The Australian Circus Festival is about promoting circus arts and uniting all sectors of the circus industry and celebrating our passion for circus. We hope that all the artists will enjoy their time with us, make new friends, catch up with old friends and enjoy the experience of performing under a BigTop in front of a circus loving audience. It is an invaluable opportunity for competitor to network with fellow industry leaders.https://www.paypal.me/ozcircusfest

During the festival, we will have many activities, including workshops, shows, displays and circus themed shops. These events are available to anybody who would like to attend, not just the competitors, so feel free to bring along friends and family who may enjoy these extra activities.

ENTRY FEE
To finalise your acceptance into the festival, the festival requires a payment of $35 (Per artist competing... For example, a duo is two artists, so a total of $70 for a duo) to secure their place. The payment must be made by the 12^th of June to secure your place in the festival. You can pay via clicking the following image link:

Where can my family and friends buy tickets?
Tickets for the shows and bookings for workshops will be available via

365Tix is Australia’s leading Circus events ticketing company.

Schedule of events will be updated over the next few months, the tentative schedule is as follows:

Monday November 13th

8am - 2.30pm Workshops (Venue to be announced soon)

9am Rehearsal Mark Holden – Main Tent

9am-10am Rehearsal Wonita Weber Trick Ponies– Main Tent

10am 6pm Rehearsal Premier Competition – Main Tent

2pm  Circus Federation of Australia AGM – Foyer Tent

6.30pm Set Up Premier show – Main Tent

7.10pm Mark Holden Circus Presentation – Main Tent

7.30pm Premier Show – Main Tent

9.30 Artist Awards & Industry Awards – Main Tent

Artist & Jury Group Photo after Awards

10pm – Industry After Party (Artists, directors etc)– Foyer Tent

Tuesday November 14^th

8.30am – 10am Rehearsal Community Junior Show – Main Tent

10am – 3.30 Rehearsal Stars of the Future – Main Tent

1pm Bring Your Pet - Outside of BigTop on grassed area

2.30pm – Hula Hooping Workshop Deni – Foyer Tent

4.30pm - Community Junior Show – Main Tent

6.30pm- Stars of the Future (Teen/Junior) – Main Tent

Artist & Jury Group Photo after Awards

Wednesday November 15^th

10-11am Whispering Bricks Fringe Show Rehearsal (Basic non tech rehearsal)

11am-12pm Circus Schools Forum (Forum topic announcement soon)

12pm - 3pm Rehearsal Community Circus Teen - Main Tent

3pm – 5.30pm Rehearsal Community Circus Adult - Main Tent

6pm Community Circus Teen Show - Main Tent

Awards Ceremony, then Circus Selfie Competition Winner Announced
8pm Community Circus Adult - Main Tent

Artist & Jury Group Photo after Awards

Thursday November 16^th

10am –Whispering Bricks Fringe Show rehearsal with Lights & Sound

11am Rehearsal Gold Show - Main Tent

7.15 Deni Circus Fringe Show Performance Teaser opening to Gold Show

7.30 pm Gold Show - Main Tent

9.30pm Awards then after party for competitors and volunteers

Artist & Jury Group Photo  -  ALL Staff & Volunteer Group Photo after Awards

Judging and Scoring:

You will be awarded 10 points for artistry (Costume, creativity, elegance, choreography etc) and 10 points for technique (Difficulty of skill, execution of skill)

Steps to prevent corruption within the jury? We understand that this is a small industry and that many artists and jury members may know each other. We have a system in place to help prevent over scoring or underscoring. The highest and lowest scores will be deducted from the total. For example; Jury member John gives 1, Jury member Jane gives a 2, and jury member Janet gives a 3… John and Jane’s scores will be deducted and the remaining jury members scores will be totalled to create the artists final score.