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Roll Up, Roll Up! The Circus Is Coming To Town!
By Newsroom
Events  |  Sat - April 18, 2026 4:54 pm  |  Article Hits:101  |  A+ | a-
THE Big Top Festival is coming to Town and will be turning Southport into a stage for some of the best Circus Performers in the world on:- May Bank Holiday, 2 May to 3 May 2026, from:- 11am to 6pm!

With incredible acrobatics, spellbinding live shows, the chance to learn your own Circus skills and lots of people being very silly, this totally free event builds on Southport's history as a renowned home for circus and clowning.

With shows happening across 5 different spaces in the Town Centre, audiences can pick and choose what they watch while exploring the shops, cafés and restaurants.

You don't need a ticket, just grab your family and friends, find your funny bone and prepare to be dazzled!

There are 4 locations where a variety of performances will take place:-

• Nevill Street / Monument Square / Town Hall Gardens / Market Street.

The event will take place from:- 11am to 6pm each day.

In order to hold the event, there will be a number of temporary road closures in place as follows...

Saturday, 2 May and Sunday, 3 May 2026, from:- 8am to 8pm:-

• London Street from:- Hoghton Street to the junction of Lord Street, access to Glebe Place and Anchor Street only via Hoghton Street (no access via Lord Street), the bus lane will be suspended between Chapel Street and Lord Street to allow access to Glebe Place and Anchor Street.

• St Georges Place from:- Post Office Avenue to London Street.

Saturday, 2 May 2026, from:- 8am until Sunday, 3 May 2026, from 8 pm... 

• Lord Street Service Road (Prezzo/British Heart Foundation) - This closure is vital to prevent cars parking in these bays due to them being within the event site. Deliveries can take place before:- 9.30am, or after:- 8pm, each day.
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