Four different circus companies will be touring Ontario this year!
From spectacular big-budget productions showcasing extraordinary showmanship that tickles the imagination to small-scale shows featuring incredible acrobats, and death-defying tricks, here is a list of all the circus shows by four companies announced in Ontario until now.
Ontario Circus Shows Schedule 2023:
1. Cirque du Soleil
Cirque du Soleil’s signature production, Kooza, which combines two circus traditions — acrobatic performance and the art of clowning – is currently soaring to great heights in Toronto.
They will also bring Corteo, an enchanting arena production, to Ottawa and Kingston.
You can also enjoy Cirque du Soleil’s first ice show, Crystal, where world-class ice skaters and acrobats challenge the laws of gravity with never-before-seen acrobatics in Oshawa, Windsor, Kingston, and Hamilton.
Schedule:
- Kooza — Until June 18, 2023 @ Under the Big Top, 2150 Lake Shore Blvd. W, Toronto
- Corteo — June 28, 2023 – July 2, 2023 @ Canadian Tire Centre, Ottawa
- Corteo — July 6-9, 2023 @ Leon’s Centre, Kingston
- Windsor — November 30 – December 3, 2023 @ WFCU Centre, Windsor
- Crystal — December 7-10, 2023 @ Tribute Communities Centre, Oshawa
- Hamilton — December 14-17, 2023 @ FirstOntario Centre, Hamilton
2. The Great Benjamin Circus
Enjoy 90 minutes of non-stop entertainment by clowns, acrobats, aerialists, and daredevils from North America, South America, Europe and Asia.
- New Liskeard — May 11, 2023 @ Don Shepherdson Memorial Arena – Temiskaming Shores,
75 Wellington St. S, New Liskeard - Petawawa — May 12, 2023 @ Petawawa Civic Centre, 16 Civic Centre Rd, Petawawa
- Brockville — May 13, 2023 @ Brockville Memorial Civic Centre, 100 Magedoma Blvd., Brockville
- Renfrew — May 14, 2023 @ Ma-te-Way Activity Centre, 1 Ma Te Way Park Dr., Renfrew
- Arnprior — May 15, 2023 @Nick Smith Centre, 77 James St, Arnprior
- North Grenville — May 16, 2023 @ North Grenville Municipal Centre, Kempville
- Hawkesbury –May 31, 2023 @ Robert Hartley Sports Complex, 425 Cartier Blvd, Hawkesbury
3. American Crown Circus & Circo Osorio
American Crown Circus & Circo Osorio is designed with the family audience in mind. Children and adults will be captivated as aerial artistry unfold, and acrobats defy the law of gravity inches from their seats.
Schedule:
- London — June 1 to 5, 2023 @ Westmount Shopping Centre, London
- Toronto — June 8 to 19, 2023 @ Lawrence Allen Centre, Toronto
- Newmarket — June 22 to 25, 2023 @ Upper Canada Mall, Newmarket
- Ottawa — June 29 – July 2, 2023 @ St. Laurent Shopping Centre, Ottawa
- Scarborough — July 6 to 10, 2023 @ Scarborough Town Centre, Scarborough
- Ajax — July 13 to 17, 2023 @ Ajax GO Station Parking Lot, Ajax
- Richmond Hill — July 20 to 24, 2023 Richmond Hill GO Station Parking Lot, Richmond Hill
4. Royal Canadian International Circus
Royal Canadian International Circus brings artists from around the globe will entertain you for a spellbound evening with high-flying acrobatics, death-defying tricks, clowning and towering feats of strength, teetering towers of balanced bodies, extreme bending and devilishly precarious aerials.
Schedule:
- Etobicoke – June 29 – July 2, 2023 @ Woodbine Mall – Big Top, Parking Lot, 500 Rexdale Blvd., Etobicoke
- Brampton – July 6 – 9, 2023 @ Shoppers World Brampton, 499 Main Street South, Brampton
- Pickering – July 13 – 16, 2023 @ Pickering Town Centre, 1355 Kingston Road, Pickering
- Scarborough – July 20 – 30, 2023 @ @ Bridlewood Mall, Parking Lot, 2900 Warden Ave, Scarborough
- Mississauga– August 3 – 20, 2023 @ @ Dixie Outlet Mall Parking Lot, 1250 South Service Road, Mississauga
- Burlington – August 24 -27, 2023 @ Burlington Centre, 777 Guelph Line, Burlington