Little Amal in Hartford

Little Amal is a 12-foot puppet of a ten-year-old Syrian refugee girl who has traveled across 13 countries meeting more than a million people. In the fall of 2023, she journeyed 6,000 miles across the United States in one of the largest free public festivals ever created. On Tuesday, September 12, Amal visited Hartford, encountering hundreds of Hartford school children and residents, a few troublemaking squirrels, and inspirational music and dance that guided her along her path. Amal’s journeys of art and hope celebrate the rich stories of refugees, immigrants and displaced people, and the communities that welcome them.