Halifax Circus

06/04/2026

Our Open Gym is a 2-hour, twice a week block where you are free to practice the skills you've learned in class. and hang out with other students and circus enthusiasts!

🔶THURSDAYS 2:30pm - 4:30
🔷SUNDAYS 3:00pm - 5:00

You can sign up by emailing [email protected] (a good idea for aerialists) to reserve your spot, or just drop in and see what's up!

Rates (tax inc.)
Current students - $13.50
Visiting artists - $17.00

There are also 5 and 10 pass punch cards available - check out www.halifaxcircus.com/open-gym (link in bio) for all the info!

05/29/2026

Our monthly newsletter is back, and we're saving a spot just for you!

Halifax Circus is many things, but we're a Community First, made up of a diverse tapestry of people, artist and creatives. We want to celebrate that, and invite you to share your arts-related news and events with us.

For current students, Circus professionals, and performing artists of all stripes in Eastern Canada, we welcome you to submit your news for our next Newsletter, launching next week (subsequent newsletters will go out at the end of every month).

To submit: http://linktr.ee/halifaxcircus

See you ringside 🎪

05/25/2026

We're still reeling from the energy, excitement, and LOVE radiating from the Fairy Tales Reimagined show last month!

Combining balance and juggling, Jess McLeod gave us their retelling of The Little Prince. Needless to say, the crowd was impressed, and we couldn't be more proud to have their talent under the Halifax Circus tent 🎪

05/22/2026

During Halifax Open City on May 9th, we had the pleasure of hosting Diabolo Expert Duncan Philpot for a special workshop.

Duncan not only provided masterful insight for our students, but showed off some incredible triple diabolo skills. Check it out!

If you're interested in Diabolo or juggling of any kind, you can always drop in to our Juggling class with Mike Hirshbach, Fridays at 5PM.

05/21/2026

Our next ASL (American Sign Language) Workshop series is this Saturday, May 23rd! Learn floor skills, juggling, aerials and more with Aiyana!

TRANSCRIPT:

Hi! My name is Aiyana Demers. I’m hosting a circus workshop again. It’s coming up on Saturday May 23rd. There are 2 different sections.

In the floor section we do juggling and hula hoop - things like that. In the aerials section we do trapeze, cerceau, silks, and more! Remember we start with the basics in class!

The two sections start at different times:

🟠 Floor class is from 11:00am - 12:30pm.

🟣 Aerials class is from 1:00pm - 2:30pm.

You can sign up for the floor section but you don’t have to. It’s imperative you sign up for the aerials section. If no one is signed up, I won’t stay to teach the class of course. If you’re interested, please sign up or show up for the floor class and if you’re interested in aerials please sign up!

Remember the price is free OR PWYC - pay what you can. The amount is up to you and all payments are re-donated to outreach programs run by the circus.

Sign up via email: [email protected]

The address is at Halifax Circus in downtown Halifax - 1479 Barrington St.
If you have any questions please ask and if not I’ll see you there!"

05/14/2026

Summer Camp registration is open at Halifax Circus!

These full day youth camps are perfect for the active and creative camper who wants to learn more about circus. Aerials, acrobatics, juggling, tightwire and more – we will spend the week learning new skills, playing outdoors, and exercising our creativity.

The youth will showcase what they've learned on the last day of camp for their parents, guardians and families!

You can sign up for one week, or all three:

🟣Camp #1: July 20-24th
🟠Camp #2: July 27th -31st
🔵Camp #3: August 17-21st

Each week is $300 (+tx) per student. If price is a barrier, Halifax Circus has a limited number of full and 50% scholarships available for BIPOC students or families.

Please visit http://halifaxcircus.com/youth-camp (link in bio) for complete details. See you ringside!

05/12/2026

05/08/2026

Diabolo Expert Duncan Philpot, will be running an informal workshop this Saturday, May 9th, from 5:00 – 6:30 PM, after Open City.

This is a rare opportunity to see diabolo expertise in action, ask any questions about things you’re working on, and get advice that will help your practice.

This workshop is open to anyone who’s already doing diabolo at any level, but is not ideal for first-time diabolists, as we will not be teaching basics.

This is a great opportunity to meet with others, learn more moves, or make progress on that trick that's just out of reach.

05/07/2026

OPEN CITY is this Saturday, May 9th!

Halifax Circus is opening its doors to the public from 2 - 5 PM to showcase the talent of our staff and students. We are located at 1479 Barrington St, right next to St. Matt's Church at the bottom of Spring Garden.

Please drop in and hang out, we'd love to see you!

05/05/2026

Not sure if Circus is for you? You can always drop-in on a class in the first 2 weeks of a new term!

For new students a drop-in class is only $22.80 (tax in)! Check out some of our BEGINNER classes to get you started:

🟣TUESDAY, May 5th & 12th
🔶MIXED AERIALS - 2:30 PM (1.5hr)
🔷HAND BALANCE & FLEX - 4:30 PM (1.5hr)

🔵WEDNESDAY, May 6th & 13th
🔶PARTNER ACRO - 8 PM (1.5hr)

🟠THURSDAY, May 7th & 14th
🔷HAND BALANCE & FLEX - 4:30 PM (1.5hr)
🔶AERIAL HOOP & SLING - 8 PM (1hr)
🔷HANDSTANDS - 8 PM (1hr)

🟣FRIDAY, May 8th & 15th
🔶JUGGLING - 5 PM (1hr)
🔷ACROBATICS - 7:30 PM (1.5hr)

🔵SATURDAY, May 9th & 16th
🔶TRAPEZE - 10 AM (1hr)

🟠SUNDAY, May 10th & 17th
🔷AERIAL HOOP & SLING - 2 PM (1hr)

For current or returning students looking to try out something new, a drop-in class is a very reasonable $34.20.

🚩Please reach out to us at [email protected] to sign up for a drop-in class - we unfortunately can't accommodate walk-ins, and we want to match you up with the right class!