Step inside the belly of a giant inflatable sperm whale in St Peter’s Square. Circo Rum Ba Ba invites young explorers to a kelp‑filled ocean world for an immersive storytime.
Enjoy a mix of pop-up acts, from Hong Kong’s TS Crew’s high‑energy street dance show, to The Circus House’s acrobatic librarians.
Expect brass, dance and joyful community moments from Mr Wilson’s Second Liners, Always Drinking Marching Band and Dance Like a Mother.
Imaginative walkabout performances will weave their way through the square. Look out for giant polar bears, a dragon and unicycling knights.
Pop-up shows
- Circo Rum Ba Ba – The Whale. An immersive storytime inside a giant inflatable sperm whale. Various times
- 12 noon–12.30pm (and 1.15–1.45pm, 3.45–4.15pm): The Circus House – Catalogued. Acrobatic librarians will be popping up between the shelves on a surprising bookcase with a difference.
- 1.15–1.55pm (and 3.45–4.25pm): TS Crew – No Sugar No Milk. Theatre, martial arts, dance, beatboxing, and circus artistry inspired by Hong Kong’s diner culture.
- 2–2.30pm: Always Drinking Marching Band – The Street Is Ours. A surreal street music show combining live music with humour and visual gags.
- 2.45–3.15pm: Dance Like a Mother. A joyful large‑scale dance celebrating parents, babies and the community.
- 3.15–3.45pm: Mr Wilson’s Second Liners. New Orleans-style brass band mash-up with 90s club classics.
Roaming performances
- Creature Encounters – Smoked. A fantasy walkabout encounter filled with dragons, knights and theatrical adventure.
- Creature Encounters – Inka. A giant polar bear story about a bear driven south in search of a new home.
- Autin Dance Theatre – Brimstone Dragon. A six-metre roaming dragon brought to life by four puppeteers.
- AWOL Circus Arts – Knightly Nonsense. A comic walkabout with two unicycling knights on a quest to spread laughter and joy.