The Community of CIRCUS Why do the circus arts exist? How do they benefit the world? Why do these incredibly skilled performers choose to spend years perfecting their craft? Find the answers to these questions as you explore, talk to the performers and take in their exceptional physical discipline, creative artistry & death defying antics.

My CIRCUS! Your CIRCUS! How can you be a part of the circus? Join a workshop and learn a few moves. Try something you've never tried before - juggling, aerial hoop or clowning perhaps? All these are available for you to experiment and become part of the HarbourKIDS circus for one day or three!

UNDER THE BIG TOP! (MAIN STAGE)
ZERO GRAVITY CIRCUS SHOWCASE
The main stage showcase is the MAIN ATTRACTION at the Toronto International Circus Festival. It's a diversified showcase of fearless circus professionals that includes breath-taking aerial acrobatics, high-energy acrobatic dance, spectacular tumbling and towers, and hilarious comic antics.
Sirius Satellite Stage
DAILY, 2:30 pm

CANADIAN NATIONAL YOUTH CIRCUS
The Canadian National Youth Circus (CNYC) is a non-profit organization that promotes and encourages youth involvement in the circus arts. Our little HarbourKIDS have been working diligently in preparation for the Toronto International Circus Festival – come see what they have accomplished and show your kids that they can do it too!
Sirius Satellite Stage
DAILY, 12:00 pm

SPLASH 'N BOOTS
Having been voted the Canadian Children's Group of the Year in 2009 at the Independant Music Awards, Splash 'N Boots is one of the biggest musical groups for kids around. They have been hailed "the U2 of children's music" and "a cross between Barenaked ladies and Raffi". What stands out most is their ability to tap into the energy that makes children and their families sing, dance and laugh together.
Sirius Satellite Stage
DAILY, 11:00 am & 4:00 pm

Please note! The Redpath Variety Stage has a running order but performance times are approximate and subject to change without notice! Go to the ARTISTS page to find out who's on!

THE SWEET VARIETY OF CIRCUS
Incredible juggling, side-splitting interactive comedy, playful clownish antics and a treasure trove of unusal skills make up the variety of circus-inspired acts that sugar-coat the variety stage, punctuated at regular intervals by the esteemed HarbourKIDS host - Bruce Horak!
Redpath Variety Stage
DAILY, 11:00 am – 4:45 pm


SATURDAY
- Nick Hirt Juggling Family
- Mysterion
- The Ben Show
- Pyromeo
- Fireguy
- Mysterion
- John Park
SUNDAY
- The Ben Show
- Fireguy
- Nick Hirt Juggling Family
- John Park
- Mysterion
- Pyromeo
- The Ben Show
MONDAY
- Nick Hirt Juggling Family
- Fireguy
- Mysterion
- John Park
- Pyromeo
- The Ben Show
- Fireguy

ALL THE WORLD'S A CIRCUS
FESSO & LU
What happens when Lu, a clown aerialist determined to perform the most elegant of aerial ballets, recruits a less-than-cooperative, masterfully outrageous buffoon as a partner? Find out at Harbouifront Centre's Studio Theatre where a resolute Lu manages surprising grace on aerial silks and static trapeze in a family show, peppered with the hilarious antics of the lovably eccentric Fesso.
Studio Theatre
SATURDAY & MONDAY: 2:30 pm & 4:00 pm
SUNDAY: 11:00 am

CYRK DU SOLO
Cyrk du Solo is a high-voltage, fast-paced, multi-disciplinary, family-oriented one-man comedy/vaudeville show with a hip-larious mix of stand-up comedy, ventriloquism, juggling magic and banjo, performed by Tony Molesworth – an international fool, aka the “Global Village Idiot”.
Studio Theatre
SATURDAY & MONDAY: 11:00 am
SUNDAY: 2:30 pm & 4:00 pm

YOU CAN TRY IT CIRCUS
TUMBLE & SWING ACROBATIC WORKSHOPS
Jumping! Balance! Climbing! Spinning in the aerial hoop! HarbourKIDS from ages 5-14 can try out aerial and acrobatic equipement with circus professionals right inside the Enwave Theatre! Try tumbling, aerial hoop, silks, hula hoop and the mini-trampoline under the guidance of circus professionals from the Centre of Gravity Vaudeville Theatre & Circus Training Studio!
Enwave Theatre
DAILY, 11:00 am - 4:30 pm

Three full days worth of interactive circus activities for the young, the old, and everyone in between!

