The Festival Guide

Sunday, April 6th, 2025 | 12:00 PM to 4:30 PM | Wooster Square Park, New Haven CT

Children’s Zone

Fun, Learning, and Entertainment for Kids of All Ages!

We’re thrilled to announce the return of the Children’s Zone at this year’s festival! This special area is designed to engage young minds while celebrating creativity and curiosity.


Live Performances

Enjoy three unique 45-minute shows throughout the day, featuring:

NHFPL Readmobile

The New Haven Free Public Library’s Readmobile is rolling into the Cherry Blossom Festival!

  • Time: 12:00 pm - 4:30 pm (all day)

  • Location: Children’s Zone

Sky Hunters in Flight

Skyhunters In Flight is a dynamic educational program with live performing birds of prey. Brian Bradley is a Master Falconer with over 30 years experience training and flying various raptors. Watch and learn as Brian gives an up close experience with these fascinating hunters of the sky. 

  • Time: 12:30 pm - 1:15 pm

  • Location: Children’s Zone

Molly’s Puppet Cottage - performing “Pinocchio”

Molly's Puppet Cottage is a small group of puppeteers who come together to make wonderful shows for people of all ages to enjoy. We mostly adapt Fairy Tales, Classic Novels, and Greek Myths into wonderful puppet shows full of humor, action, and wonderful songs. We do shows using many types of puppets, hand, shadow, and even string. And we have our lovely mascot Molly the Moose, who the kids love. 

  • Time: 1:45 pm - 2:30 pm

  • Location: Children’s Zone

Yale Children’s Theater - performing “Moobeth”

Molly's Puppet Cottage is a small group of puppeteers who come together to make wonderful shows for people of all ages to enjoy. We mostly adapt Fairy Tales, Classic Novels, and Greek Myths into wonderful puppet shows full of humor, action, and wonderful songs. We do shows using many types of puppets, hand, shadow, and even string. And we have our lovely mascot Molly the Moose, who the kids love. 

  • Time: 3:15 pm - 4:00 pm

  • Location: Children’s Zone

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