Little Amal is a 12-foot puppet of a 10-year-old Syrian refugee girl who has traveled across 13 countries meeting more than a million people, and watched by tens of millions more online.

This fall, she will journey 6,000 miles across the United States in one of the largest free public festivals ever created. Lafayette will welcome Little Amal on October 18th for her tour of our city, which will include a theatrical meeting of new friends as she experiences our culture through music and dance.

Amal’s journeys of art and hope celebrate the rich stories of refugees, immigrants and displaced people, and the communities that welcome them.

Everyone is welcome to walk with Amal for her stroll through downtown Lafayette, beginning at the ACA and ending at Parc International.