The streets are filled with puppets!

ANN ARBOR, Mich., -- There is foolishness in the air! Could it be that mother nature was acting a bit foolish this morning as clouds hovered over the streets of Ann Arbor?

Ann Arbor's anual Festifools populated the streets this afternoon with not only people, but puppets! Huge puppets filled S. Main Street and E. Liberty, as both children and adults joined in on the foolishness. 

Every year, the city of Ann Arbor holds its anual Festifools.  Here, emormous papier-mâché creatures fill the streets, with music courtesy of the University of Michigan student group, GROOVE, for everyone to enjoy.  The sidewalks are crowded with people sitting on benches, curbs, and even standing behind the crowd just to catch a glimpse of these gigantic creations.  As the music begins, the parade of puppets begin marching down the streets.  From dinosaurs and fish, to singers and dancers, to puppets giving out candy, Ann Arbor was filled with random acts of foolishness.

"They're huge puppets that walk down the street," said a local second grader.  "Sometimes they look like they're really walking."

Hundreds of participants from across the community come together to create these giant puppets.  Groups of students from schools of art and design, and the large amount of community members who donated masks and supplies, helped in building these creations for everyone to enjoy. 

Feel like getting involved? Festifools participants can help make art, volunteer at a studio or at the actual even itself, or even donate.

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