Our award-winning Driveway Tour brings high-quality, original outdoor puppet shows with live music to communities all across the metro!

The  2026 Driveway Tour

Summer Fun for All Ages!

We are excited to present two family-friendly shows this season:

TUCKER’S ROBOT and JEREMY & THE GIANT KING

Apply now to bring a Driveway Tour show to your community this summer!

Audition for a creative part-time summer job performing with us!

Questions? Reach out to drivewaytour@openeyetheatre.org.

Summer 2026 Driveway Tour Shows

  • TUCKER'S ROBOT

    June 4 - July 12

    Tucker is a young boy who needs to go back in time to face a neighborhood bully. How do you go back in time? With a time traveling robot of course! Together Tucker and his robot discover the importance of friendship and the courage to face a bully.

  • JEREMY & THE GIANT KING

    July 16 - August 23

    After spending the morning terrorizing the neighborhood, Jeremy and his Little Brother embark on a romp through the forest where they stumble across a mysterious woodland Witch. Jeremy is transported into a fantastical storybook realm, whose inhabitants are at their wits' end dealing with the problem of a Giant King on the rampage! Can Jeremy help bring order to the realm? 

Driveway Tour Host Feedback

  • “The audience interaction was fantastic. The kids loved yelling back to the puppets and laughing and singing! The energy of the performers was also appreciated by audience members.”

  • “The kids loved meeting the puppets after the show ! We had a great mix of people - neighbors, family, neighbors we didn't know, young adults from a group home on our block, kids, adults, Spanish-speaking, etc... And I have to say how absolutely special it was to have an accordion player on my driveway!”

  • “The cast and crew were great - really talented group of people who enjoyed each other's company.”

Watch this news clip featuring the Driveway Tour on Fox 9 News!

Supported by

  • The Jim Henson  Foundation

    This production was funded by The Jim Henson Foundation through a Family Grant.

  • Minnesota State Arts Board

    This activity is made possible in part by a grant provided by the Minnesota State Arts Board through an appropriation by the Minnesota State Legislature from the State’s general fund and its arts and cultural heritage fund with money from the vote of the people of Minnesota on November 4, 2008.