The 2024 Driveway Tour
Summer Family Fun for All Ages!
Our award-winning Driveway Tour brings high-quality, original outdoor puppet shows with live music to communities all across the metro!
We are excited to present two shows this season: MOLLY & THE MAGIC BOOT and THE AMAZING COWBOAT. Both shows are fun for kids and adults!
Apply now to host a Driveway Tour show in your neighborhood this summer!
Summer 2024 Driveway Tour Shows
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MOLLY & THE MAGIC BOOT
Touring June 6 - July 14
Molly is excited to spend a whole week at Grandma’s farm, but events on the journey there leave her without her gadgets. With the help of a Magic Boot and a cast of new farm friends, Molly's time with Grandma becomes a summer to remember.
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THE AMAZING COW BOAT
Touring July 18 - August 25
Time for Charlie to take a bath! Charlie’s imagination comes alive as he pretends he is the captain of a boat that is part cow, part boat, and totally amazing! Together Charlie and his Cow Boat set sail on a high seas adventure, making friends as they go, all before sailing home to his bathtub before bed time! COWBOAT is one of most popular shows in the Driveway Tour repertory, and will delight audiences–both the young, and the young-at-heart!
MOLLY & THE MAGIC BOOT Tour Dates
Thursday, June 6th at 7pm
Summit Hill Association
860 St. Clair Ave, St Paul, MN 55105
Friday, June 7th at 7pm
Turbo Tim's Anything Automotive - West St Paul
815 Dodd Rd, West St Paul, MN 55118
Saturday, June 8th at 1pm
NeighborWorks Home Partners
533 Dale St N Saint Paul, MN 55103
Saturday, June 8th at 4pm
Dancing Bear Chocolate
4367 N Thomas Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55412
Sunday, June 9th at 4pm
Burckhard Seelig
1767 Alameda St, Roseville, MN 55113
Friday, June 14th at 7pm
North Metro Flex Academy
2350 Helen St N, North St Paul, MN 55109
Saturday, June 15th at 1pm
Portnoy, Johnson, & Ruce Neighbors
5505 Queen Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55410
Saturday, June 15th at 4pm
Liz Burow
5124 Colfax Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55419
Sunday, June 16th at 1pm
Mill City Museum
704 S 2nd St, Minneapolis, MN 55401
Thursday, June 20th at 7pm
Amy Arcand
3168 Ridgewood Rd, Roseville, MN 55112
Friday, June 21st at 7pm
Turbo Tim's Anything Automotive - Minneapolis
2823 Central Ave NE, Minneapolis, MN 55418
Saturday, June 22nd at 1pm
Metro State University Library
700 E 7th St, St Paul, MN 55106
Saturday, June 22nd at 4pm
Julie Oostra
228 Portland Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55407
Sunday, June 23rd at 1pm
House of Hope Presbyterian Church
797 Summit Ave, St Paul, MN 55105
Sunday, June 23rd at 4pm
Semilla Center for Healing & the Arts
2742 15th Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55407
Wednesday, June 26th at 7pm
Duluth and Case Recreation Center
1020 Duluth St, St Paul, MN 55104
Thursday, June 27th at 7pm
Hale Page Diamond Lake Community Association
414 E Diamond Lake Rd, Minneapolis, MN
Friday, June 28th at 7pm
Turbo Tim's Anything Automotive - St Paul
1671 University Ave W, St Paul, MN 55104
Saturday, June 29th at 1pm
Eat My Words Bookstore
214 13th Ave NE, Minneapolis, MN
Saturday, June 29th at 4pm
City of Oak Park Heights Summer Programming
15330 58th St N, Oak Park Heights MN 55082
Saturday, July 6th at 11am
George Latimer Central Library
90 4th St W, 1st Floor, St Paul, MN 55102
Sunday, July 14th at 4pm
Jessica Wiens
2435 Matilda Circle, Roseville, MN
THE AMAZING COW BOAT Tour Dates
Wednesday, July 17th at 7pm
Kendra Rimmereid
3736 5th Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55409
Thursday, July 18th at 7pm
Hamline Midway Coalition
1564 Lafond Ave, St Paul, MN 55104
Friday, July 19th at 11am
Highland District Council
