Market Street

During Big Top Festival, Market Street comes alive as a bustling performance zone brimming with entertainment and surprise circus moments. As you wander along the street, you’ll stumble upon oversized flamingos, acrobatic rats, clowns and mesmerising unicyclists that give traditional circus a playful, modern twist.

Take a stroll, soak up the buzz, and let the festival unfold around you. Then check out the listings below to discover the amazing acts and performers bringing the Market Street area to life across the festival weekend.

Two people dressed in traditional circus clothes stood holding unicycles.

The Great Eve & Baldini In association with GModels & Casting Agency

Saturday - 11:15-11:45 | Sunday - 11:30-12:00 | Eve and Baldini bring raucous circus chaos with three wheels, flying objects, slapstick, acrobalance and lively audience interaction that creates a whirlwind of joyful, family fun for all.

Three acrobats wearing red body suits. One is lying on the floor holding up another person with their legs. A third person is doing a hand stand on the second person's hands in the air.

The Black Eagles In Association with GModels & Casting Agency

Saturday - 12:30-12:55 & 17:00-17:25 | Sunday - 16:45-17:10 | A high-energy spectacle blending African acrobatics and contemporary performance, featuring human pyramids, tumbling, limbo, and flexibility, delivered with vibrant energy, rhythm, and captivating, crowd-thrilling excitement.

Two people wearing blue leotards in an acrobatic position. One person is holding another person in their air under their armpits.

AcroRats by Seeing Doobla

Saturday - 13:15-13:45 | Sunday - 12:30-13:30 | A playful circus duet where rat duo Brie and Rick‑otta tumble through their oversized picnic of cheese wedges and an enormous pizza slice, while setting up a joyful series of games and acrobatics for the audience.

Two people in ballet outfits wearing tutus. They are posing with their arms in the air over their heads holding green balls.

YOU TOO CAN TUTU by Gandini Juggling

Saturday & Sunday - 14:30-14:50 | A witty take on ballet storytelling, YOU TOO CAN TUTU is a slapstick infusion that blends playful precision, rhythmic movement and vibrant Bauhaus colour into a joyful, mischievous performance bursting with humour, energy and mesmerising patterns.

Three people dressed as clowns in grey and red clothing in front of a yellow and red sign that says Cirque du Kaka.

Cirque Du Kaka by EggPeople

Saturday - 16:00-16:30 | Sunday - 15:15-15:45 | Join three hapless, circus misfits who bungle every act, recruit unsuspecting audience members, and spiral into hilarious chaos that culminates in a disastrous lion‑taming finale that reveals their only true skill. Dramatic eating.

Two people performing an acrobatic stunt. One person is wearing just trousers and no top whilst someone else is hanging around their neck as they spin around.

Circus Cabaret In Association with GModels & Cabaret

Saturday & Sunday - 17:30-18:00 | An explosive 30 minute Circus Cabaret show that has bursts of acrobalance, aerial lollipop artistry, high‑speed roller skating and showgirl sparkle. This trio of acts blends elegance, spectacle and cabaret energy into joyful circus celebration.