
We are so excited to be celebrating St. Patrick’s Day 2023 by performing through Kilkenny’s medieval streets in their show-stopping parade. This year’s parade theme is Legends and Stories, so alongside the Celtic myths and legends you’ll travel back 250 years to the arrival of first circus in Ireland in 1773. From the first circus… Continue reading St. Patrick’s Day Festival Kilkenny Parade 2023

As part of the City of Lights Festival, Tullie will be hosting some amazing science shows to tie in with the theme of the light show. StrongWomen Science is a circus science performace and accompanying workshops for children starring two women scientists turned circus performers. Aoife is an engineer, Maria and environmental scientist. Ever wanted… Continue reading StrongWomen Science at Tullie House

StrongWomen Science is a circus science performace and accompanying workshops for children starring two women scientists turned circus performers. Aoife is an engineer, Maria and environmental scientist. Ever wanted to know how you balance a chair on your chin or if you can juggle liquid? StrongWomen Aoife and Maria reveal the scientific secrets behind their… Continue reading StrongWomen Science at An Grianan Theatre

StrongWomen Science is a circus science show for children and families starring two women scientists turned circus performers. Aoife Raleigh is an engineer, Maria Corcoran an environmental scientist. Ever wanted to know how you balance a chair on your chin, if you can juggle liquid, or how circus performers eat fire? StrongWomen Aoife and Maria reveal the scientific secrets behind… Continue reading StrongWomen Science at Barnsley Civic

StrongWomen Science is a circus science show for children and families starring two women scientists turned circus performers. Aoife Raleigh is an engineer, Maria Corcoran an environmental scientist. Ever wanted to know how you balance a chair on your chin, if you can juggle liquid, or how circus performers eat fire? StrongWomen Aoife and Maria reveal the scientific secrets behind… Continue reading StrongWomen Science at Exchange Theatre, Twickenham

StrongWomen Science is a circus science show for children and families starring two women scientists turned circus performers. Aoife Raleigh is an engineer, Maria Corcoran an environmental scientist. Ever wanted to know how you balance a chair on your chin, if you can juggle liquid, or how circus performers eat fire? StrongWomen Aoife and Maria reveal the scientific secrets behind… Continue reading StrongWomen Science at Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm Museum

StrongWomen Science is a circus science show for children and families starring two women scientists turned circus performers. Aoife Raleigh is an engineer, Maria Corcoran an environmental scientist. Ever wanted to know how you balance a chair on your chin, if you can juggle liquid, or how circus performers eat fire? StrongWomen Aoife and Maria reveal the scientific secrets behind… Continue reading StrongWomen Science at BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition

Do you look up to scientists? Well now you really can! Science on Stilts is a walkabout performance where real life scientists – who are also accomplished stiltwalkers – do simple science experiments with you! For example, they can talk to you on their paper cup phones, demonstrate why different objects dropped from a height land at… Continue reading Science on Stilts at Monaghan Science festival

StrongWomen Science is a circus science show for children and families starring two women scientists turned circus performers. Aoife Raleigh is an engineer, Maria Corcoran an environmental scientist. Ever wanted to know how you balance a chair on your chin, if you can juggle liquid, or how circus performers eat fire? StrongWomen Aoife and Maria reveal the scientific secrets behind… Continue reading StrongWomen Science – Louth Science Festival

You have to listen to Juanita’s Talk – because it’s time we cleaned up our act!Juanita’s Talk is an hour-long interactive environmental show for the whole family by Ireland’s leading female clown Angelica Santander. To book please click the links below 2pm: https://westival.ie/event/juanitas-talk-2/2022-10-30/ 4pm: https://westival.ie/event/juanitas-talk/

In Nature’s Secret Circus, young people are guided by an environmental scientist and two circus tutors to create acrobat shapes and movements in response to their local landscape – whether a forest, lake, beach, hill or park. It’s capturing the world around them, but not with words on the page or pen in a sketchbook, but… Continue reading Nature’s Secret Circus – Jersey

