Fang-tastic Fireworks and Fun for all the Family in our capital town

The National Circus Festival of Ireland with support from Kerry County Council, Creative Ireland, Tralee Chamber Alliance and Tralee Vintners will light up the night skies over Denny Street, Tralee between 6:30pm and 7:30pm on Friday 3rd November.

Following on from the hugely successful event last year, which saw thousands fill Denny Street as part of Kerry County Council Homecoming An Turas Mór Festival, the council have once again have come up trumps to ensure there is a large free Halloween bank-holiday event in Tralee.

The National Circus Festival is the western lighthouse of contemporary circus in Europe and is Kerry’s biggest winter festival. The Festival attracts thousands of visitors annually to the town for daily workshops and shows by both national and International acts taking place in various locations throughout the town from Thursday 2nd November through to the Sunday 5th November.

Traditionally, the Circus present a Friday night Parade from Siamsa to their late-night Festival club venue. However for 2023 the Friday 3rd November parade will leave from St. John’s Church on Ashe Street at 6:30pm down into Denny Street. The Parade will see over 50 performers including jugglers, aerialists, stilt walkers, drummers and of course the fire dragon and more. There will be a Creative Ireland element to the evening and the hour will culminate with Fireworks over the Ashe Memorial Hall. Further details from all local press and social media including from www.circusfestival.ie