Following a sell-out inaugural festival in 2022, Circus Mania will return to Castlemaine this September with all new shows for kids, families and adults.
Circus Mania founders and Campbells Creek based circus performers, Caz Walsh and Mason West, said they had moved this year’s festival to the second week of the school holidays, September 27-October 1, to enable them to extend the program, this year to be staged on the Western Reserve.
Circus Mania features extraordinary contemporary circus, saucy cabaret and family-friendly entertainment all taking place inside the couple’s very own big top, The May Wirth, a stunning 350-seat traditional circus tent!
The five-day extravaganza will showcase world-class talent from across the state and beyond with the couple having hand-picked talented performers from the likes of Cirque Du Soleil, Queensland’s renowned C!RCA, Circus Oz and more to perform on the Castlemaine stage.
They are thrilled to announce that all-ages circus show, Circus Mayhem, will be rocking the big top, along with family-friendly kids offering and Adelaide Fringe Festival crowd favourites Petit Circus with their latest show, Bon Appetit, and adults-only circus, Whisky & Lace.
“On the Saturday from noon we will once again be holding a free circus training session where community members of all ages can try their hand at circus skills,” Caz said.
“We are also excited to once again be featuring some of Castlemaine Circus’s young performers with one local young person set to feature in each of our all-ages family shows.”
The final day of the festival will coincide with the monthly Castlemaine Farmers Market and the couple said the local organisation had been very supportive of sharing the space.
“We will have a couple of family shows running that day and there will be loads of wonderful stalls to explore and grab a bite to eat,” Caz said.
Mason said they were proud to support the industry, which was still recovering in the wake of COVID, by staging the local event.
“In light of cost-of-living pressures we have also kept ticket prices the same as last year to ensure that the shows are accessible for all,” he said.
The festival base will feature an adjoining beer garden with offerings from Shedshaker Brewing and there will be local fare from Pizza de Wheels and Smoke n Roast.
Earlybird tickets are on sale now. Visit circusmania.com.au to grab yours today!