Ever wanted to know how you balance a chair on your chin, if you can juggle liquid, or how circus performers eat fire? StrongWomen Aoife and Maria reveal the scientific secrets behind their astounding tricks. In a fun, lively and fast-paced family circus performance, find out how jugglers, acrobats and hula hoop artists use science… Continue reading StrongWomen Science at Droichead Arts Centre

You have to listen to Juanita’s Talk – because it’s time we cleaned up our act!Juanita’s Talk is an hour-long interactive environmental show for the whole family by Ireland’s leading female clown Angelica Santander. Juanita wants to lift the lid on your recycling bin. What should we do with all this plastic? Where does all that plastic we recycle… Continue reading Juanita’s Talk – ASDC conference

Discussion Table: Clowning and climate change. Is circus a good way to communicate science? This table will discuss the following questions: Why have you never used circus before? If you have, how? Can circus make science less scary? And the future less bleak? Do you think circus science in your centre would attract different visitors?… Continue reading Clowning and climate change: Dea Birkett at ASDC Conference

Circus 250 will be hosting the first House of Straw Festival on Achill Island, supported by funding from the Local Live Performance Programming Scheme. The Local Live Performance Programming Scheme is funded by the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media and administered by Mayo County Council

Wake up to Twilight Circus – a glittering festival cabaret to welcome the autumn and celebrate the passing of summer About this event Wake up with us! A festival of light and laughter for all the family starring contortionists, tumblers, hula hoop artists, jugglers, flow dancers, music and spoken word poetry from across the world. Equinox is… Continue reading Daytime Equinox Festival (free!)

Roll up for a Culture Night like you’ve never seen before – from Bardic poetry to Ireland’s only Strongwoman. Culture with a twist and kick. About this event Culture Night at the The Valley House features: FIRST ACT Short Film – Blood Cradle of the Heart Singer and musician Ursula Burns The Dangerous Harpist Kevin Toolis – Ireland’s only Bafta-winning Bardic… Continue reading Culture Night (free!)

Do you look up to scientists? Well now you really can! Science on stilts is a walkabout show where real-life scientists – who are also accomplished stilt walkers – do simple science experiments with you! They’ll stop on their stilts to have scientific chats with anyone who has high ambitions to learn more about science.… Continue reading Science on Stilts at British Science Festival

Daring Dames is Ireland’s first and only all-female travelling circus – bringing astounding feats of strength and daring to you. Led by a ringmistress and resounding with music and song, Daring Dames goes beyond spectacle to question who can be and what is daring, and how we are all daring in our everyday lives. Shows at 12 noon and 14:30

Join our new act, Fruity ‘n Dishy at Donegal’s Savour the Flavour! Fruity is a juggler, Dishy a plate spinner. And fruity loves to juggle real fruit while Dishy spins his plates. In hours of foody fun, they show how to juggle apples, oranges and pears, and spin plates. And everyone can have a go at doing it themselves.

Join us for a live drawing experience at the National Gallery, with real circus acts. Visitors are supported by an artist throughout. You don’t need any drawing experience. The Frame acts are highly visual, a little slower than a regular circus act, and involve repetition so visitors have more than one attempt to capture them.

The Claremorris Agricultural Show is back for 2022! Fruity is a juggler, Dishy a plate spinner. And fruity loves to juggle real fruit while Dishy spins his plates. In hours of foody fun, they show how to juggle apples, oranges and pears, and spin plates. And everyone can have a go at doing it themselves.

Ever wanted to know how you balance a chair on your chin, or if you can juggle liquid? Well roll up, roll up and watch StrongWomen Aoife and Maria reveal the scientific secrets behind these and many more astounding tricks, with science just as breath-taking as the feats themselves. In this fun, lively and fast-paced… Continue reading Strong Women Science – Cabra Library

Juanita will will treat children of 8 – 11 years to an interactive ecology show as part of Omagh Library’s StoryTrails – Two days of fun for all the family! Juanita will use music, dance and clowning to encourage the children in the audience to come up with their own innovative and imaginative answers to… Continue reading Juanita’s Talk – Omagh Library

Catch Science on Stilts at this unforgettable county show. Do you look up to scientists? Well now you really can! Science on Stilts is a walkabout show where real life scientists – who are also accomplished stiltwalkers – wander through a festival, along a street or across a park, doing simple science experiments.

