Trash Puppets

Trash Puppets are on a mission to save our oceans at the Ballarat Begonia Festival and they need your help!

Join the Trash Puppets team as they navigate the depths of our waterways – exploring our marine life’s living conditions, cracking jokes with a walrus and learning how to reduce our impact through everyday actions!

This fun, new sketch comedy festival show for children and families is a thrilling journey full of puppetry, clowning, song and of course, plenty of Trash! With a whole host of new, original trash puppet characters, including turtles, a seahorse, and a pufferfish; children will be mesmerized by the diversity of sea creatures and the stories, song and jokes they share.

Find Trash Puppets roaming the Ballarat Botanical Gardens, at the 2026 Ballarat Begonia Festival.