National Circus Festival of Ireland

The wait is nearly over!. Get ready for a weekend packed with circus magic, creativity and surprises around every corner! 🎭🤹‍♀️ 📅 5–8 Nov 2026 📍 Tralee, Co. Kerry Check out the programme and get your tickets at circusfestival.ie We cannot wait to welcome you! ❤️ @rte

SEE YOU THIS FRIDAY! 🎪 Join us in Tralee for the Promenade Future Producers Industry Day as part of the National Circus Festival of Ireland 2026! 📅 Fri 6 Nov ⏰ 11AM–4PM 📍 Kerry Sports Academy, Tralee 🎟️ FREE to attend – limited spaces available! eventbrite.ie/e/future-produ… @rte

Join Eric Isaacson, founder of Mississippi Records, for a fascinating slideshow, lecture and film presentation exploring how underground music scenes around the world have resisted censorship, authoritarianism and attempts to control creative expression.

A reminder for everyone joining the Acro Convention – Leo and Charlotte are hosting a Duo Rollerskating Workshop! 📷 IMPORTANT: Bring your own roller skates and a partner to work with! 📷 Saturday 7 November 📷 10:30AM–12:00PM 📷 MTU Kerry Sports Academy #AcroConvention

From giant floating bubbles to fog-filled creations and incredible bubble sculptures, the Drop Science Bubble Show by Little Top Stars is bringing a whole lot of wonder to NCFI 2026! 📅 5–8 Nov 2026 📍 Siamsa Tire, Tralee, Co. Kerry circusfestival.ie @rte #NCFI2026

MEET THE MAN TAKING SATURDAY NIGHT UP A NOTCH… CIAN AUSTIN JESUS! Artist, performer, DJ and all-round creative force, Cian Kinsella has been shaking things up in the Irish arts scene since 2006. Sat 7 Nov 10:30PM–1AM Greyhound Bar, Tralee 🎟️ circusfestival.ie @rte

Get ready for Yes Person by Based On Kimberly — a bold, bizarre and brilliantly unpredictable performance mixing contemporary circus, satire and performance art. 📅 Fri 6 Nov ⏰ 8:30PM–9:30PM 📍 Siamsa Tíre, Tralee 🚨 IMPORTANT: Capacity is limited. siamsatire.ticketsolve.com/t…

Finnish circus and balancing artist Vilhelmiina Sinervo brings a brand-new apparatus and a fresh work in progress to Divine Act of Balance. Part of 5×5 – Five Acts. Five Minutes. Five New Works. Sat 7 Novr 2026 ⏰ 9PM–10PM 📍St. John’s Church, Tralee circusfestival.ie @rte

🥚Hailing from Galway, Brendan is a circus artist with a talent for juggling unconventional props and a reputation for taking his love of eggs to a whole new level. 📅 7 Nov 2026 - 2:00 pm & 5:30pm 📍 Siamsa Tíre Tralee, Co Kerry 🎟️ circusfestival.ie @rte @JugglerBrendan

WHAT HAPPENS WHEN ANTARCTICA ARRIVES IN TRALEE? ❄️ Expect the unexpected 📅 Friday 6 Nov ⏰ 6PM 📍 Starting at St John’s Church, travelling along Ashe Street and Denny Street 🎆 And do not miss the fireworks at Kerry County Museum afterwards! 🌐 circusfestival.ie @rte

Yes Person by Based On Kimberly is experimental, physical, fashionable and satirical — a wild collision of circus and performance art that is anything but ordinary. 📅 Friday 6 Nov | 8:30PM 📍 Siamsa Tíre, Tralee 🎟️siamsatire.ticketsolve.com/t… 🔞 Age guidance 13+ @rte #NCFI2026

🎤MEET YOUR SATURDAY NIGHT RENEGADE HOST – JOHN SPILLANE! Things are about to get wonderfully chaotic! Award-winning comedian and filmmaker John Spillane is taking the reins of the Renegade Stage at NCFI 2026 Joining Cian Austin Jesus for a the night Sat 7 Nov @rte

SWIMMING IN STEEL ✨ In Swimming in Steel, aerial artist Jenny Tufts explores her relationship with the aerial spiral, bringing together strength, movement and moments of unexpected softness 📅 7 Nov 2026 - 2:00 pm & 5:30pm 📍 Siamsa Tíre Town Park 🎟️circusfestival.ie @rte

Meet Sadbh Grehan, a Dublin-based visual and performing artist with a love of the upside-down! 📅 Saturday 7 November 2026 ⏰ 9PM–10PM 📍 St. John’s Church, Tralee 🎟️circusfestival.ie 📸 Photo credit: @thumb_over_the_lens @rtenews

Inspired by Kerry explorer Tom Crean and the legendary Endurance expedition to Antarctica, Endurance Above the Icebrings a world of adventure, courage and resilience to Tralee. Friday 6 November -Parade starts at 6PM Denny Street, Tralee 🌐 circusfestival.ie

TRY NOT TO BLINK… YOU MIGHT MISS SOMETHING! One baton? Impressive. Two? Incredible. THREE?! 🤯 📅 7 November 2026 - 2:00 pm & 5:30pm 📍 Siamsa Tíre Town Park, Tralee, Co Kerry, Ireland, Tralee, Co. Kerry 🎟️ Programme and tickets at circusfestival.ie @rte #NCFI2026

Prepare to be captivated by OMEN, a contemporary circus performance blending magic, juggling and extraordinary object manipulation! 📅 7 November 2026 - 2:00 pm & 5:30pm 📍 Siamsa Tíre Town Park, Tralee, Co Kerry, Ireland, Tralee, Co. Kerry 🎟️ circusfestival.ie @rte #NCFI

GET FIT WITH FUNKY FI(T)! Five artists. Five fresh ideas. One brilliant night of contemporary circus! Saturday 7 November 2026 9PM–10PM St. John’s Church, Tralee circusfestival.ie @rte

THIS IS NOT YOUR TYPICAL CIRCUS SHOW! A bird disco. Rap about hands. Terrible ideas brought spectacularly to life. Welcome to Yes Person by Based On Kimberly! 📅 Friday 6 November at 8:30PM 📍 Siamsa Tíre, Tralee ⚠️ Tickets are limited! siamsatire.ticketsolve.com/t… @rte

TA DA OOH LA LA! 🎉 Get ready for juggling, clowning and plenty of “Ooh La La!” moments! 🎪 Part of 5×5 – Five Acts. Five Minutes. Five New Works. 📅 Saturday 7 November 2026 ⏰ 9PM–10PM 📍 St. John’s Church, Tralee 🌐 circusfestival.ie @rte #NCFI2026