There’s a pop-up circus for kids coming to Leeds this half term
Roll up, roll up. The circus has come to Leeds and it needs some young volunteers to learn some new tricks during half term.
Throughout the half term holidays, Briggate will be brought to life with everything but the big top as it transforms into a circus scene with everything from performances and workshops to entertaining activities for a week of free family fun.
Brought to the city by LeedsBID in association with The Yorkshire Circus and Super Friendz, the pop-up experience aims to provide children with the chance to become the performers with Leeds city centre as their stage as they learn the skills of the circus.
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There’s going to be aerial hoops, trapeze, stilts, parkour, tightropes, juggling, unicycling and far more adrenaline-pumpical activities to get involved in.
Whether you want to try your hand as a plate spinner, want to have a go at acrobatics and hula hooping or reach for the sky by stilt walking, you can watch and learn from circus performers and teachers before testing out your abilities at the pop-up circus.
Offering activities for all ages and abilities, there’s the opportunity to get involved with an array of circus disciplines. And that’s not all with daily story time sessions, arts and crafts, face painting and free candyfloss for those taking part.
The following events will be available on the following dates:
Saturday 19th February – Aerial Hoop, Trapeze & Stilts
Sunday 20th February – Acrobatics & Parkour
Monday 21st February – Spinning Props (Diablo, Flower Sticks, Poi)
Tuesday 22nd February – Balancing & Equilibristrics (Tightrope and Slackline)
Wednesday 23rd February – Juggling
Thursday 24th February – Wheel Props – Unicycle and Hula Hooping
Friday 25th February – Spinning Props – Diablo, Flower Sticks, Poi
Saturday 26th February – Aerial Hoop, Trapeze & Stilts
In addition, there are circus themed crafts to enjoy and face painting every day between 12.30-2.30pm, and Story Corner running 11am-12pm and 3-4pm, not forgetting the free candy floss and a stilt walker or two to be spotted on both Saturdays.
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The pop-up circus will run activities from Saturday 19 – Saturday 26 February, with workshops and performances every day between 11am-4pm outside the former Debenhams location on Briggate.
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