Giffords Circus Touring Dates 2025 including Sudeley Castle in May

Giffords Circus Announce Spectacular New 25th Anniversary Show Touring the Cotswolds and South England This Summer!

Giffords Circus, renowned as the most glamorous circus, will celebrate its 25th anniversary year with a spectacular new show, Laguna Bay, set to tour the Cotswolds and south England from 17th April – 28th September 2025.

Over the past 25 years since its first inception, Giffords Circus has captivated and entertained over one million people with its unique, creative and dazzling shows, performed under the canvas of its iconic touring 600-seat big top tent. Giffords Circus expertly challenges the preconceptions of a traditional, old-fashioned circus, while retaining the charm, glamour, nostalgia and magic of a vintage village green circus.

Giffords Circus has earned a reputation for creating West End-worthy performances set against the picturesque backdrop of southern England’s finest landscapes, featuring a diverse cast of talented performers, acrobats, magicians, musicians, clowns, artistes, poets and entertainers, working harmoniously to create unique, theatrical performances to critical acclaim.

Affectionately referred to as a ‘handmade show’, Giffords Circus has a distinctive identity, lovingly handcrafted by creatives who are deeply passionate about this long-standing artform. So iconic is Giffords Circus that its photographs have featured in publications including Vogue and Harper's Bazaar. It also has artwork featured in London’s V&A Museum. Its tent and performers have formed the backdrop of high-end fashion campaigns, and in 2022 Giffords Circus was invited to perform an act at the Royal Albert Hall for the Royal Variety Performance. In 2024, Giffords Circus was featured in the BBC’s adaptation of Enid Blyton’s Famous Five.

Since 2012, Giffords Circus has been lovingly guided by award-winning director, writer and performer, Cal McCrystal, who has an established career spanning theatre, opera, film, TV and radio. Amongst many notable career highlights, Cal has directed for Cirque du Soleil, the Royal Shakespeare Company, Irish National Theatre, English National Opera and Glyndebourne Opera.

Cal McCrystal, director of Giffords Circus, said: “For our 25th anniversary, we have invited a dazzling mix of new faces and old favourites that will surprise and delight our beloved audiences. Set in the buoyant and sunny era of 1950s America, Laguna Bay is a spectacular blend of fun, excitement and charm.

To come to Giffords Circus is to immerse yourself in another world and escape everyday life for a few blissful hours. Our astonishing mix of thrills, skills, adventure, romance, theatrics and hilarity will change all your preconceptions of traditional circus.”

Laguna Bay will launch on 17th April 2025 at the home of Giffords Circus, Fennells Farm in Stroud. Following its opening run, it will then continue to tour some of the most picturesque sites across the Cotswolds and south England, including:

• Bowood House & Gardens, Wiltshire: 1st – 6th May
• Sudeley Castle & Gardens, Gloucestershire: 9th – 19th May (Learn more about Sudeley Castle here)
• Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire: 22nd May – 2nd June
• Chiswick House & Gardens, London: 5th – 22nd June
• Evenley Wood Garden, Northamptonshire: 26th June – 7th July
• Stonor Park & Gardens, Oxfordshire: 10th – 14th July
• Little Barrington, Oxfordshire: 17th – 28th July
• Frampton Court Park, Gloucestershire: 31st July – 4th August
• Minchinhampton Common, Gloucestershire: 7th – 18th August
• Marlborough Common, Wiltshire: 21st August – 1st September
• Stratton Meadows, Gloucestershire: 4th – 15th September
• Fennells Farm, Stroud: 18th – 28th September (Season Finale)

Circus Sauce – Giffords Circus’ unique, critically acclaimed travelling restaurant – will return to accompany the Laguna Bay tour. It will serve a rustic yet extravagant banquet-style three-course feast on selected evenings following the last show of the day, created by a team of talented chefs using local, seasonal ingredients (pre-booking essential). The popular Circus Sauce Café and Diner wagons will also accompany the tour, offering delicious dishes such as smash burgers, halloumi burgers, hot dogs, fries and vegan or vegetarian alternatives, along with teas, coffees and locally sourced drinks.

🎟️ Tickets: Tickets for Laguna Bay start from £10 for children and £20 for adults. Tickets for Circus Sauce are £20 for children and £40 for adults (if booked before 16th April 2025). All tickets are available now at Giffords Circus.

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24 January 2024

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