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NCFI is seeking a freelance individual, or company, to provide Festival Production Coordination Services for the 2026 National Circus Festival of Ireland, fixed-term from 1st August to 30th November 2026. The required services span operational delivery of the festival, from artist and venue logistics through to box office, accessibility programming, and coordination during the Novemeber Festival…

The DELVE programme is a GO-SEE initiative, launched in 2016, to support ISACS members to get out, see and learn about street, circus and performance arts happening all around Ireland. The programme involves going to various festivals, seeing and observing work from the street, circus and spectacle sectors, meeting the artists, the crew and discovering…

We are thrilled to welcome Dré Demet, Artistic Coordinator - MAD Festival (Belgium), Josa Koelbel Managing Director - Berlin Circus Festival (Germany, and Jodie Adams Senior Producer - Underbelly, Edinburgh Fringe Festival (Scotland) to the National Circus Festival of Ireland.    They will spend the weekend networking and establishing meaningful connections within our wonderful community.…

Transport from Tralee to MTU There is a public bus service to MTU running Thursday 6th - Saturday 8th November.  Please check the timetable and plan your journey in advance HERE There is no public bus on Sunday 9th November but NCFI are putting on a bus to MTU from Tralee for €5 return Depart…

Special Hotel Rates  NCFI festival goers can avail of special festival discounts in the Benners Hotel, The Grand Hotel and The James Hotel in Tralee. Please quote the NCFI when booking your stay.  Benners Hotel  Email: info@bennershoteltralee.ie  Phone: + 353 (0)667129486 Rates: Single room - €80 per night including breakfast. Twin/double - €130 per night including…

25 YEARS OF CIRCUS MAGIC! We’re celebrating a huge milestone – our 25th festival – and it’s bigger than ever! From 6th–9th November, join us at our exciting new home, the Kerry Sports Academy at MTU, for a four-day circus convention packed with skill, spectacle, and community. Add in a Charlie Chaplin classic on opening…

Got an act idea that’s been buzzing around your noodle? Make 5 minutes of it and present it to the best circus audience in Ireland. Make sure it’s ground-based and has very few tech requirements and you could be part of NCFI’s 5x5 2025! Apply to info@circusfestival.ie with your idea. Deadline 17th October 2025

We are thrilled to welcome Clive Lyttle, Artistic Director of Certain Blacks (UK), Aïna R. Marès from Festival Z (Spain), Xavier Valentí (Spain) to the National Circus Festival of Ireland.  They will spend the weekend networking and establishing meaningful connections within our wonderful community. They will also be in attendance at the SHARE Open Forum…

ISACS is delighted to announce the fourth and last DELVE opportunity for 2024. This time we’ll visit the National Circus Festival of Ireland in Tralee this November 2024.  DELVE: Discover, Explore, Learn, Visualise and Engage – aims to support artists to experience and be inspired by art through a range of festivals and programmes throughout Ireland. We…

We can't wait to welcome you back to Tralee in November 2024 for a very special hybrid festival offering both a live & online programme of brilliance.  You can get your tickets HERE

We can't wait to welcome you back to Tralee in November 2023 for a very special hybrid festival offering both a live & online programme of brilliance.  You can get your tickets HERE

We can't wait to welcome you back to Tralee in November 2022 for a very special hybrid festival offering both a live & online programme of brilliance.  Tickets are now on sale!