National Youth Circus Event

The National Youth Circus Event (NYCE) brings together youth circus schools from across the UK, NI and Republic of Ireland for an action packed, circus filled weekend. Young people (11 – 16yrs) have a chance to try new skills, challenge themselves and meet, share and learn from one another in a fun, creative environment!

NYCE offered a packed 2-day-programme of circus masterclasses, activities and professional development sessions for group leaders.

The event aims to spark excitement and inspire young circus participants to dream big, reaching new heights (both metaphorically and physically)! We hope it also serves as a platform to strengthen connections within the youth circus community.

Sadly, we are unable to host NYCE in 2026, but hope to run some smaller regional events that will aim to capture its spirit. The event has taken a number of awesome forms across the years, and we are very proud of what it has achieved and the many different participants that it’s reached. While we can’t offer it again next year, we do hope to be able to return to its previous format in future years.