NATREL MIDWAY

CLOWN CLUB
Rebecca Northan's beloved clown character “Mimi” shows kids what it takes to be an honest-to-goodness clown. In 15 fast-flying minutes, kids experience the wild world of clowning. Using games, jokes, and physical comedy, kids will see themselves transform into bona fide clowns. Complete with a graduating ceremony, a clown diploma and the coveted red nose, kids will leave feeling free to truly be themselves.
Marilyn Brewer Community Space
DAILY, 11:00 am - 5:00 pm

CIRCUS STORY THEATRE
Story Theatre is an interactive storytelling experience that transcends cultures, instills a love of theatre, and brings families together. Victoria Goring creates new stories live from children’s suggestions. Each story is a fresh new journey into imagination, with positive messages and guaranteed surprises! Each story is improvised - stories are made up from a title a child supplies, and details about the audience are incorporated into the show. Each story is a gift, never to be exactly repeated.
Brigantine Room
SATURDAY & MONDAY, 1:00 pm

Music with Bite! SKARAZULA
Take off on an adventure to medieval Europe with the members of Skarazula! Travel with them along the roads of France, Spain, Italy, Turkey, the countries of Eastern Europe … listen to them sing in different languages and discover some rather odd instruments. A musical voyage that promises to delight both young and old alike.
Brigantine Room
SUNDAY, 1:00 pm

BE A JUGGLING GENIUS
Can you juggle two balls? How about three? Maybe even four?!? Come by the juggling tent for regular juggling demonstrations followed by instruction in the basics with lots of time to practice throughout the day. With gentle encouragement from the circus professionals of ZERO GRAVITY CIRCUS, each participant is supported in discovering this challenging and fun activity. Discover your HarbourKID!
Ann Tindal Tents
DAILY, 11:00 am - 5:00 pm

BALLOON VIRTUOSOS!
Check out the crazy balloon sculptures from ZERO GRAVITY CIRCUS! These zany balloonatics are ultra-talented - they have mastered how to make a handful of balloons into an interactive activity, a souvenir and a conversation piece, all in one creation.
Ann Tindal Tents
DAILY, 11:00 am - 5:00 pm

LEGO® UNDER THE BIG TOP
Located under an actual parachute Big Top, guided by a ringmaster, kids select their favorite circus act and build it out of LEGO®. Choose a high-flying trapeze artist, an untamed beast or a crazy clown on a unicycle - you can add to HarbourKIDS very own LEGO® circus!
Lakeside Terrace Tent
DAILY, 11:00 am - 5:00 pm

MUSICAL PONG
Musical Pong is a game and collaborative musical instrument by mixMotion whereby a goup of participants gather aroud a specifically designed table with specialized graphics and blow a ping pong ball around the tabletop without letting it fall off the edge. When the ball travels across the graphics it triggers a corresponding sound! With several different tables in the room, each one having a distinct 'family of sounds', a collective musical soundscape is created. Be apart of it!
Lakeside Terrace
DAILY, 11:00 am - 5:00 pm

FLIPBOOK ANIMATION STATION
Put your artistic skills to work while creating your very own animated flipbook. Choose one of two circus-themed images and follow animation artist Ruzya Karpinec as she uses basic shapes to create easy two-page animations. Take away your own hand-drawn works of art to show your friends and family.
West Arcade
DAILY, 11:00 am - 5:00 pm

STEP RIGHT UP BUTTONS
With the help of trusty red-nosed assistants, kids get to come up with their very own circus alias, make it into a button, and wear it throughout the day - or three - at the Toronto International Circus Festival.
West Arcade
DAILY, 11:00 am - 5:00 pm

MASQUERADE MASKS
If kids could be anything they wanted, would they be a wild animal? A mysterious circus performer? This hands-on activity encourages kids to use their imagination to create their inner carnivale personality. Participants have access to an assortment of unique materials.
West Arcade
DAILY, 11:00 am - 5:00 pm

TOP IT ALL OFF CLOWN HATS
Kids complete the transformation from child to full-fledged clown by decorating their own clown hat! Encourgaing kids to be as dynamic and inventive as they want to be, facilitators assist in choosing from a wide variety of interesting materials from HarbourKIDS.
West Arcade
DAILY, 11:00 am - 5:00 pm

CIRQUE D'IRT
A variety of plants and natural found materials are planted into containers by a community of gardners, creating beautiful elf and fairy homes that artfully placed around the Ann Tindal Lawn. Little logs, tiny pathways, bells, chimes and mushrooms are added by kids throughout the weekend to help the elf and fairy world evolve. Each child also gets a magical bean in a flower pot - take it home and watch it grow!
Ann Tindal Lawn
DAILY, 11:00 am - 5:00 pm

NEIGHBOURHOOD DIARIES
'Neighbourhood Diaries, Stories from where I live' is a gallery installation featuring the resulting expression of an exploration in writing and self-expression of childen between the ages of 6 and 18. Neighbourhood Diaries unites writers and artists with children to encourage their observation and storytelling abilities. What is 'the neighbourhood' in the minds of children?
York Quay Gallery
DAILY, 11:00 am - 5:00 pm