An exciting new contemporary circus festival will take over Oulu and bring the joy of performance arts to the city!
In June 2026, Oulu will pulse with contemporary circus as a festival is held for the first time, spreading from street performances to circus tents and from family programs to experimental late-night clubs. This community driven event brings contemporary circus into the heart of the city’s cultural life, offering a high-quality program accessible to everyone.
We are a vibrant, diverse, and sensory festival. Full of experiences, joy, emotions, and conversation starters that we invite everyone to experience contemporary circus, curiously and together.
The program consists of a variety of contemporary circus performances for different ages of audiences:
12.6.
City center:
Cikada Circus – A Stroll On Our Shoulders
Cultural Centre Valve:
Opus Company – Suddenly: and other ways to change
13.6.
City center:
Heidi Miikki – Extracts of Hope
Cikada Circus – A Stroll On Our Shoulders
Cultural Centre Valve:
Opus Company – Suddenly: and other ways to change
14.6.
Hiukkavaara Circus Village:
Simon Llewellyn – WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS
Lumo Company – In the Wonderland
Arctic Ensemble – ENSEMBLED
15.6.
Hiukkavaara Circus Village:
Arctic Ensemble – ENSEMBLED
Photo exhibition
Circus movie night
Aaltosiilo:
Circo Aereo – Une séance peu ordinaire
16.6.
Hiukkavaara Circus Village:
Sisko Kollektiivi – Vimma
Lumo Company – FINELINE
Circus photography exhibition
Circus movie night
Aaltosiilo:
Circo Aereo – Une séance peu ordinaire
17.6.
Hiukkavaara Circus Village:
Based on Kimberly – Yes Person
Circus photography exhibition
Circus movie night
18.8.
Hiukkavaara Circus Village:
TipTop Walkers – Super Sale
Based on Kimberly – Yes Person
Circus photography exhibition
Festival club
The festival is organized by a collective of circus companies and artists from around Finland: Arctic Ensemble, Lumo Company, TipTop Walkers & Merri Heikkilä.
Extracts of Hope: Heidi Miikki; sound design: Ilmari Tiitinen
Suddenly: and other ways to change: Kerttu & Adam Opus
We are the Champions: Simon Llewellyn
In the Wonderland: Hanna Moisala & Anniina Peltovako
Ensembled: Ada Forsberg, Anselmi Kaisanlahti, Armas Lintusaari, Eino Kaisanlahti, Emmi Peltola, Linnea Purontaus, Minna Pulsa, Orfeo Llewellyn & Pihla Ojala; musicians: Eeti Nieminen & Erik Fräki
Une séance peu ordinaire: Jani Nuutinen
Vimma: Saana & Sirje Tolonen
Fineline: Hanna Moisala, Anniina Peltovako & Evalds Lazarevics
Yes Person: Imogen Huzel & Inka Pehkonen
Super Sale: Mia Toivola & Kreetta Astala; director: Kalle Lehto; sound design: Lassi Tauriainen