Midnight Circus Returns To City Parks This Fall — And Brings Big Top To Lincoln Square

Block Club Chicago / by Alex V. Hernandez / July 24, 2024

LINCOLN SQUARE — Midnight Circus in the Parks will return to Chicago’s parks this September with multiple performances across the city, ending with a grand finale at Welles Park.

Midnight Circus founders Jeff and Julie Jenkins launched their unique brand of acrobatic entertainment in Chicago in 2007. The popular circus features a variety of trapeze artists, tightrope walkers and acrobats, including world-class Cirque du Soleil performers in addition to the couple’s own kids and pets.

This season kick offs 2 p.m. Sept. 7 at Grand Crossing Park, 7655 S. Ingleside Ave., with an open-air circus. Tickets for this season’s opening event are $5, and prices vary with each performance. They can be bought at this website. Read More Here