Blackpool Tower Circus 2023: What to expect as a brand new season starts
and live on Freeview channel 276
Blackpool Tower Circus is back for it’s 2023 season, complete with resident legendary clowns Mooky
and Mr Boo.
We took our six-year-old along to the ringside, who thanks to Covid restrictions had never yet
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closed eyes at the spectacle, thinking how much it would hurt to plummet from a giant spider’s web,
or from some similarly unlikely position, onto the circus floor.
The two-hour show combined spectacular balancing, acrobatics, juggling and lots of fire with typical
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Our six year old giggled at the spitting and xylophone clowning act, although had never seen Big so
probably didn’t understand the giant piano performance, which was more for the parents, but
enjoyed it all the same.
We both were transfixed by the Globe of Speed. Three motorcyclists hurtling around a spherical
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The finale was serene in comparison, but we loved the dragons bobbing around the water-filled
circus ring, breathing smoke while some complicated balancing took place in the middle of the water
in a slightly surreal scene.
A great show, in a spectacular setting, makes the Blackpool Tower Circus a fantastic way to spend an
afternoon. The 2023 season is on until November 5. Booking is now open from £17.50.