This annual, unique show will take place August 5th at 5pm. In case of rain, the performance will take place August 6th at 5pm. It will be held outside at Macdonough School in MIddletown.

The performance is the culmination of a 5 week day camp for 160 kids ages 5 to 15, in which they work with professional circus artists to learn juggling, stilting, unicycling, dance, balance, acrobatics and other circus skills. The annual performance includes the 160 youth performers, 40 staff and a live circus band of 15 adults and teenagers. 

Tickets are available the day of performance; $8 for adults and $5 for kids. Please call to reserve wheelchair seating. Bring lawn chairs or blankets and a picnic. Street parking around the neighborhood. Handicapped & Elderly parking only in the school lot.

The Children’s Circus is part of the Kids Arts Program of the City of Middletown’s Office of the Arts and Culture and is directed and produced by Oddfellows Playhouse. M

Oddfellows Playhouse offers year-round programs in theater, circus, music, dance, technical theater, and visual arts to young people ages 3-20. For additional information, contact info@oddfellows.org, call (860) 347-6143 or go to www.oddfellows.org.