| 2010
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| 27th - 31st October | Jackson's Lane Theatre, 269a Archway Road, Highgate, London, N6 5AA The show in the theatre at 12pm and 3.30pm on Wed and Thu, 3.30pm and 7.30pm on Fri and Sat and 12pm and 3.30pm on Sunday.
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| 30th - 31st August | Sheffield Fayre, Norfolk Heritage Park, Sheffield. The Museum only (and not the Show)
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| 21st - 22nd August | Dippers and Dunkers, Margate, Kent The Museum only (and not the Show)
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| 30th July - 1st August | Camp Bestival, Lulworth Castle, Dorset Back to the finest family festival with our outside stage show and Museum.
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| 18th July | Long Melford Street Fair, Long Melford, Suffolk THe museum only in all its splendour (and not the show).
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| 15th - 17th July | Latitude Festival, Henham Park, Southwold, Suffolk The Museum only (and not the Show)
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| 10th July | Lewisham People's Day, Mountsfield Park, Catford, London SE6 The Museum only (and not the Show)
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| 25th - 27th June | Glastonbury Festival The Museum only (and not the Show)
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| 18th - 20th June | Festival International des Arts de la Rue / Fete Dans la Ville, Amiens, France The Museum only (and not the Show)
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| 12nd June | Hatton Garden Festival, Hatton Garden, London EC1N The Museum only (and not the Show)
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| 6th June | The Green Fayre: Green Fuse Festival, next to the National Wildflower Centre, Liverpool, L16 The museum only in all its splendour (and not the show).
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| 30th April - 6th May | Freerange at Brighton Fringe Festival, On the green at St Peters Church, Fringe venue 143 The show every day at 5.15pm. Tickets available from the festival box office and website: http://www.brightonfestivalfringe.org.uk/
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| 16th - 18th April | Printemps Carougeois 2010, Carouge, Geneva, Switzerland The stage show and not the Museum
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| 12nd - 21st February | Showzam, Olympia, Winter Gardens, Blackpool The museum (and not the show or walkabout) open every day from 11am - 7pm. Free admission.
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| 28th - 29th January | Fish and Chips, L'Atelier 231, Sottesville-les-Rouen, France The museum (and not the show or walkabout). Free admission.
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| 2009
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| 28th - 30th December | Kop van Jut Carnivale, Huygenspark, The Hague, Holland The show and the museum. 9 shows over 3 days. First time in a Bigtop!!
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| 5th December | Mill Road Winter Fair, Hope Street, Cambridge The Museum (and not the Show) open from 10am - 5pm.
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| 26th September | Essex Street Diversions, Chelmsford Town Centre The Museum and probably some walkabout performance.
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| 19th - 20th September | Out There International Festival of Street Arts and Circus, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. The Museum (and not the Show).
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| 11st - 13rd September | Bestival, Robin Hill Country Park, Isle of Wight. Our outside stage show and Museum.
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| 4th - 6th September | Pestival, Royal Festival Hall, Southbank, London !!TBC!!. Not sure yet how much we will be presenting, if anything at all. Maybe just museum..maybe whole show etc etc...
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| 29th - 31st August | Dingles Fairground Heritage Centre, The Fairground Heritage Centre, Milford, Lifton, Devon, PL16 0AT The Museum (and not the Show).
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| 22nd - 23rd August | The Sassy Seaside Show, The Theatre Royal, Margate Amongst a host of wonders, one act from our show: Fakira and Ernestina the Earwig, featuring Marisa Carnesky.
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| 21st - 23rd August | Beautiful Days, Escot Park, Ottery St Mary, Devon The Museum (and not the Show).
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| 7th - 8th August | Holt Summer Festival, Holt, Norfolk The Museum (and not the Show).
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| 24th - 26th July | Camp Bestival, Lulworth Castle, Dorset Outside stage show and Museum.
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| 12nd July | Chapelfield Gardens Music Festival, Chapelfield Gardens, Norwich, Norfolk The Museum only.
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| 8th July | Picnic in the Park, Somewhere in a park in Sheffield. The Museum (and not the Show) open from 1pm -5pm. An event for Sheffield University staff.
