Cirquoise 2025

Visit Cirquoise at Gates Oakham, you will be amazed and astounded when you join us in the Big Top this Summer. Performances run from the 18th July until the 10th August 2025 with shows at 11am and 3pm weekdays and Sundays, and 11am, 2pm and 4:30pm on Saturdays.

After last year’s hugely popular launch our friends at Cirquoise are visiting us again this summer. We’re presenting this unique group of wonderful artistes, with their long heritage of Italian and British circus, in their Big Top on the field next to our main car park, this show is perfect for entertaining your little ones and not so little ones during the school holidays.

The contemporary style Cirquoise family circus features all the acts we love – from laughter-filled clowns to death-defying acrobatics plus new and exciting additions such as the awesome contortionists and the sensational Wheel of Death. The dazzling combination of high energy, jaw dropping talent and electric atmosphere promises a magical and unforgettable experience. The hour-long shows are all-human.

There’s no interval but you can enjoy Candyfloss, Popcorn, Doughnuts, Slush & Drinks whilst you are entranced by this dramatic show.

Still hungry? As a special treat, whilst the Circus is here, visit the food trucks serving breakfast bacon, sausage and egg rolls and for lunch hot dogs, burgers and chips plus hot & cold drinks.

Want a rest after all that fun? Gates Garden Restaurant and Courtyard Coffee Shop make the perfect, quieter stopping off point…and relax. (The Garden Centre and eateries are closed once the 4:30pm show ends, but food trucks will be open)

Weekday tickets are just £8.99 and at the weekend it’s just £10.99 per person, with under 2s free. (the child must sit on a parent’s lap) In the big top, we have a pushchair and child travel seat parking area.

Doors open 45 minutes prior to showtime, and seating is allocated on arrival. Please bring your e-ticket / booking receipt to the box office.

Cirquoise Useful Information

Customers with additional needs

We warmly welcome all customers to Cirquoise at Gates. Should you have additional needs regarding accessibility or any other requirement, please e-mail us in the first instance at events@gatesgardencentre.co.uk or telephone us on 01664 454309. Our team will be happy to discuss your booking, and any requirements you may have.

Customers requiring the support of a companion during their visit may be eligible for a complimentary Essential Companion Ticket. Please apply by emailing events@gatesgardencentre.co.uk. To support your application please also attach a copy of one of the documents listed below. The document you choose to submit should ideally be the most recent copy, dated within the last 18 months:

• Blue Badge Permit
• Disabled Persons Railcard
• Disabled Persons Bus Pass
• National Disability Card
• Access, CredAbility or Nimbus card
• Cinema Exhibitors’ Association (CEA) card
• A letter of support from a Care Professional, Doctor, Therapist or other Healthcare Professional
• Certificate of Visual Impairment (or Vista Card for audience members living in Leicester, Leicestershire or Rutland)
• Equipment Supplies Book
• WPMS (War Pensioners’ Mobility Supplement)
• Attendance Allowance Letter
• Disability Living Allowance Letter
• Disabled Students Allowance Letter
• Personal Independence Payment Letter

All seating and accessibility requirements are subject to availability.

By booking an Essential Companion Ticket, your companion – who should be aged 16 years or older – accepts full responsibility for supporting you during your time at Gates Garden Centre & Cirquoise. They should be both capable of and available to support you throughout the entirety of your visit, including in an emergency scenario or evacuation.

Parking

Free parking is available in Gates main car park. During the show there will be a number of disabled parking spaces adjacent to the Circus field, which are in addition to the disabled parking spaces in front of Gates main entrance.

Toilets

There are toilets, including accessible toilets adjacent to the Circus tent.