The City Adventurers were lucky enough to visit Blackpool Tower Circus in 2023. We were amazed by the performances and even more amazed that the final act staged a water finale. Turns out it is one of only two circus in the UK with an impressive water finale. This is when the entire circus ring fills with water. (The Great Yarmouth Hippodrome also has a water finale.)
This year the Resident clowns, Mooky and Mr Boo, are back at the Blackpool Tower Circus with a BRAND NEW show featuring acrobats, contortionists, a trapeze act and more.
Book your tickets at https://www.theblackpooltower.com/tickets-passes/ways-to-visit/circus-tickets/
This year also marks 130 years of the UK’s biggest circus!
The Blackpool Tower Circus opened its doors in 1894 and hasn’t missed a season since, not even during the two World Wars! Step into the Circus Arena and you are literally stepping back in time.
https://www.theblackpooltower.com/history/the-circus/
- ⭐Dating back to 1894, it is the oldest permanent Circus Arena in the world
- ⭐The Circus first opened to the public on 14 May 1894, admission was from 6d (sixpence)
- ⭐Sitting at the base of the great Tower, within the giant legs, the 110 x 110 foot Arena seats an audience of 1,300 people
- ⭐The present interior of the Circus was created by the famous theatre designer, Frank Matcham, and was completed in 1900
- ⭐Every Blackpool Tower Circus performance has concluded with a spectacular water finale. The Arena’s unique design features a hydraulic floor that sinks and fills with 42,000 gallons of water in less than a minute – a depth of 4 feet 6 inches
- ⭐The Circus has never missed a season since it began in 1894
- ⭐Long before he became famous as a Hollywood film star, the comedian, W.C.Fields, spent a season before the First World War at the Circus as a juggler
- ⭐Until 1990 The Circus featured wild animals performing in the ring including lions, tigers, polar bears and elephants. The cages and pens where they were kept were beneath the Arena and still exist today
- ⭐Sporting events that have been held in the circus ring include boxing, wrestling and snooker
- ⭐Bolton comedian Peter Kay performed his show which later became “Live from the Top of the Tower” on 10th-11th April 2000. It was performed in The Blackpool Tower Circus arena
- ⭐For each era of The Blackpool Tower Circus, there has been a resident clown. Today it is Mooky, but previous generations laughed at the antics of August & September, Doodles and the well-remembered Charlie Cairoli
The Blackpool Tower Eye is currently closed until March 2024.
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