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| 3rd - 5th July | Winchester Hat Fair, Somewhere on the streets of Winchester, Hampshire. The Museum (and not the Show).
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| 24th - 28th June | Glastonbury Festival, Somewhere in the Theatre/Circus fields The Museum (and not the Show).
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| 20th June | The Big Event, , Myatt's Fields Park, Camberwell, London The Museum and some circus skills workshops!!?
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| 6th June | Fuse Medway Festival, Somewhere on Chatham High Street The Museum (and not the Show).
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| 31st May | The Lanes Project, Redgrave and Lopham Fen, Suffolk The outdoor show twice .. First show at 11am Second show at 3pm.. and the Museum open all day.
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| 30th May | The Lanes Project, Foxburrow Farm, Woodbridge, Suffolk The outdoor show twice .. First show at 11am Second show at 3pm.. and the Museum open all day.
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| 23rd May | Fringe Street, Brighton Fringe Festival. , Somewhere on the streets of Brighton... ...we will have the Insect Circus Museum for one day only!!
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| 20th May | The Late Shift, Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts, University of East Anglia, Norwich, NR4 7TJ The Museum (and not the Show) open from 5pm - 10pm.
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| 2nd - 17th May | Brighton Fringe Festival, St Andrew's Church, Hove, BN3 1AQ. (St Andrew's is adjacent to Hove Lawns and the Peace Statue). (No shows on Wednesdays) Times vary daily: May 2nd, 3rd, 4th at 2:45pm, 5th, 7th 8th at 3:45pm. 9th & 10th at 1pm. 11th, 12th, 14th 15th at 3:45. 16th & 17th 1pm. - £10/£7. Tickets can be purchased via www.fletchatstandrews.com OR by calling Ticketweb 24 hour ticket hotline on: 08444 771000. !BOOK EARLY TO AVOID DISAPPOINTMENT! No Museum just the wonderful show.
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| 25th April | Riversmeet Arts and Heritage Festival, Church Street, Christchurch, Dorset. BH23 1BW. The Insect Circus Museum (and not the Show) open from 2pm - 10pm.
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| 26th March | Down Your Lane - Up Your Street - Rural Arts Seminar., The Cut, Halesworth, Suffolk. No Museum, no show but one act from our show (Nurse Nursey and her Mites).
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| 22nd February | Bolton, All Souls Church Open Day., All Souls Church, Astley Street, Bolton, Greater Manchester, BL1 8EY The Museum (and not the Show). Open all afternoon.
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| 21st February | Heat the Streets, Showzam 2009., The streets of Blackpool. Not the Show and not the Museum but walkabout insects, their trainers and a beast cage in the Showzam Parade!
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| 17th - 18th February | Norwich Playhouse, 42-58 St Georges Street Norwich, Norfolk. NR3 1AB Box Office and info: 01603 612 580 A return of the show to this fabulous theatre.
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| 2008
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| 17th December | Professor Vanessa's 20 Performing Wonders, Firth Court, University of Sheffield, Western Bank, Sheffield Amongst a veritable host of extraordinaryness, Marisa Carnesky and the Insect Circus present Fakira!
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| 28th - 30th November | Jacksons Lane Theatre, 269a Archway Road, Highgate, London, N6 5AA The show in the theatre at 3pm and 8pm on Saturday and 3pm on Sunday.
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| 16th November | Stratford Circlets Children's Festival, Theatre Square, Stratford, London, N6 5AA The Museum (and not the Show) open from 10am - 4pm.
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| 28th September | Wimbledon Park Festival of Sport, Wimbledon Park, Merton, London The Museum (and not the Show).
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| 21st September | Yellow Umbrella Day, Chiswick Park, (Opposite Gunnersbury Station), London. The Museum (and not the Show).
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| 20th September | Riverside Regatta & Arts Festival, Trinity Bouy Wharf, London, E14 0JW Sheltering here after the Thames Festival with a broken engine (and invited to open the Museum for the Regatta)!
