This was truly a festival with demonstrations and talks given in an air conditioned auditorium and shows and vendors outdoors in the evening.
My visit included puppet shows from Burma, Thailand, and Viet Nam on an outdoor stage under the stars with misting fans cooling the crowd.
What I did not get to see were the famous shadow puppet shows from Indonesia, which I intend to make a point of seeing next year.
I wouldn't have found the festival if it were not for a huge billboard near the entrance to Chiang Mai University which was in Thai language except for the words "ASEAN Puppetry Festival". I went home and Googled it to find the information and glad I did.
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