In Nature’s Secret Circus, young people are guided by an environmental scientist and two circus tutors to create acrobat shapes and movements in response to their local landscape – whether a forest, lake, beach, hill or park. It’s capturing the world around them, but not with words on the page or pen in a sketchbook, but… Continue reading Unboxed Festival, Belfast

Science on Stilts is a walkabout show where real life scientists – who are also accomplished stiltwalkers – wander through a festival, along a street or across a park, doing simple science experiments. They stop on their stilts to have scientific chats with audience members, festival goers, shoppers and anyone who has high ambitions to… Continue reading Science on Stilts at Cork Carnival of Science

Ever wanted to know how you balance a chair on your chin, if you can juggle liquid, or how circus performers eat fire? StrongWomen Aoife and Maria reveal the scientific secrets behind their astounding tricks. In a fun, lively and fast-paced family circus performance, find out how jugglers, acrobats and hula hoop artists use science… Continue reading Meath (Ashbourne Library) for Cruinniu na nOg

Want to learn about the astounding environment of Keem beach and learn circus skills at the same time? Nature’s Secret Circus is an environmental circus workshop with and circus tutors Beanie Sky and Selene Murphy, alongside geologist Eoin Halpin. Learn to balance branches, juggle rocks, and make mountains with your bodies. Suitable for ages 8-12… Continue reading FREE Nature’s Secret Circus workshop

Ever wanted to know how you balance a chair on your chin, if you can juggle liquid, or how circus performers eat fire? StrongWomen Aoife and Maria reveal the scientific secrets behind their astounding tricks. In this fun, lively and fast-paced circus performance, you’ll find out how jugglers, acrobats and hula hoop artists use science… Continue reading Roscommon Arts Centre

StrongWomen Aoife and Maria take their show to the islands of Clare ( 29 April), Inishturk (1 May) and Inishboffin (2 May), to reveal the scientific secrets behind their astounding tricks. In a fun, lively and fast-paced family circus performance, find out how jugglers, acrobats and hula hoop artists use science to create their amazing… Continue reading Rural islands tour

Our StrongWomen Science performers Aoife and Maria will be showing the scientific secrets behind their astounding tricks in an event for schools. In a fun, lively and fast-paced family circus performance, the children will find out how jugglers, acrobats and hula hoop artists use science to create their amazing acts.

Ever wanted to know how you balance a chair on your chin, if you can juggle liquid, or how circus performers eat fire? StrongWomen Aoife and Maria reveal the scientific secrets behind their astounding tricks in performances for schools. In this fun, lively and fast-paced circus performance, you’ll find out how jugglers, acrobats and hula… Continue reading Drogheda school performances

Join StrongWomen Aoife and Maria in Dublin for a day of performance, science and spectacle, as they reveal the scientific secrets behind their astounding tricks. In a fun, lively and fast-paced family circus performance, find out how jugglers, acrobats and hula hoop artists use science to create their amazing acts. Two shows at 12.00 and 15.00

Join StrongWomen Aoife and Maria on the streets of Limerick for a day of performance, science and spectacle, as they reveal the scientific secrets behind their astounding tricks. In a fun, lively and fast-paced family circus performance, find out how jugglers, acrobats and hula hoop artists use science to create their amazing acts.

Two free performances of song, circus, music and magic celebrating the dark skies of Mayo in the historic Valley House. Be bewitched by tumblers and contortionists, enthralled by a magician storyteller, entranced by the live band of fiddles, guitar and banjo, and swept up in the songs. Two unique performances to celebrate the coming of the bright day and the arrival… Continue reading Twilight Circus

Join scientists-turned-circus artistes Maria and Aoife to discover the amazing science behind their astounding tricks. Huge fun for all. About this event An OUTDOORS event opposite Mastersons pub, Golden Strand, Dugort, Achill Island, County Mayo. Part of Equinox Circus Sorcas Festival on Achill Island, celebrating the autumnal equinox Moban with daytime shows and evening Sunset… Continue reading Equinox Circus Festival – StrongWomen Science family circus science show