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| 13rd - 14th September | The Mayor's Thames Festival, Somewhere on the Southbank, London The Museum (and not the Show). (tbc)
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| 5th - 7th September | Bestival, Robin Hill Country Park, Isle of Wight. Our outside stage show and Museum.
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| 30th August | Watch This Space, The National Theatre, Southbank, London The Museum (and not the Show), open from 1pm - 7.30pm
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| 22nd - 25th August | The House of Fairytales, Sudeley Castle, Winchcombe, nr. Cheltenham, Gloucestershire !!! THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED UNTIL 2009 !!!The Museum and a small, but perfectly formed, show. Plus surprises!
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| 26th July | Appleyard Fayre, Banham, Norfolk The Museum (and not the Show), open from 11am - 5.30pm
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| 18th - 20th July | Camp Bestival, Lulworth Castle, Dorset Outside stage show and Museum.
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| 13rd July | Dublin Circus Festival, Temple Bar, Dublin, Ireland The show.
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| 25th - 29th June | Glastonbury Festival, Pilton, Somerset. The Museum will be amongst the many wonders in the rather curiously named Shangri-la area.
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| 14th June | Swindon Street Festival, On the streets of Swindon, Wiltshire. The Museum (and not the Show).
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| 8th June | Stoke Fest, Clissold Park, Hackney, London The Museum (and not the Show).
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| 7th June | Strawberry Fair, Midsummer Common, Cambridge The Museum (and not the Show).
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| 26th May | Kingston Green Fair, Canbury Gardens, Kingston Upon Thames, Surrey The Museum (and not the Show).
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| 17th - 18th May | Weird and Wonderful Wood, Haughley Park, Stowmarket, Suffolk |
| 3rd - 4th May | Big in Falkirk, Callendar Park, Falkirk, Scotland In all its glory, the museum will be presented (Not the show).
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| 1st May | Festival of Fools, Belfast City Centre The opening of the festival with our outside show and museum.
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| 12nd April | Colchester Arts Centre, Colchester, Essex. Box office: 01206 500900 The stage show (and not the Museum)
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| 15th - 16th March | Young Art East Anglia Exhibition, Peter Pears Galley, Aldeburgh, Suffolk Having judged the Young Art competition, Ronnie& Bonnie will be outside the gallery with the Insect Circus Museum for the weekend.
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| 16th February | 'Heat the Streets' at Showzam Festival , Blackpool city centre. Spectacular fire and light displays all over Blackpool. We will be there as part of the parade with five walkabout performers and our new Beast Cage.
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| 9th - 10th February | Showzam Festival. Blackpool Pleasure Beach, Horseshoe Theatre, The Pleasure Beach, Blackpool We will be presenting four shows. 2 per day. The Museum will be there too!
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| 2007
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| 14th - 15th December | Croydon Clocktower, Katharine Street, Croydon. Box office: 020 8253 1030 3 shows.
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| 5th - 7th December | The Insect Circus at THE PRO CATHEDRAL, BRISTOL, Park Place, Clifton, Bristol 7.30 pm. Tickets available from Colston Hall Box Office: 0117 922 3683 or on the Door.
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| 1st December | Mill Road Winter Fair, The Deaf Centre in Romsey Terrace. Cambridge |
| 16th November | Private function at Somerset House, London |
| 23rd - 24th October | Lakeside Arts Centre,, Nottingham. Box office: 0115 846 7777 Four performances of the full length stage show will be presented in the theatre.
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| 13rd October | Colchester Arts Centre !****POSTPONED UNTIL APRIL 2008****! , Colchester, Essex. Box office: 01206 500900 1 evening show.
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| 5th - 7th October | Norwich Playhouse, Norwich Playhouse, St Georges Street, Norwich. Box office: 01603 598598 Five shows: One show on Friday evening and two shows on Sat and Sun. The Museum will be outside the Theatre on Friday and Saturday.
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| 23rd September | Barking Broadway, Barking Broadway, Barking Essex. Box office: 020 8507 5607 The show in the theatre at 1pm and 5pm.
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| 15th September | Barking Broadway Family Day, Barking, Essex The museum.
