant booth in front of the portico of St Paul's Church. It sounds as if it will be a fun weekend. As Mr Punch would say 'That's the way to do it.'



See related articles:
A Day in Covent Garden
The Apple Market in Covent Garden

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