BigStar 3-Day Circus Festival

A FREE community celebration — Silver Bridle Park, Molendinar · June/July 2027

The whole Gold Coast, under the big top ✨

Three huge days of FREE circus for the whole family — spectacular big-top shows, a giant outdoor aerial rig, free have-a-go workshops, rides, food and more. Bring the kids, the grandparents and the whole street. This is the Gold Coast’s biggest circus weekend, right in our own backyard.

BigStar Circus Festival at Silver Bridle Park — big top, outdoor aerial rig, workshops & family fun
How the festival will look — Silver Bridle Park, Molendinar. (Concept mock-up.)

What’s on

🎪 Live big-top shows

Spectacular performances across all three days.

🪂 Outdoor aerial rig

Watch our performers fly — in the open air.

🤸 Free have-a-go circus

Workshops for all ages — juggling, acro, aerial & more.

🏰 Rides & jumping castles

Non-stop fun for the little ones.

🌭 Food stalls & coffee

Plenty to eat and drink all day.

🎨 Face painting & balloons

Free family fun around every corner.

Why we’re doing this

Not every family can afford circus classes, show tickets or a big day out — and every child deserves the chance to fly. The BigStar Circus Festival is our way of giving that back: three days of world-class circus, completely FREE, in the heart of our community. It’s about more than entertainment. Circus builds confidence, courage and connection — it gets kids off screens and moving, brings neighbours together, and shows every child, whatever their background or ability, that they can be a star. With the backing of our local council and community, we want this to become a highlight of the year for the whole northern Gold Coast — a tradition we run again and again.

BigStar Community Circus Festival poster — 3 days of circus magic

Proudly supported by our community 🤝

The BigStar Circus Festival is proudly supported by Cr Joe Wilkinson (Gold Coast City Council, Division 7), hosted at Silver Bridle Park, Molendinar. It’s a genuine partnership between BigStar Circus, our local council and the families of the northern Gold Coast — working together to bring free, world-class circus to our community.

Reserve your free spot

📅 Save the date — June/July 2027

Three days at Silver Bridle Park, Molendinar. Exact dates announced soon — reserve your spot now and you’ll be the first to know.

The Road to the Festival

Counting down to July 2027

Here’s exactly how we get from today to the biggest free family day the Gold Coast has seen.

01
Now – Nov 2026
Laying the foundation
Festival page & register-your-interest go live, our email list and socials grow, and teaser filming begins.
02
Dec 2026 – Feb 2027
The big announcement
Date and headline acts locked, first press release and social reveal, with Cr Joe Wilkinson co-announcing.
03
Mar – Apr 2027
On air & on the lists
Radio and news interviews booked, listed in every “what’s on” guide, flyers to schools, sponsor logos up on the fence.
04
May 2027
The marketing blitz
BigStar on Gold Coast breakfast radio, a news feature, tickets on sale, and paid social ads across the Coast.
05
June 2027
The final countdown
“One week to go” everywhere, and the press invited to come and film the day.
06
July 2027
Festival day
Shows on the hour, aerial, rides and free workshops — a free day of circus magic for the whole Gold Coast.
How big it gets depends on the funding
WITH funding
A huge 3-day festival — the full big-top experience.
WITHOUT funding
One unforgettable single day — still packed, still magic.
Either way — it’s happening, and it’s 100%% FREE.
Register your interest →
Free · be first to know the dates

Register your interest

It’s a free event — pop your details in and we’ll send you the dates and everything you need to know closer to the day.

It’s a free event — pop your details in and we’ll send you the dates and everything you need to know closer to the day.

Don’t miss the biggest circus weekend of the year! 🎪

Reserve your family’s spot today — we can’t wait to see you there.

Reserve now