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
View our performance schedule below. We still have openings to host a show this summer. Apply now to bring a Driveway Tour show to your community!
Questions? Reach out to drivewaytour@openeyetheatre.org.
Summer 2026 Driveway Tour Shows
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TUCKER'S ROBOT
June 6 - 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.
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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?
TUCKER’S ROBOT Performances
Saturday, June 6th @ 1 PM
St. Paul Parks & Recreation
1200 Payne Ave, St. Paul
Saturday, June 6th @ 4 PM
Halvorson Family & Neighbors
5108 James Ave S, Minneapolis
Sunday, June 7th @ 4 PM
Oostra Family
3228 Portland Ave, Minneapolis
Saturday, June 13th @ 1 PM
Turbo Tim's
815 Dodd Rd, West St Paul
Saturday, June 13th @ 4 PM
Miller Family
2418 Matterhorn Dr E, Maplewood
Sunday, June 14th @ 1 PM
First Unitarian Society of Minneapolis
900 Mount Curve Ave, Minneapolis
Wednesday, June 17th @ 7 PM
Summit Hill Association
860 St. Clair Ave, St Paul
Thursday, June 18th @ 7 PM
Rimmereid Family & Neighbors
3736 5th Ave S, Minneapolis
Saturday, June 20th @ 10:30 AM
McDowell Family & Neighbors
12240 Panama Ave N, Stillwater
Saturday, June 20th @ 1 PM
American Swedish Institute
2600 Park Ave, Minneapolis
Saturday, June 20th @ 4 PM
Turbo Tim's
2375 Mounds View Blvd, Mounds View
Wednesday, June 24th @ 7 PM
St. Paul Public Schools Community Education - Adults with Disabilities
998 Selby Ave, St. Paul
Thursday, June 25th @ 6:30 PM
HPDL Neighborhood Association
414 E Diamond Lake Rd, Minneapolis
Saturday, June 27th @ 1 PM
Turbo Tim's
2823 Central Ave NE, Minneapolis
Saturday, June 27th @ 4 PM
Metro State University Library & SPPL Dayton's Bluff Branch
645 E 7th St, St Paul
Sunday, June 28th @ 1 PM
Be That Neighbor - Cedar Riverside
Currie Park, 500 15th Ave. S, Minneapolis
Thursday, July 9 @ 7 PM
Hope Arts Center
797 Summit Ave, Saint Paul (the park on Portland Ave. between Grotto & Avon)
Saturday, July 11 @ 1 PM
Germanic-American Institute
301 Summit Ave, St. Paul
Saturday, July 11 @ 4 PM
Turbo Tim's
1671 University Ave W, St Paul
Sunday, July 12 @ 1 PM
Phipps Center for the Arts
109 Locust St, Hudson
Sunday, July 12 @ 4 PM
Sheila German
155 Logan Pkwy NE, Fridley
JEREMY & THE GIANT KING Performances
Thursday, July 16th @ 6:30 PM
St. Anthony Park Library
2245 Como Avenue, St. Paul
Friday, July 17th @ 7 PM
Dreamery Arts Initiative
17289 Cnty Rd. 8, Wykoff
Saturday, July 18th @ 1 PM
Be That Neighbor
Gold Medal Park 2nd St & 11th Ave S, Minneapolis
Saturday, July 18th @ 4 PM
Orb Weaver Preschool
3409 18th Ave S, Minneapolis
Saturday, July 18th @ 7 PM
Libby & Dave Cecchi
200 Hawthorne Rd, Hopkins
Sunday, July 19th @ 4 PM
Grace Episcopal Church & Twin Cities Puppeteers
4557 Colfax Ave S, Minneapolis
Thursday, July 23rd @ 7 PM
The Goddard School - Albertville
5301 LaBeaux Ave NE, Albertville
Saturday, July 25th @ 4 PM
Sleepy Tigers Chinese Immersion Learning Center
16023 Minnetonka Blvd, Minnetonka
Saturday, July 25th @ 7 PM
Libby & Dave Cecchi
200 Hawthorne Rd Hopkins
Sunday, July 26th @ 4 PM
Novak Home
3500 22nd Ave S, Minneapolis
Thursday, July 30th @ 7 PM
Minnesota History Center
345 W Kellogg Blvd, St Paul
Saturday, August 1st @ 4 PM
Oak Park Heights Summer Events
Brekke Park, 5500 Omar Ave N, Stillwater
Sunday, August 2nd @ 1 PM
Shannon Kraemer
4271 Wooddale Ave S, St. Louis Park
Sunday, August 2nd @ 4 PM
Minnesota Humanities Center
987 Ivy Ave E, St Paul
Sunday, August 2nd @ 7 PM
Valley Community Presbyterian Church
3100 Lilac Drive N, Golden Valley
Tuesday, August 4th @ 1:30 PM
ISD 197 Community Education
Thompson Park Picnic Pavillion - 1200 Stassen Lane, West St. Paul
Saturday, August 8th @ 1 PM
St. Paul Public Library - Rice Street
1011 Rice St, St. Paul
Saturday, August 8th @ 4 PM
Gillmor Family
6707 4th Ave S, Richfield
Sunday, August 9th @ 4 PM
Abbott Family
16071 Goodview Ct, Lakeville
Wednesday, August 12th @ 7 PM
St. Peder's Church
4600 E 42nd St, Minneapolis
Saturday, August 15th @ 4 PM
Peace Presbyterian Church
7624 Cedar Lake Road, St Louis Park
Sunday, August 16th @ 1 PM
Rojas Home
1512 Dupont Ave N, Minneapolis
Sunday, August 16th @ 4 PM
CIDNA
3113 W 28th St, Minneapolis
Wednesday, August 19th @ 1:30 PM
Northeast Contemporary Services, Inc.
2770 Cleveland Avenue North, Roseville
Thursday, August 20th @ 7 PM
Dancing Bear Chocolate
4367 N Thomas Ave, Minneapolis
Friday, August 21st @ 7 PM
City of Saint Paul Parks & Recreation
El Rio Vista Recreation Center
179 E Robie St., Saint Paul
Saturday, August 22nd @ 10 AM
USACorcoran Neighborhood Organization/ Midtown Farmers Market
2225 E Lake St, Minneapolis
Saturday, August 22nd @ 1pm
Todd Sattler
4354 19th Ave. S., Minneapolis
Sunday, August 23rd @ 4 PM
Kristy Riewestahl
1515 3rd St NW, New Brighton
Find the Driveway Tour in a neighborhood near you!
Driveway Tour Host Feedback
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“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.”
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“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!”
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“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
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This production was funded by The Jim Henson Foundation through a Family Grant.
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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.