while winding up the month in the Raleigh (NC) suburb of


Fuquay-Varina. In California, Flynn Street Circus presents The Heavy Lift in Corvallis (OR) October 3-6 before returning to The Golden State for stops in Cottage Grove October 10-13, Cloverdale October 17-20, and Boonville October 24-27.


Incidentally, FSC also offers selective burlesque-type Adults Only performances described as a “raucous cabaret.” Great Pages Circus heads to Tennessee to visit Cookville


October 1 and Crossville October 2-3. The Royal Hanneford Circus will play York (PA) October 11-13. Zoppé: An Italian Family Circus will appear in Ukiah (CA) October18-27. Hideaway Circus’ Canvas Sky Circus will be in Springdale


(AR) October 4-6, and Culpepper & Merriweather Circus 


The award-winning Broadway Musical Water for Elephants announced a national tour beginning in Baltimore 


the American Youth Circus Organization and America Circus Educators are co-hosting the 2024 EdCon, described as “the ultimate Circus


Educator meetup” and convening at the Shine Fitness Studio in Dallas (TX) October 18-20. Circus ghouls seem to be coming out of the woodwork this October in celebration of


Halloween. First, Florida State University’s Flying High Circus will present its annual Halloween Series of performances this month on the FSU campus in Tallahassee (FL) in late


October Cirque Italia’s Cirque Paranormal II (“if you scare easily, you might want to run“) is bouncing around the Rocky Mountain and Plains states, while Cirque Paranormal III (“welcome to the dark corners of your mind“)


wanders the New England area. The Vampire Circus, described as a “fusion


of Tim Burton and Cirque du Soleil,” will be 


illusions” for “plunging guests into a deep


hypnotic state” by Count Dracula and the Mad Graveyard Clown. However, its one-month 


the mostly one-day, back-to-back engagements in Daytona Beach (FL) October 2, VC’s tour is as follows (in order): Newton (NC), Beverly (MA), Easton (PA), Woonsocket (RI), Millville (NJ), Des Plains (IL), Eau Claire (WI), Akron (OH), Hagerstown (MD), Tarrytown (NY), and concluding in Concord (NH) on Halloween night. Whew! Not to be “out-spooked,” NYC’s Bindlestiff


Family Cirkus will perform in Nightfalls: Time Flies October 17-18, a community event in (of all places) the historic Green-Wood


Cemetery in Brooklyn (NY) which describes itself as “a living cemetery that brings people closer to the world as it is and was, by memorializing the dead and bringing to life the art, history, and natural beauty of New York City.” 


circus festivals? VivaFest, founded by former Mystère artist Michael Rice, is an open circus arts competition held each Spring and culminates in World Circus Arts Championship


performances. The Vegas Variety Circus Fest, brainchild of Julia Makarova and Alexey Emelin, took place in late summer


with cash prizes going to category winners. The International Circus Festival of Las Vegas, founded by Renato Fernandes and Quincy Azzario and presented by Mestre, is slated for November 1-10. 


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