Circus Sarasota - Sarasota, Florida

William Courson (Bill)

My companion and I attended Circus Sarasota‘s holiday production of “Illuminations” today and we were transported. Absolutely magical. The Wallenda family’s acrobats are incredible as were the performance by a group of Asian acrobats honoring the Chinese new year and a host of other performances. Johnny Rocket was his usual Johnny Rocket self, skillfully, providing comedic and acrobatic relief. Really unforgettable experience!

Mike Zito

Nik Wallenda’s “Wonderland Illuminate” circus can be enjoyed by all ages. It features the Wallenda family on the high wire. There are other typical circus acts like acrobats, clowns and, this year, a camel act instead of horses.
I am a volunteer here but admission is reasonable(starting at $35) and there is plenty of parking.

normaliz rodriguez

No changing tables in any bathroom!! Great show, but honestly! When we asked for a place to change our son we were offered a table full of black dust/dirt in the back. We ended up going out to the car to change him.

Ilmaris Anglero

The show itself was great! I loved the message they were spreading throughout. My rating isn't for the show itself but for the customer service from one of their stands. I bought a light up toy for my child. The first one they gave me didn't work when they tested it, so they swapped it before handing it to me. My daughter barely played with it at first because she was so intrigued with the show. By the time she started playing with it, it was already not working to great. I didn't want to get up in the middle of the show to swap it though. I waited to the end. By then it wasn't spinning at all, just lighting up. Well I assumed the lady at the stand would've been nice enough to swap it out, considering I JUST BOUGHT IT, but she refused. All while my toddler was getting ready to cry because her toy wouldn't work. That experience in it self ruined the whole night. I get they arent the best toys, but Ive never had the toy break before we even left and the vendor not be willing to swap it out. Extremely disappointed with that. Shame on them. Don't buy the toys.

FRANK SOLORZANO

Wonderful and Fabulous Show!
Bring you Family to enjoy a great show in the area, Nik Wallenda and the entire cast will give you a Great Performance!

J. Shaw Renner

Wow!! Went to the Sarasota Circus in Benderson Park and it was a great time. We sat in Ringside 1 and the seats were great! My husband and I really enjoyed all of the different acts. The performers were truly exceptional. Get some tickets and go to the circus!!

Matthew Braverman

Very impressive show. Performers are diverse in talents and backgrounds and amazing athletes. Professional lighting and sound. Good selection of concessions. Bathrooms are those fancy restroom trailers which were well maintained.

Areas for improvement:

- They only had one clown performer which is surprising given the talent in the area. Most of his performances were tired and out of touch. Highly unlikely he could have done the same set in a .... more youthful ... city without significant criticism. A weird choice for an otherwise well-cast show.

- The parking signage needs work. It wasn't clear you could park next to the big top (there were only signs for dropoff) so we ended up parking about a half mile away at the event parking which we think was mainly intended for the regatta going on at the same time. Not a big deal, we got some extra exercise.

Despite those two areas, would highly recommend checking this show out.

John Eash

An Amazing show I was surprised how much talent they fit in one ring ...extremely entertaining not a boring moment thanks to Reauldo!!! Will definitely be back!