The Center for Puppetry Arts in Midtown Atlanta holds Sensory-Friendly Sundays: puppeteer demos before the show, lighting and sound often adjusted, a touch table, a quiet room on the 2nd Floor Education Hallway, and fidget toys, headphones and sunglasses on request. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer on December 6, 2026, Peter Pan on February 14, 2027 and Pinocchio on April 25, 2027, each at 1 pm and 3 pm.
Tuesday to Friday 9 am to 5 pm, Saturday 10 am to 5 pm, Sunday 12 to 5 pm; closed Mondays. Last Museum admission is 4:30 pm, and the Center is open late for evening shows and events. Closed every year on New Year's Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Easter Sunday, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day, and also closed December 28, 2026 to January 3, 2027.
1404 Spring St. NW at 18th St., Atlanta, GA 30309-2820 (entrance off 18th Street, behind the building)
“A quiet room is available on the 2nd Floor Education Hallway.”
“Fidget toys, social stories, sound-reducing headphones, and light-reducing sunglasses are available upon request.”
“Demos from the puppeteers take place before the show starts to walk through any surprise or sensory elements.”
The Center's Social Story Visitor Guide walks through the building floor by floor, with pictures. Rudolph also has its own social story, written for the December 6, 2026 show, linked from the Rudolph page.
On any visit, staff will lend noise-reducing headphones for the whole visit if the museum TVs or a show is too loud, and some fidget toys to borrow during the show. If the volume is too loud or too soft, ask a House Manager.
In the Rudolph social story, the actors say before the show that both sets of doors will be open, that food or snacks are fine, and that there is no photography or video recording of any kind.
Create-A-Puppet Workshop rooms (2nd Floor) (most have bright lights and music playing; ask staff, who can often set up a quiet space)not stated
TVs in the Worlds of Puppetry Museum (if they are too loud, staff can lend headphones)not stated
The on-camera puppet stage in the Jim Henson Collection (pretty wide open; it could overwhelm some people, so try it with a buddy)not stated
The staff stairwell at the far end of the 2nd Floor hallway (an alarm might sound if someone goes through that door)not stated
Quieter, in the Center's words
The quiet room on the 2nd Floor Education Hallway (Sensory-Friendly Sundays)quiet zone
The benches in the 2nd Floor hallway, to catch your breathquiet zone
Ticket prices vary by program, date and time, your party's ages and membership. Children ages 3 and older need a ticket; children 2 and younger are free. Only credit cards are accepted. Members get free Museum admission.
There are no refunds. To reschedule, call Ticket Sales at 404-873-3391; exchanges are subject to availability and possible price increases.
Georgia Public Libraries Passport to Puppetry, checked out with a library card at a participating library: free entry for up to 4 to the Museum Collections, or 25% off up to 4 tickets to a Family Series performance. It excludes Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer and Signature Series performances, is subject to availability, and is not valid online: call or walk up to redeem.
Accommodations: if someone in your group has a disability, tell the ticket office so special arrangements can be made, at 404.873.3391 or info@puppet.org. For special accessibility requests you can also call 404-873-3089.
Inside: restrooms are in the Atrium along the left wall, on the Ground Floor at the end of the hallway, and on the 2nd Floor between the first and middle classrooms. There are no restrooms in the Worlds of Puppetry Museum. Vending machines with snacks and drinks are on the Ground Floor next to the Atrium stairs. An elevator reaches every floor.
The Downstairs Theater (Vincent Anthony Founder's Theater) holds about 150 people on individual chairs; you enter at the bottom and walk up. The Mainstage Theater holds over 300 on benches.
The Isdell Family Play Area is a fenced playground outside, reached from the parking lot toward 18th Street: if the gate is open, the playground is open.
Parking is free in the rear lot with limited spaces, plus limited accessible parking. The Center is not responsible for ticketing or towing if you park beyond its property.