A breathtaking sunset fire show at the close of Mayo’s first circus festival – a spectacle for all above the blue flag Golden Strand beach About this event An OUTDOORS event opposite Mastersons pub, Golden Strand, Dugort, Achill Island, County Mayo. The closing ceremony of Equinox Circus Sorcas Festival on Achill Island, celebrating the autumnal… Continue reading Sunset Circus Sorcas fire show to close Equinox Circus Sorcas

Ever wanted to know how you balance a chair on your chin, if you can juggle liquid, or how circus performers eat fire?StrongWomen Aoife and Maria reveal the scientific secrets behind their astounding tricks. In a fun, lively and fast-paced family circus performance, learn how jugglers, acrobats and hula hoop artists use science to create… Continue reading Norwich Theatre Interlude in the Close

Watch our fabulous StrongWomen Science show at Underbelly’s London Wonderground festival which brings live entertainment back to the world famous Earls Court Exhibition Centre site this summer. The programme showcases the very best in circus, comedy, music and family entertainment, with performances in Underbelly’s iconic upside-down purple cow tent, Udderbelly, and the magnificent Big Top.

StrongWomen Science is a circus science show for families and children starring two women scientists turned circus performers. Aoife is an engineer, Maria an environmental scientist. Ever wanted to know how you balance a chair on your chin, if you can juggle liquid, or how circus performers eat fire? StrongWomen Aoife and Maria reveal the… Continue reading Skipton Town Hall, Skipton

There’s something for ALL ages at this unique motor museum. Join StrongWomen Aoife and Maria as they reveal the scientific secrets behind their astounding tricks. In a fun, lively and fast-paced family circus performance, find out how jugglers, acrobats and hula hoop artists use science to create their amazing acts. To book tickets, please call… Continue reading British Commercial Vehicle Museum, Lancashire

Join our StrongWomen Aoife and Maria for an online screening of StrongWomen Science at the Festival of Curiosity, Dublin. StrongWomen Science is a circus science show for children and families starring two women scientists turned circus performers. Aoife Raleigh is an engineer, Maria Corcoran an environmental scientist.

Ever wanted to know how you balance a chair on your chin, if you can juggle liquid, or how circus performers eat fire? StrongWomen Aoife and Maria reveal the scientific secrets behind their astounding tricks. In a fun, lively and fast-paced online family circus performance, find out how jugglers, acrobats and hula hoop artists use… Continue reading Edinburgh Science Festival 2021 (online)

Ever wanted to know how you balance a chair on your chin, if you can juggle liquid, or how circus performers eat fire? StrongWomen Aoife and Maria reveal the scientific secrets behind their astounding tricks. In a fun, lively and fast-paced online family circus performance, find out how jugglers, acrobats and hula hoop artists use… Continue reading Dean Crowe Theatre & Arts Centre (online)

Ever wanted to know how you balance a chair on your chin, if you can juggle liquid, or how circus performers eat fire? StrongWomen Aoife and Maria reveal the scientific secrets behind their astounding tricks. In a fun, lively and fast-paced online family circus performance, find out how jugglers, acrobats and hula hoop artists use… Continue reading Swindon Festival of Literature (online)

There’s something for ALL ages at this unique motor museum. Join StrongWomen Aoife and Maria as they reveal the scientific secrets behind their astounding tricks. In a fun, lively and fast-paced family circus performance, find out how jugglers, acrobats and hula hoop artists use science to create their amazing acts. We hope the show on… Continue reading CANCELLED British Commercial Vehicle Museum, Lancashire

Ever wanted to know how you balance a chair on your chin, if you can juggle liquid, or how circus performers eat fire? StrongWomen Aoife and Maria reveal the scientific secrets behind their astounding tricks. In a fun, lively and fast-paced streamed family circus performance, find out how jugglers, acrobats and hula hoop artists use science to create their amazing acts.

Ever wanted to know how you balance a chair on your chin, if you can juggle liquid, or how circus performers eat fire? StrongWomen Aoife and Maria reveal the scientific secrets behind their astounding tricks. In a fun, lively and fast-paced family circus performance, find out how jugglers, acrobats and hula hoop artists use science… Continue reading Tuar Ard Arts Centre, Co Westmeath, Ireland