Circus and Carnival Theme

Roll up, roll up for the party of the year! A visit to the circus or carnival always includes lots of fun, entertainment, bright colours, food, music and prizes. What better theme for a party! A circus/carnival theme would be best suited to an outdoors venue where your guests are free to try their hand at juggling, handstands or clowning.

Circus and Carnival Costumes

• Costume Box have lots of clown costumes and accessories to choose from including bowties, honking red noses, goofy shoes, wigs, suspenders, and more. Costume Box are based in Sydney with flat rate Express Post Delivery throughout Australia.
   
• Australia's Online Party Costumes Superstore - Build your own clown or circus costume from the large collection of costumes, wigs, make-up, and accessories.

Circus and Carnival Products

• Cool Things is all about the latest cool gadgets, gizmos and gifts including circus and carnival toys that make you say "That's Cool". Coolthings are based in Launceston, Tasmania and deliver Australia wide and internationally. Orders can be gift wrapped complete with a message to the lucky recipient. Cool circus things include:
• Balloon World Kit (from Coolthings)
  Now you can create your very own colourful balloon world by inflating and twisting the modelling balloons!
   
• Yardgames - Australian specialist retailer and wholesaler of giant, outdoor and team games. Based in Sydney with Australia-wide delivery. See
  • Giant games for jumbo noughts and crosses, A4 size playing cards, giant pick up sticks, and more.
  • Giant & mammoth balls
  • and Garden games for horse shoe toss games.

Circus and Carnival Activities

• Nominate a ringmaster to announce activities to your guests.
• Ask guests to have a party trick ready to perform in the circus ring. Examples include magic acts, puppetry, a joke, a mime, hand stands or acrobatics and juggling.
• Ask a friend (or hire someone) to face paint.
• Organise carnival games such as -
  • Pin the nose on the clown
  • Bobbing for apples
  • Ring toss
  • A Hoola Hoop competition
  • Balloon Dart – Stick inflated balloons to a sheet of thick cardboard. Attach this to a wall and ask your guests to hit them with darts.
  • Duck shoot
•  Hand out prizes such as rubber chickens or large stuffed toys.

Decorations

• Create a carnival atmosphere by decorating in bright colours with balloons, flags and streamers.
• String up fairy lights.
• Create a circus ring or stage in the backyard or living room.
• Make a booth using cardboard and hand out popcorn or fairy floss to your guests. The more adventurous could turn this into a kissing booth.
   
• Parties Online specialise in themed and coloured tableware, balloons, and costumes for parties. Create a carnival atmosphere with poppers, silly string, horns, face paint, streamers, and more. See party decorations. Sydney-based party products store.

Food

Carnival food includes obvious favourites such as fairy floss, popcorn, hot dogs, hamburgers, French fries, mini pizzas, toffee apples, and lollies.

Circus and Carnival Themed Experiences

• Circus Workshop For Fifteen - NSW (ASAT101 book online with GoDo)
  Marrickville, Sydney, New South Wales
  Create and star in your very own circus! Experience a unique circus workshop offering participants of all ages and abilities an unforgettable introduction into a wide range of circus skills. Participants will be encouraged to be creative, challenge themselves and have fun together. more details and bookings...

• Flying Trapeze Workshop For Two (QUCA100 book online with GoDo)
  Homebush Bay, Sydney, New South Wales
  Fly through the air with the greatest of ease! Experience the thrills and adventure of the circus on a flying trapeze in this circus skills flying trapeze workshop. Learn to swing, leap and catch your way through a series of manoeuvres, all under the instruction of professional trapeze artists. more details and bookings...

• Circus Skills  Eight Week Course - Sydney (ASAT100 book online with GoDo)
  Marrickville, Sydney, New South Wales
  Heres your chance to learn some new party tricks! This eight week course is an introduction to circus and aerial skills. You will learn trapeze, rope and tissue skills as well as juggling, acro-balance, acrobatics, hula hoops and mini-trampoline. Now youre ready to run away with the circus! more details and bookings...

• Flying Trapeze - Sunshine Coast (CIRQ104 book online with GoDo)
  Maroochydore, Sunshine Coast, Queensland
  Ever wanted to run away with the circus? Come and try your hand at all things trapeze. If swinging from a trapeze rig sounds like fun, then you've come to the right place. Enjoy 90 minutes of pure adrenalin swinging fun with personal tuition from your experienced instructor! more details and bookings...

• Circus Workshop & Overnight Stay For 4 (CIRQ102 book online with GoDo)
  Maroochydore, Sunshine Coast, Queensland
  Do you enjoy swinging upside-down and acting like a 'clown'? You and three friends can experience the thrill of the flying circus trapeze, bungee-trampolining and maybe even juggling! Then after a fun day at the workshop, retire to your
  accommodation on the stunning Sunshine Coast! more details and bookings...

• Circus Workshop For 4 People - Sunshine Coast (CIRQ103 book online with GoDo)
  Maroochydore, Sunshine Coast, Queensland
  Join us for a fun day learning the tricks of the trade! You and three friends can experience the thrill and adrenalin of the flying trapeze
  and bungee-trampoline. You'll be running away with the circus in no time! more details and bookings...

• Circus Workshop & Overnight Stay For 2 (CIRQ101 book online with GoDo)
  Maroochydore, Sunshine Coast, Queensland
  Learn how to fly on the trapeze, bungee-trampoline and juggle balls, diablos and devil-sticks! Enjoy 2 half days experiencing the life of a circus entertainer as you and your friend learn the tricks of the trade. Then relax in your luxury accommodation after a hard day's work! more details and bookings...

• Circus Taster Workshop (CIRQ100 book online with GoDo)
  Maroochydore, Sunshine Coast, Queensland
  Is the circus calling you? Join us for a fun time learning the basics of circus skills. From trapeze flying and the
  choice between juggling skool and static trapeze. From knee-hangs and back-flips to aerial poses and
  manoeuvres on the static rig! Be prepared for a challenging couple of hours! more details and bookings...

• See also Second Childhood party ideas