PIFKO’S PARADE*
The beginning of the festival every year, and this year too, is announced by a puppet parade led by the large Pifko puppet. The parade starts at 11:00 a.m. from Tkalčićeva Street, near the Kaptol Center, and moves through Ban Josip Jelačić Square, Cvjetni Square and back. Pifko is accompanied by drummers, Festival participants with their puppets, artists from the Triko Circus Theater, children who participated in the art competition Puppet, MASK…PIF!, a large dragon puppet, numerous masks, and puppets. This year, the White Lady is walking with us, a gigantic puppet animated by four puppeteers from the French troupe Deraïdenz. Medo Štedo, the mascot of ERSTE Bank, invites us to the festival again this year.
