The magic will return in 2025 for the 18th biennial!

A huge thank you to our partners and festival-goers who make it all possible.
See you soon!

FIAMS – Festival international des arts de la marionnette à Saguenay is the only major theater event in Quebec to take place in the region.

FIAMS is also..:

Indoor programming;
Outdoor programming;
A Marionnettarium, a crossroads of creativity;
Two PikNik Marionnettik: popular happenings;
45 shows of all shapes and sizes;
Nearly 200 performances;
Shows for adults and shows for all;
11 exhibitions;
A festive cabaret.

FIAMS is a place for professionals to exchange ideas through activities such as symposiums, training sessions, conferences, round tables, specialized workshops, theme evenings and more.

FIAMS is a festive event that brings young and old together around the puppet arts.

FIAMS demystifies the puppet arts through cultural mediation, and develops puppet-related activities for young and old (day-care centers, students, adults, associations, the general public).

Founded in 1989, the Festival international des arts de la marionnette à Saguenay is a major biennial event in puppet theater for all audiences, with a significant impact on the development of theater and puppet arts.