Your December Cork Circus Guide by Circus Factory Cork is here!
Try out our Festive Family Circus Workshops at Corkmas, get festive with our Christmas Choreography for Aerial Silks Workshop, and spot us out in Cork City on our Walkabouts. Check out a sneak peek of our 2026 Term.
What you’ll find in this guide:
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Circus in Cork in December
Adult Workshops
Christmas Choreography For Aerial Silks
Dec 14th / 2PM – 4PM
Get your Jingle Bells and Christmas Jumpers ready for this Christmas aerial silks choreography. Aimed at Advanced Beginners and up- this will be a simple and light-hearted aerial silks choreography class to a Christmas classic.
AcroYoga Monthly Jams
Dec 14th / 2PM – 5PM
Looking for a space to grow your Acroyoga practice while connecting with others? Our Guided Acroyoga Jam blends the best of both worlds – a bit of structure to help you develop your skills, and plenty of time to explore, play, and practice.
For Youth
Celebrating the end of their circus courses our Youth Students will be performing a showcase in December
For Families
Festive Family Circus Workshops
Dec 6th & Dec 20th / 12PM – 2PM
Step into the magic of Christmas with fun-filled Family Circus Workshops at Corkmas. Learn to juggle, hula hoop, spin plates, and clown around together in a festive atmosphere. Learn a new trick to show off at the dinner table at Christmas, warm up cold hands or just find the joy in the annual Christmas shop!
Walkabouts
Bring a little extra wonder to the season with roaming circus performers adding sparkle to the festivities. Full of Christmas cheer and circus craic, silly stilt walkers, joyful jugglers and playful hula hoop artists will bring joy and colour to Corkmas this year.
Circus Events in Cork
Fire performers create a halo effect at the Marina Park Fire Show Pitch’d Festival
ROGU Fire Arts Fire Show
Counting House Plaza
Dec 13th / 5PM & 7PM
Prepare to be enthralled by ‘Stories from the Book of Fire’, a journey through the primal power of fire presented by Ireland’s most acclaimed fire arts company, ROGU Fire Arts.
Cork City Council
Circus Around Ireland
Galway Community Circus: Christmas Cabaret
St Joseph’s Community
Centre, Ashe Road
Sunday, 14 December / 4PM-6PM with a short interval
Pay what you can! Suggested donation €5-€20
Join us for a festive evening as our talented youth members take to the stage to showcase the skills they’ve learned throughout the term. From amazing aerial routines to impressive juggling, unicycle, stilt walking and more, each act brings its own sparkle, celebrating creativity, courage and the joy of circus. The theme of this year’s performance is ‘take up space.’
Galway Community Centre
The Christmas Circus of Wonders and Curiosities
Lucan House Grounds, Dublin
Nov 21st – Jan 4th
This Christmas, the historic grounds of Lucan House will be transformed into a world of festive magic as Broken Theatre presents The Christmas Circus of Wonders & Curiosities. Taking inspiration from Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, the show follows the transformative adventure of Mr. Scrooge as he rediscovers the joy of Christmas through the wonder of the circus. Expect a spectacular mix of aerial acts high in the big top, contortion, clowning, dance hoops, fire performances, and beautiful live music.
Broken Theatre
Tom Duffy’s Christmas Circus
Tallaght
Dec 11th – Jan 4th
Gerbola’s Christmas Circus
Letterkenny / Dec 4th – Dec 14th
Dublin / Dec 22nd – Jan 4th
The Winterval Circus
Waterford City
Dec 11th – Dec 21st
Step inside the cosy Big Top and experience the magic of The Winterval Circus – a delightful, family-friendly show filled with wonder, laughter, and festive cheer!
Winterval 2025
Circus Coming in January
Inversions 101 – Masterclass
Circus Creation Skills – The Oxytocin Project
AcroYoga Monthly Jams
Circus Coming in February
Aerial Silks Workshop | Cocoon Choreography
November Circus Highlights
Cover Photo Details:
Photo by David Hegarty
Taken at Oíche Sorcais: Circus Cabaret
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