Festivals and Events

For the next 12 months

Circadium – 11 & 12  Feb 2012 – Discovery Museum, Newcastle. Two days of workshops, master classes and gatherings of regional and national clubs. Experienced participants only on 11th am, all welcome on both afternoons.  Click on images below for more info.

UK Youth Circus Event – Feb 13-15, Wookey Hole Somerset. Four of our leading students will be selected for this great national gathering

National Youth Circus Event – Feb 17-19, Circus Space – London. A different four of our leading students will be selected for another great national gathering

Cultureshock Festival - June 23, Harrogate, North Yorkshire. A favourite event of the year – North Yorkshire’s flagship youth arts festival

NE GEN Collective Event – Sep 1-2, Details to be announced. A showcase of the NE-Gen family of projects

Mouth of Tyne Festival – July 6-8, North and South Tyneside. Our local international Street Theatre and Circus Festival. Hoping to include a Five Ring Circus presence.

Stockton International Riverside Festival – August 2-5th, Stockton. Details to be confirmed. Hoping to include a Five Ring Circus Cabaret and more!

Streets of Durham – Dates tbc, expected to be August 25-27. Details tbc – expected to include street theatre mentoring programme, youth performance opportunities and crew volunteering.

What else in 2012? A return of some favourite international artists including Witty Look, Spaghetti Circus, Massi and Annabel, JP Mckendry and loads more. New festivals, new cities, new performances and new toys

Past Events

October 15+16, 2011 - Durham Juggling Convention and Youth Circus gathering

A really successful event that drew youth circus groups from Blackpool, Sheffield, Wales, North Yorkshire and all across the North East. For the first time ever the convention featured a youth circus show that was produced, managed and performed entirely by the Five Ring Circus.