Performing & Competitions
Fancy a challenge, getting constructive feedback on your performance and the chance to win a trophy? We have two opportunities this year to present something on stage from our Puppetry competition and also, brand new for this year, our Inspiration Showcase!
the Puppetry Competition is now open!
enter below!
puppetry
competition
The Puppetry team competition is the one for the puppet ministry teams to bring a performance whether that’s a song, a skit or even a blacklight performance. Is your team up for a challenge?
The puppetry competition will take place during the Saturday of the event
performance notes:
- The performance time limit is 5 minutes.
- In the new venue there is a lower height restriction to the ceiling of 3.2m from the floor of the stage
Why do we have Competitions?
Having competitions, promotes excellence in puppetry and creative arts. This also inspires and encourages others to do their best in their own ministries.
They are not about coming 1st, 2nd and 3rd, but about improving ability, encouragement and passing on ideas to each other.
HOW is it JUDGED?
The judges are three of our experienced workshop leaders that are specialists the particular area of ministry that is being showcased in each competition.
There is a set criteria and judging form that our judges adhere to. Once they have been reviewed and finalised, the competition guidelines and judging forms will be available for download from here soon.
the inspiration
Showcase
New for Equip Festival 2026!
The Inspiration Showcase is your opportunity to step onto the Equip stage and share something from your creative ministry with others.
What is it?
This isn’t a competition. There are no winners, no scores and no pressure. It’s simply a chance to share what you do, gain experience performing on the Equip stage, and inspire others with fresh ideas. The performance must be no longer than 6 minutes.
This is a space to share all types of creativity.
Ventriloquism, puppetry, gospel magic, storytelling, drama, human video, dance, science or something completely different, if you use it creatively to share the Gospel, we’d love to see it!
And if you’d value some input, you can also choose to receive helpful feedback from experts to encourage you and help develop what you do.
The Inspiration Showcase will take as part of the Friday programme of the event
Got something to share? Sign up for the Inspiration Showcase and inspire someone else!
one puppeteer
Competition
New for this year! Can you put on a show all by yourself? Then this is the competition for you! Here’s the basic rules, just like the team comp, you have the whole puppet stage, you can use one, two, as many puppets as you like however only one puppeteer! Are you up for the challenge?
creative arts competition
The Creative Arts competition is a very open competition for everything creative, anyone who uses: Gospel Magic, Science, Juggling, Ballooning, Dance, Drama and all things creative! This competition isn’t a puppetry comp but can have a puppet as part of the act. But the puppet can not BE the act.
Vent & solo competition
The Vent and Solo competition is the place for anyone who uses ventriloquism or the whispering technique, (where the puppet is silent and whispers to the performer).