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2026 Crankie Fest Tickets live in September!

Friday ASL interpretation , Sunday masks required.

TICKETS

Free Kids Workshop

September 19th 1-4pm
Stewart Park Building (Multipurpose Room)
2700 S 12th Ave. Minneapolis, MN 55407

Register!

2026 Lineup

MC & Music: Mumblin’ Drews Old Fangled Orchestrators

Crankie Artists:
Aliya Khan
Aster Ryan
Nico Carpenter
Ease McCully
Kristen Haven
Ilse Griffin & Mike Urbanski
Margo Mcreary
MaryJo & Josh Conroy
Andrew Young & Ivonne
John Bell & Trudi Cohen

Minneapolis Crankie* Fest is a homegrown backyard evening of crankie shows, live music, popcorn and our wacky, beautiful, ever-growing crankie community! We are excited to offer a platform for artists new to the form as well as those who are seasoned performers. We intend to honor those who have been holding up artists in this community and embrace those that are newly emerging, offering them an outlet and creative support to deepen their practice and connection to the rich puppetry community in Minneapolis. We celebrate the crankie as an art form with a selection of pieces that range from traditional to experimental, humorous to somber, heartfelt to crude.

* A crankie is a scroll based storytelling device with roots in 11th century Japan, 17th century Yemeni, and later, european settlers in early america, where it was called a moving panorama. It uses a crank to move a long scroll of paper (usually with illustrations or words) and is often accompanied by music.

Kids Workshop!

This Cultural Districts Arts Fund activation is funded, in part, by the City of Minneapolis Arts & Cultural Affairs Department.

2026

September 25, 26, 27

Minneapolis Crankie Fest is a three-day festival celebrating the art of the scrolling story.

September
25, 26, 27