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.