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Middleof Events

Middleof Interactive Art Gallery Experience

Tour Dates

  • Museum Tour
    Museum Tour
    Multiple Dates
    Fri, Nov 07
    Capitola
    Nov 07, 2025, 1:00 PM – 3:30 PM
    Capitola, 1855 41st Ave, Capitola, CA 95010, USA
    museum mode focuses on the art and mechanics of middleof without the script and actors. Drop by times: Wednesday - 1:00pm-4:30Pm Thursday - 1:00pm-4:30Pm Friday - 1:00pm-3:30Pm
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  • Community Day (2nd Saturdays)
    Community Day (2nd Saturdays)
    Multiple Dates
    Sat, Nov 08
    Nov 08, 2025, 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM
    Capitola, 1855 41st Ave, Capitola, CA 95010, USA
    Discounted tours for locals only!
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  • 11/21 - 4:00 Adventure
    11/21 - 4:00 Adventure
    Multiple Dates
    Fri, Nov 21
    Nov 21, 2025, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
    Capitola, 1855 41st Ave, Capitola, CA 95010, USA
    https://www.thepuppetryinstitute.org/middleof Capitola Mall - Khol's side of the mall - Storefront D/06 November Adventure dates: 21st, 22nd, 28th, & 29th December Adventure dates: 5th, 6th, 12th, 13th, 19th, &20th
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  • 11/21 - 5:30 Adventure
    11/21 - 5:30 Adventure
    Multiple Dates
    Fri, Nov 21
    Nov 21, 2025, 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM
    Capitola, 1855 41st Ave, Capitola, CA 95010, USA
    https://www.thepuppetryinstitute.org/middleof Capitola Mall - Khol's side of the mall - Storefront D/06 November Adventure dates: 21st, 22nd, 28th, & 29th December Adventure dates: 5th, 6th, 12th, 13th, 19th, &20th
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  • 11/21 - 6:30 Adventure
    11/21 - 6:30 Adventure
    Multiple Dates
    Fri, Nov 21
    Nov 21, 2025, 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM
    Capitola, 1855 41st Ave, Capitola, CA 95010, USA
    https://www.thepuppetryinstitute.org/middleof Capitola Mall - Khol's side of the mall - Storefront D/06 November Adventure dates: 21st, 22nd, 28th, & 29th December Adventure dates: 5th, 6th, 12th, 13th, 19th, &20th
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Reservation REQUIRED! shows at at 4:00, 5:30, and 6:30PM
MIDDLEOFADVENTURE MODE IS NOT FOR CHILDREN UNDER 8 YEARS OR PEOPLE SENSITIVE TO UV OR FLASHING LIGHTS AND LOUD SOUNDFX.
ALL CHILDREN UNDER 15 MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY A PARENT OR LEGAL GUARDIAN, NO EXCEPTIONS

Adventure Tours - $20 / person

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Be fully immersed in an adventure mode tour! 
Actors and puppeteers bring creatures to life with an interactive adventure. Become a player in a mission to Save the multiverse from a sinister group keen to freeze and contain all creatures of wonder... Tour the multiverse, complete your mission, Become the heros of middleof and take home a piece of magic home for keeps!


November & December dates:

2nd saturday (November 8th) - Community Day
November 1 - 20: Museum tours are open while Adventure tours are on hiatus!
November 21: Adventure tours open! Be sure to reserve your tour in advance!
November Adventure dates: 21st, 22nd, 28th, & 29th
December Adventure dates: 5th, 6th, 12th, 13th, 19th, &20th

Happy hollidays!

 

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A traditional museum-style tour of our gallery. 
Check out the art and learn how it all works!

Experience a one-of-a-kind fusion of puppetry, theater, technology, and interactive design, transporting guests into a living, breathing world of imagination and wonder.

 

Not recommended for children under 6 years or for with people sensitive to flashing lights!

Guided Museum Tours


museum mode focuses on the art and mechanics of middleof without the script and actors.
No reservation required - pay online or in person!

Wednesday - 1:00pm-4:30Pm
Thursday - 1:00pm-4:30Pm
Friday - 1:00pm-3:30Pm

Community Day
2nd Saturday every month

Join us Saturdays at the Capitola Mall for special shows just for the Monterey Bay community! Explore our 5,000 sq ft interactive landscape, where puppetry, technology, and imagination collide. Meet larger-than-life mythical beings that come alive through touch, movement, artwork, and light.
 

Entry:  $10 
Reserve your spot early: Email us at the.puppetry.institute@gmail.com
Performances: 4pm, 5:30pm, 7pm (limited to 12 guests per show)

Tickets are limited to 4 per family.
You must live in the 831 area code for the discount .


Age limit: 8 and up.
Children 15 and younger must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.
For more info feel free to email us with any questions

 

Come see how we’ve brought a dream to life!

The Puppetry Institute is a 501c3 nonprofit that aims to place the magic of creativity in as many hands as possible! Make the world a cooler place puppet at a time with our scholarship program!

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