1978 Ford Pkwy, St Paul, MN 55116
Friday, July 19th at 7pm
Augustana Lutheran Church
1400 So Robert St, West St Paul, MN 55118
Saturday, July 20th at 1pm
Phipps Center for the Arts
109 Locust St, Hudson, WI 54016
Saturday, July 20th at 4pm
Be That Neighbor
Gold Medal Park
2nd St & 11th Ave S, Minneapolis, MN
Saturday, July 20th at 7pm
Old Highland Peace Garden
1803 Emerson Ave N, Minneapolis, MN 55411
Sunday, July 21st at 1pm
Amanda Varley
Todd Park
4429 Vandervork Ave, Edina, MN 55436
Sunday, July 21st at 4pm
Grace Episcopal Church
4557 Colfax Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55419
Thursday, July 25th at 7pm
Libby Cecchi
200 Hawthorne Rd, Hopkins, MN 55343
Friday, July 26th at 7pm
North Metro Flex Academy
2350 Helen St N, North St Paul, MN 55109
Saturday, July 27th at 4pm
Dancing Bear Chocolate
4367 N Thomas Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55412
Sunday, July 28th at 4pm
Sweet Pea Montessori
300 Cedar Lake Rd S, Minneapolis, MN 55405
Wednesday, July 31st at 7pm
Kristin Sieg Brown
St. Leonards Rose Garden
40th St & 3rd Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55409
Saturday, August 3rd at 1pm
Germanic-American Institute
301 Summit Ave, St Paul, MN 55102
Saturday, August 3rd at 4pm
Jean Abbott
16071 Goodview Ct, Lakeville, MN 55044
Sunday, August 4th at 7pm
Valley Community Presbyterian Church
3100 Lilac Drive N, Golden Valley, MN 55422
Saturday, August 10th at 1pm
East Side Freedom Library
1105 Greenbrier St, St Paul, MN 55106
Saturday, August 10th at 4pm
Kenwood Neighborhood Organization
2101 West Franklin Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55405
Sunday, August 11th at 4pm
St. John Paul II Catholic School
1630 4th St NE, Minneapolis, MN 55413
Thursday, August 15th at 7pm
St. Peder's Church
4600 E 42nd St, Minneapolis, MN 55406
Saturday, August 17th at 4pm
Orb Weaver Preschool
3409 18th Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55407
Sunday, August 18th at 1pm
Monica Rojas
1512 Dupont Ave N, Minneapolis, MN 55411
Sunday, August 18th at 4pm
Michele Hammel
East Side Sculpture Park
705 E 7th St, St Paul, MN 55106
Sunday, August 18th at 7pm
Cedar Isles Neighborhood Association
Cedar Lake South Beach
3500 Cedar Lake Pkwy, Minneapolis, MN 55416
Saturday, August 24th at 1pm
Meggie Maas
387 Pelham Blvd, St Paul, MN 55104
Saturday, August 24th at 4pm
Rusk, Howells, & Nellis Neighbors
4004 13th Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55407
Questions? Reach out to drivewaytour@openeyetheatre.org.
Watch this news clip featuring the Driveway Tour on Fox 9 News!
Driveway Tour Host Feedback
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“The audience interaction was fantastic. The kids loved yelling back to the puppets and laughing and singing! The energy of the performers was also appreciated by audience members.”
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“The kids loved meeting the puppets after the show ! We had a great mix of people - neighbors, family, neighbors we didn't know, young adults from a group home on our block, kids, adults, Spanish-speaking, etc... And I have to say how absolutely special it was to have an accordion player on my driveway!”
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“The cast and crew were great - really talented group of people who enjoyed each other's company.”
Supported by
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This production was funded by The Jim Henson Foundation through a Family Grant.
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This activity is made possible in part by a grant provided by the Minnesota State Arts Board through an appropriation by the Minnesota State Legislature from the State’s general fund and its arts and cultural heritage fund with money from the vote of the people of Minnesota on November 4, 2008.