Merry merry Christmas! As always, we offer the festivalpass for the upcoming edition at a reduced price - especially for under the Christmas tree.
In almost six months, cirqu’ will be back. In 2025 the circus festival will once again take place in the Alte Reithalle, the city of Aarau and many other well-known locations.
You can already order your festival pass, register as a volunteer or sign up for the newsletter.
The program will be published and tickets will go on sale on 2 April 2025.
Every 2 years
in June
for 10 days
extraordinary things happen in Aarau...
... everywhere in the city, in the Alte Reithalle, in the museums, in the theaters
Playful and cheerful, profound and thought-provoking, entertaining, patient, dizzying, humorous, provocative, ...
cirqu’ shows a wide range of what is possible today on stage, in a tent, in a museum or outdoors. For ten days, the festival transforms every location and thus the entire city of Aarau into a stage with a magical attraction: there is something for everyone!
Productions for which you would otherwise have to travel to the big cities stand alongside scenic gems, experimental formats alongside entertainment for the whole family, school performances alongside late-night music, plays that address socio-political and current issues are on the program alongside impressive artistry, young artists try their hand.
cirqu’: June 12-22, 2025
The program for the 2025 festival will be published on 2 April 2025.
Merry merry Christmas! As always, we offer the festivalpass for the upcoming edition at a reduced price - especially for under the Christmas tree.
At every festival we need some volunteers who support us. in the set-up of tents or other structures, in little promotional activities, for crowd control and many other things.
In return, we offer insights into an international circus festival, free tickets, a T-shirt, food and many encounters.
The next festival is already in the planning stage. From June 12 to 22, 2025, we will be celebrating 10 years of cirqu'. It's always useful to know a little extra information. Always be the first to know about promotions, ticket launches and other important information.
Contemporary circus took place in Aarau for 10 days from June 15 to 25. Seven productions were shown in the Alte Reithalle again this year - meaning that «cirqu’» 2023 returned to its original location.
The programme booklet for the festival is sent by post to households a few weeks before the festival begins. Register now and you will receive the latest programme by post at the end of April.