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| 8th September | Arts Fresco, Market Harborough, Leicstershire. 11am -5pm |
| 5th - 28th August | The Insect Circus in the Spiegel Garden's Bosco Theatre, Edinburgh Festival, George Square Gardens, Edinburgh. Box office: Venue; 0131 667 8940. Fringe box office; 0131 226 0000 The show willbe performed every day (except Mondays and Tuesdays) at 5pm and the museum will be open every day.
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| 26th - 28th July | 'Watch This Space', The National Theatre, Southbank, London |
| * | 21st - 22nd July | Lovebox Weekender, Victoria Park, Hackney, London The show on our outdoor stage and the museum.
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| 15th July | 'Spice on the Square', Spice Festival, Hackney Empire, London |
| * | 14th July | Lewisham People's Day The show on our outdoor stage and the museum.
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| 12nd July | An Evening at the End of the Pier with Marisa Carnesky, The Roundhouse, Chalk Farm, London Amongst sundry wonders, will be the premier of our latest sideshow; Mr Roland McPeak's Rarity Show. Small but perfectly formed.
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| 7th - 8th July | Manchester International Festival: 'The Great Indoors', Manchester Central (the new name for G-Mex/MICC). Manchester. |
| 21st - 24th June | Glastonbury Festival, We will be amongst the many wonders of Lost Vagueness world. The Museum will be open in the daytime and a short show will be presented twice a day in the Future Cinema tent, once in the afternoon and once at about 11.30pm. |
| 10th June | Stoke Fest, Clissold Park, Hackney, London |
| * | 9th June | Springwatch in Manchester., Somewhere in a shopping centre (Arndale) and a park in Manchester. The Museum will not be in attendance but a number of walkabout insect circus acts will be.
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| 2nd June | Bonkers Fest, Camberwell Green, London |
| 28th May | 'Kingston Green Fair', Kingston on Thames, Surrey. 20th anniverary of this lovely fair.
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| 26th May | Paradise Gardens, Victoria Park, Hackney, London |
| 25th May | Tallulah at the HipHip, Bethnal Green Working Men's Club An act from our show, Tallulah the Worm Charmer, charms at the Whoopee club.
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| 19th - 20th May | Weird and Wonderful Wood, Haughley Park, Stowmarket, Suffolk |
| * | 5th - 6th May | Way Out Fest, Rufford Country Park, Ollerton, Nottinghamshire |
| 14th - 15th April | The Surreal Weekend, Victoria & Albert Museum, South Kensington, London. The Museum will be positioned by the main entrance.
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| 19th March | St. Patricks Day Festival. Big Day Out, Merrion Square, Dublin |
| 4th March | Fakira supports the Puppini Sisters, Bloomsbury Theatre One fabulous act from our show in support of the fabulous Puppinis.
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| 2006
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| 19th - 30th December | The Insect Circus @ Hoxton Hall, Hoxton Street, London W1 Another chance to see our fabulous stage show. Book early to avoid disappointment! For details see the poster on our News page.
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| 2nd December | 'Hope Street Christmas Fair', Hope Street, Cambridge |
| 24th September | Stokefest, Clissold Park, Stoke Newington, London |
| 16th - 17th September | Mayor's Thames Festival, In front of the Tate Modern With eight performers, on our fabulous new outdoor stage, we will be presenting highlights from the Insect Circus Show
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| 8th - 10th September | Bestival, Robin Hill Countyside Adventure Park near Newport, Isle of Wight. |
| 3rd September | Felsham Street Fair, Felsham, nr. Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk. |
| 2nd September | 3B Street Arts Festival. , Sutton |
| 11st - 21st August | The Edinburgh Festival , The Spiegel Garden, George Square Gardens, Edinburgh. |
| * | 4th - 6th August | The Big Chill, , Herefordshire. At the Big Chill we will be presenting acts from the Insect Circus Show on our fabulous new outdoor stage. Featuring ten performers, this event will prove to be a milestone in Insect Circus history.
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| 1st August | Kidderminster Arts Festival. , Near the Town Hall, Kidderminster |
| * | 28th - 29th July | Watch This Space, , National Theatre, South Bank, London. |
| 22nd - 23rd July | Lovebox Weekender, Victoria Park, Hackney, London, E9. With 6 of our performers we will be presenting part of our Insect Circus Show.
