Ontario Cities and Towns Where You Can See Mind-Boggling Circus Shows This Year

Seven different circus companies will be touring Ontario this year!

Credit: Jean-François Savaria/Cirque du Soleil

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 seven companies announced in Ontario until now.

Ontario Circus Shows Schedule 2024:

1. Cirque du Soleil

Cirque du Soleil is bringing its production, ECHO, to Toronto this year. Fueled by the power of change, the hope of the youth, and the value of empathy, Cirque du Soleil ECHO follows an inquisitive young woman named FUTURE as she wanders into a fantasy world that explores our sacred bond with animals and nature.

While there is no summer show within Ontario’s provincial boundaries, Cirque du Soleil will set up Echo following Toronto show in Gatineau.

Schedule:

Echo – May 8 – July 21, 2024 @ Under the Big Top, 2150 Lake Shore Blvd. W, Toronto
Echo – August 16 – September 22, 2024@ Place des Festivals ZIBI, Gatineau

2. Cirque LuzDalia

Cirque LuzDalia introduces an exhilarating 90-minute cirque show packed with thrilling performances by acrobats, daredevils, aerialists, and comedians. This high-energy, family-friendly spectacle are now touring Ontario, offering an array of circus treats and souvenirs.

Schedule

Deep River: May 9 @ Deep River Arena
Arnprior: May 10 @ Nick Smith Centre
Petawawa: May 11 @ Petawawa Civic Centre
Brockville: May 12 @ Brockville Memorial Civic Centre
Gananoque: May 13 @ Lou Jeffries Arena
Napanee: May 14 @ Strathcona Paper Centre
Trenton: May 15 @ Duncan McDonald Memorial Community Gardens
Port Hope: May 16 @ Jack Burger Sports Complex
Lindsay: May 18 @ Lindsay Fairgrounds
Peterborough: May 19 @ Peterborough Memorial Centre
Warkworth: May 20 @ Warkworth Arena
Ennismore: May 21 @ Ennismore Community Centre
Port Perry: May 22 @ Scugog Community Recreation Centre
Embro: May 23 @ Embro Arena
Sarnia: May 24 @ Pat Stapleton Arena
Welland: May 27 @ Welland Main Arena
Niagara-on-the-Lake (Virgil): : May 29 @ Meridian Credit Union Arena
Leamington: May 30 @ Nature Fresh Farms Recreation Centre
Simcoe: June 1 @ Talbot Gardens Arena
Ingersoll: June 2 @ Ingersoll District Memorial Arena
Parry Sound: June 3 @Bobby Orr Community Arena
Innisfil: June 4 @ Innisfil Recreational Complex
Alliston (New Tecumseth): June 5 @ Alliston Memorial Arena
Port Carling: June 6 @ Port Carling Arena
Thunder Bay: June 10 @ Grandview Arena
Sioux Lookout: June 11 @ The Sioux Lookout Memorial Arena
Fort Frances: June 12 @ Memorial Sports Centre
Kenora: June 14 @ Moncrief Construction Sports Centre Arena

3. The Great Benjamin Circus

Credit: 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.

Schedule:

Thunder Bay — May 16 to 19, 2024 @ Canadian Lakehead Exhibition, 425 Northern Ave, Thunder Bay
Sault Ste. Marie — May 23 to 26, 2024 @ Station Mall, 293 Bay St, Sault Ste. Marie
Sudbury — May 30 to June 2, 2024 @ Southridge Mall, 1933 Regent St, Greater Sudbury
Hamilton — June 6 to 16, 2024 @ Ancaster Fairgrounds 630 Trinity Road, RR#1, Jerseyville
Orangeville — June 20 to 23, 2024 @ Orangeville Fairgrounds, 247090 Side Rd 5, Mono
Welland — June 27 to 30, 2024 @ Niagara Regional Agricultural Society, 1100 Niagara St, Welland
Lindsay — July 4 to 7, 2024 @ Lindsay Agricultural Society, 354 Angeline St S, Lindsay
Orono — July 15 to 18, 2024 @ Orono Agricultural Society – Orono Fair, 2 Princess St, Orono

