The grand open­ing of Wel­ling­ton’s Fest­iv­al of Cir­cus is tonight at 6pm. They’re put­ting up the bunt­ing and bring­ing out the carou­sel pony as I type! (Appar­ently there will be real ponies as well.) Hype the kids up on candy­floss and pop­corn while watch­ing the Wel­ling­ton Youth Cir­cus on the Big Rig or get someone else to look after them while you’re watch­ing semi-naked per­formers do their thing in RINGSIDE…with a stranger…

The Fest­iv­al prom­ises side shows, stalls, per­form­ances, rides, acro­bat­ics, laughs,  plus FREE Cir­cus Work­shops in Fly­ing Trapeze, Jug­gling and Wire Walk­ing.

Tick­eted shows cost $20 for adults, $12 for kids.