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| * | 15th July | Eastwood Arts Festival Family Fun Day, Coronation Park, Eastwood, Nottinghamshire. |
| 8th July | Lewisham People's Day, |
| 1st July | Food Fair on the Green. , Fair Green, Diss, Norfolk. |
| 24th - 25th June | Green Living Family Fun Days., Chantry Park, Ipswich. |
| 14th - 18th June | Roncalli Jahrmarkt , market and funfair: Kornelimunster, Aachen, Germany. |
| 4th June | The Garden Party , Ballinlough Castle, County Meath, Ireland. |
| 27th - 29th May | First International Arts PESTIVAL, London Wetland Centre, Barnes, London SW13 |
| 20th - 21st May | Weird & Wonderful Wood, Haughley Park, Nr Wetherden, west of Stowmarket, Suffolk, just off the A14. |
| 10th - 14th May | Brighton Festival. The Spiegel Garden, , Old Steine, Brighton |
| * | 29th April - 1st May | Woodland Wonders, Kew Gardens |
| 17th - 19th March | The Insect Circus at Hoxton Hall, Hoxton Street, London W1. !See our News page for more details of this wild extravaganza! |
| 1st March | MA Illustration course., Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge As a guest of the MA illustration course and open to art school students only. Limited access to the public.
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| 2005
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| 3rd December | 'Hope Street Christmas Fair', Hope Street, Cambridge |
| 26th - 27th November | Burwash Manor Barn, Barton, Nr. Cambridge (Junction 12 M11) |
| 15th October | 'Halesworth Street Festival', Halesworth, Suffolk. |
| 2nd October | A Walk on the Wild Side: Lyme Regis Arts Fest , Lyme Regis, Dorset |
| 17th - 18th September | 'The Mayor's Thames Festival', London. We will be positioned near the Tate Modern
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| 3rd September | 'Greenpeace Fair', near Bungay, Suffolk. |
| 22nd - 30th August | 'Edinburgh Festival', The Spiegel Garden, George Square Gardens, Edinburgh. |
| * | 20th August | 'Hastings Carnival', Hastings, West Sussex |
| * | 12nd - 14th August | 'Lost Vagueness Festival', near Lewes, Sussex. |
| * | 4th - 7th August | 'The Big Chill', Eastnor Park, Leadbury, Herefordshire. |
| 17th July | 'A Day of Play', Needham Lakes, Suffolk. |
| 16th July | Tostock Village Fair, Tostock, Suffolk. |
| * | 9th - 10th July | Lewisham People's Day |
| 1st - 3rd July | Winchester 'Hat Fair' |
| * | 22nd - 26th June | Glastonbury Festival. |
| 12nd June | 'International Children's Theatre Festival', Lakeside Arts Centre, Nottingham. |
| 10th - 11st June | 'Street Diversions', Chelmsford, Essex. |
| * | 3rd - 5th June | 'Garden of Delights', Manchester. |
| * | 31st May - 2nd June | 'All Creatures Small' exhibition, Peterborough Museum |
| * | 30th May | 'Green Fair', Kingston upon Thames, Surrey. |
| * | 21st - 22nd May | 'Weird & Wonderful Wood' , Haughley Park, Suffolk. |
| * | 30th April - 2nd May | 'Woodland Wonders', Kew Gardens. |
| 2nd - 3rd April | With Zippos Circus, Blackheath, London |
| 26th March | 'The Kitchen Garden', Troston, Suffolk. |
| 2004
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| 31st December | New Year's Eve , Wetherden Village Hall, Nr Stowmarket, Suffolk |
| December | (Weekends), Blackthorpe Barn, Rougham, Suffolk. |
| August | Chelmsford Spectacular, Chelmsford,Essex. (Bank Holiday Monday)
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| August | With Circus Ricardo, Southwold Common, Suffolk. |
| June | Glastonbury Festival |
| 20th - 21st May | 'Weird & Wonderful Wood' , Haughley Park. Suffolk. The very first outing of our rather interesting museum!
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