4. 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: May 30 – June 3, 2024 @ Westmount Shopping Centre – 785 Wonderland Rd S
Brampton: June 7 to 17, 2024 @ Shoppers World Brampton – 499 Main Street South
Markham: June 20 to 23, 2024 @Pacific Mall – 4300 Steeles Ave E
Ottawa: June 27 to 30, 2024 @ St. Laurent Shopping Centre 1200 St. Laurent Blvd.
Ajax: July 4 to 8, 2024 @ Ajax GO Station Parking Lot – 100 Westney Road South
Richmond Hill: July 11 to 15, 2024 @ Richmond Hill Go Station Parking Lot- 6 Newkirk Rd
Newmarket: July 18 to 21, 2024 @ Upper Canada Mall – 17600 Yonge Street
North Bay: July 25 to 29, 2024 @ Northgate Shopping Centre – 1500 Fisher St

5. Circus Genoa

At this family circus, marvel at a daredevil inside the Globe of Death, a transforming autobot, and acrobats’ breathtaking stunts. A rapid juggler, a humorous clown, and various talented performers fill the event with magic and laughter.

Schedule

Kenora: May 21 @ Kenora Recreation Centre Arena
Fort Frances: May 22 @ Memorial Sports Centre
Terrace Bay: May 23 @ Terrace Bay Community Centre
Sault Ste. Marie: May 24 & 25 @ Rankin Arena
Thessalon: May 26 @ Thessalon Memorial Arena
Elliot Lake: May 27 @ Collins Hall
Espanola: May 28 @ Espanola Recreation Complex Arena
Little Current: May 29 @ Nemi Recreation Centre Arena
Azilda: May 30 @ Dr. Edgar Leclair Community Centre
Sturgeon Falls: May 31 @ West Nipissing Recreation Complex Arena
North Bay: June 1 @ Sam Jacks Complex
Callander: June 2 @ Callander Community Centre
Burks Falls: June 3 @ Armour, Ryerson & Burk’s Falls Arena
Huntsville: June 4 @ Don Lough Arena
South River: June 5 @ South River-machar Community Centre Arena
Gravenhurst: June 6 @ Gravenhurst Centennial Centre – Graeme Murray Arena
Meaford: June 7 @ Meaford & St. Vincent Community Centre & Arena
Penetanguishene: June 8 @ Penetanguishene Memorial Community Centre Arena
Tara: June 9 @ Keady Arena
Wingham: June 10 @ North Huron Wescast Community Complex – Wingham Arena
Ayton: June 11 @ Normanby Arena Complex
Listowel: June 12 @ Steve Kerr Memorial Complex
Exeter: June 13 @ South Huron Recreation Centre Arena
Mitchell: June 14 @ West Perth Arena
St. Thomas: June 15 & 16 @ Joe Thornton Community Centre Arena

6. Cirque Italia

Cirque Italia’s Gold Unit invites you to a vivid dream adventure that transports you to the 1950s—a simpler, joyful era of sock hops, drive-in theaters, and Elvis Presley. This immersive show features a nostalgic journey of a teenager dreaming of living in this revolutionary time, complete with master jugglers, contortionists, and trampoline antics. The international cast, showcasing talent from countries like Argentina, Brazil, and Romania, ensures a multicultural and high-class entertainment experience for all ages, free from animal acts.

Schedule:

Tillsonburg: June 6 to 9 @ Tillsonburg Town Center, 200 Broadway
Mississauga: June 13 to 16 @ Dixie Outlet Mall, 1250 S Service Rd
Cambridge: June 20 – 23 @ Cambridge Centre, 355 Hespeler Rd

7. Royal Canadian International Circus

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 27 to July 1, 2024 @ Woodbine Mall – Big Top, Parking Lot, 500 Rexdale Blvd., Etobicoke
Pickering – July 4 to 14, 2024 @ Pickering Town Centre, 1355 Kingston Road, Pickering
Scarborough — July 18 to 28, 2024 @ Bridlewood Mall, Parking Lot, 2900 Warden Ave (at Finch Ave),
Scarborough
Thornhill/Vaughan — August 1 to 5, 2024 @ Promenade Shopping Centre, 1 Promenade Cir, Thornhill/Vaughan
Mississauga– August 9 to 18, 2024 @ Dixie Outlet Mall Parking Lot, 1250 South Service Road, Mississauga
Burlington – August 22 to September 2, 2024 @ Burlington Centre, 777 Guelph Line, Burlington