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Karnidale Festival
January 15th and 16th 2027

Welcome to the Southern hemisphere’s largest festival dedicated to circus! Held over two days in Karridale, 30kms south of the picturesque town of Margaret River, 300 kilometres south of Perth, Karnidale welcomes 3,000 visitors each year. Enjoy non-stop circus shows featuring the finest artists from Australia and around the world…

From 2027, Karnidale moves to every second year. That means this is the only Karnidale until January 2029.

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Acrobats balancing on a high rig above the treetops at Karridale
Lunar Circus International Training Project
4th -14th January 2027

The Lunar Circus International Training Project offers two weeks of immersive circus classes in Karridale, 30 km south of Margaret River.

70 tutors from around the world at the top their game teaching 28 classes every hour of the day.

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The Loco Lounge big top lit in blue at night
Venue Hire
Why settle for a normal marquee?
Elevate your event with a Lunar Circus Big Top venue. Sizes from 50 to 1000 seater. All production, sound, lighting , seating available. Or engage Lunar Circus to curate your event or festival with a full performance line up.
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The free Karnidale Festival App is here — full line-up, showtimes and festival map. Open the app

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Testimonials

Come and experience it all for yourselves You won’t regret it It’s awesome!

absolutely fantastic! Having had no exposure to the circus 9 months ago to being dropped in has been fantastic for all of us. We had a really warm feel with the campers & crew, so lovely to see so many happy people.
It was a real privilege to be surrounded by so much talent and the opportunity for the students to be inspired by it all and have so much fun.
Amaaaaaaazing!!!! I had so much fun, worked with the best crew ever, I learned so much as well! I loved every little thing, all the performances were incredible!!! You guys rock Life should be a Circus!!!! Tks for the opportunity
The warm ups were hilarious and even though our daughter couldn’t do all the skills, she participated and tried really hard. It brought out the best in her.
You will be seeing us again! This was our fourth summer circus school and again it was wonderful. The site is ever expanding and this year I have to say the facilities were wonderfully sparkling and clean!
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