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Tickets can be booked online 24/7, or you can call our box office line Monday to Friday, 9:30am – 4pm on 0117 947 7288.
Mother Deer
Sun 22 – Tue 24 Dec, 11am & 2:30pm | For ages 5+ and their families.
Join us this December for a new, family-friendly winter show!
Follow Mother Deer on her quest to bring the sunshine back to the forest. Mother Deer is a beautiful and playful show for family audiences that captures their imaginations and inspires them to think about our environment, the animals, and their place in the natural world. A wonderful festive treat for ages 5+ and their families! Find out more
VOLT: Circus Scratch Night
Thursday 30 January, 7:30pm
Welcome to our next popular circus scratch night!
VOLT is a regional circus scratch night, creating an opportunity for circus artists to share work-in-progress pieces in a professional environment. Artists present short pieces of new work to a public audience, discuss their work in feedback sessions, and invite the audience to provide constructive criticism to take away.
For scratch, your work does not need to be polished. You might see the first draft of a brand new piece, or a reworked extract from an existing show. Find out more
Ceilidh Night at Circomedia
Saturday 8 February, 7:30pm – midnight
Looking for a night out with a twist? Join us for our Ceilidh Night at Circomedia presented in partnership with Bowreed.
On Saturday 8 February, step into a fun-filled world of ceilidh dancing at our unique city-centre venue. Dance under the stained glass and stage-lights of this breathtaking converted church with some of the best trad musicians around. Whether you’ve been to a ceilidh before or have no idea what it is, this night is for everyone. Our live band will fill the space with toe-tapping tunes, while a friendly caller guides you through the steps. Find out more
Adult Class Showcase
Saturday 15 February, 7pm | For ages 5+
This showcase is an opportunity for our recreational students to create, devise, and perform a routine in their chosen discipline at our spectacular Portland Square venue.
Come along and support your friends, family, and classmates, or just to witness what you could learn if you booked on to one of our recreational short courses. Find out more
The Gingerbread Man
Presented by Stuff & Nonsense Theatre Company
Saturday 22 February, 11am & 2pm | For ages 3+ and their families
Come and join in his epic quest and meet the bravest biscuit of all time!
Stuff and Nonsense apply their usual brilliance with a mix of puppetry, live action, great music, humour, and stunning staging in this exciting and pacey retelling of this well-loved classic tale. Find out more
Circomedia Spring Fundraiser
Saturday 1 March, 7:30pm
We are delighted to invite you to the fundraising event of the season, the Circomedia Spring Fundraiser!
Prepare for a dazzling evening of entertainment as we raise funds to support our life-affirming circus programmes for children, young people, communities and circus artists.
Expect a line-up of stunning acts including beautiful aerial artistry, awe-inspiring juggling, jaw-dropping acrobatics, so much more! Find out more
Community Open Doors Event
Saturday 8 March, 10am – 2pm
Back by popular demand, we are delighted to be hosting our FREE Community Open Doors event again for 2025!
Come along to this free, family-friendly day in our home at St. Paul’s Church and enjoy a range of interactive activities. The workshops will be curated by celebrated local creative Norman ‘Rubba’ Stephenson and hosted by Circomedia.
With workshops in circus, African drumming and dance young people and adults alike can enjoy a range of other engaging activities from creatives in our local community. Find out more
Circus Pop-up Shows
Thu 13 & Thu 20 Mar, 7:30pm
Come along and enjoy two evenings of exceptional circus performance in our stunning city-centre venue.
We are curating two evenings of pure circus celebration from well-known names and up-and-coming artists on the Bristol and UK Circus scene. Find out more
Circus as Drawing Symposium
Friday 28 – Sunday 30 March, 10:00am – 4:00pm
This Spring, we are offering Artistic Research Partnerships that are open to both circus and visual artists. Come and explore the theme of ‘Circus as Drawing’ with us at our Kingswood training facilities.
Through this three-day symposium, Circus Artists and Visual Artists will have the chance to discuss how circus bodies can make marks, how visual artists engage with the physical act of drawing, to sketch, move, perform, and play in an open and collaborative environment. Find out more
BA Final Major Projects
Tue 1 Apr – Thu 3 Apr, 7:30pm
Join us over three nights to experience this mini-festival of new works, presented by ten graduating students from Circomedia’s degree programme.
This is a fantastic opportunity to see the circus talent of the future perform in a stunning professional venue.
Circomedia Silent Disco
Friday 4 April, 7:30pm – midnight
This isn’t your average night out. This April, we’re transforming the iconic St Paul’s Church at Circomedia into a dance floor like no other. Picture this: stunning architecture, electrifying vibes, and you, lost in the music.
One incredible DJ. Endless vibes. Whether you’re into classic bangers, throwback cheese, or deep house beats, the music flows and flips as you wish – right in your headphones. You choose your groove. Dance solo, sync up with your friends, or switch it up whenever you feel like it. Find out more
