The 2026 Smirkus Silent Auction Is Live!
Help us raise $20,000 in 10 days to ensure Smirkus can continue its mission of inspiring youth through the life-changing power of the circus arts. More than 70 items are ready for your bid at our online auction. This year, we’re celebrating Circus Smirkus’s 40th anniversary by honoring our past, celebrating our present, and investing in our future. As we approach this exciting milestone, we reflect on the traditions, history, and legacy that have shaped Circus Smirkus while looking ahead to the next 40 years of inspiring young people through the circus arts. Circus Smirkus’ programming helps youth cultivate creativity…
WATCH: 2025 Big Top Tour Preview Video
WATCH THIS VIDEO!Have you seen the 2025 Big Top Tour: GAME ON! yet? There’s still time to see the show this summer. The tour is on the road and next stops are MA, ME, NH and VT! Get your tickets at smirkus.org/about-big-top-tour/ and join us!
VIDEO: Watch the New Trailer!
WATCH THIS VIDEO!Have you seen the 2025 Big Top Tour: GAME ON! yet? There’s still time to see the show this summer. The tour is on the road and next stops are MA, ME, NH and VT! Get your tickets at smirkus.org/about-big-top-tour/ and join us!
Tent Crew: The Nuts and Bolts that Keep Smirkus Together
WATCH THIS VIDEO!We love our tent crew! Watch this appreciation video of our tent crew and technicians who set up and tear down the tent at each and every site as we travel down the road. It’s no small feat! Then make sure to come and see the show! Get your tickets at smirkus.org/about-big-top-tour/ and join us!
Watch the New 2025 Big Top Tour Trailer!
WATCH THIS VIDEO!The 2025 Big Top Tour: GAME ON! is on the road! Watch this talented troupe of 28 youth performers from around the country do circus Smirkus style! Then get your tickets at smirkus.org/about-big-top-tour/ and join us!
GAME ON! Circus Smirkus Gets Ready to Have Some Fun in Middlebury
Editor’s Note: This post was originally published by the Addison Independent on July 3, 2025 and written by Elsie Lynn Pirini
The 2025 Big Top Tour: GAME ON! is on the road!
WATCH THIS VIDEO!The 2025 Big Top Tour troupers are on the road! Watch our youth performers in this trailer of the Big Top Tour: GAME ON! Get your tickets at smirkus.org/about-big-top-tour/
The Big Top Tour Opens THIS WEEKEND!
WATCH THIS VIDEO!The 2025 Big Top Tour troupers are about to launch the show! Watch our youth performers as they get ready for their summer tour: GAME ON! Get your tickets at smirkus.org/about-big-top-tour/
Behind the Curtain: Inside the Smirkus Prop Shop
WATCH THIS VIDEO!Meet our lead props maker, TJ Michael and production assistant Kate Grimble, as they share just a little about what it’s like to get props show ready behind the scenes. Get your tickets at smirkus.org/about-big-top-tour/
A Sneak Peek at the 2025 Big Top Tour: GAME ON!
WATCH THIS VIDEO!The 2025 Big Top Tour troupers are getting ready for the show! Watch the kids train and listen to music from the new soundtrack of GAME ON! by trouper alum Aaron Schondorf, our composer. Get your tickets at smirkus.org/about-big-top-tour/