Live shows · CIRCUS SHOWS IN THE USA
This is the shortlist you would send a friend: 11 circus shows in the USA worth the ticket, each with its price, what the audience said and the one thing to know before you book.
Attend Cirque du Soleil’s O at the Bellagio in Las Vegas. Watch acrobats, synchronized swimmers, divers, and striking characters perform around a 1.5 million-gallon pool in a family-friendly show inspired by theatre, opera, and street performance.
See O by Cirque du Soleil at Bellagio for 90 minutes of acrobatics, aerial acts, synchronized swimming, music, comedy, and theater set around a transforming water stage. Choose your seating category in advance, then scan your mobile ticket at the theater.
“I would highly recommend seeing the "O" show. The performance is mind-blowing and is a surprise at every turn. The water environment makes it super appealing and adds an interesting element unseen in any show I have seen before or since.”
See Michael Jackson ONE by Cirque du Soleil at Mandalay Bay, a 90-minute production built around four outcasts, Jackson’s biggest songs, powerful dancing, aerial acts, lasers, projections, and theatrical effects. Choose from available seating categories and arrive early for this no-intermission show.
“It was amazing show , best performance that I saw in the past two years. Very professional. I definitely will recommend it for my friends”
At Mandalay Bay, you’ll spend 90 minutes with Cirque du Soleil’s Michael Jackson ONE, a high-energy production built around the King of Pop’s music. Four misfits follow his spirit through acrobatics, costumes, choreography, and a story about unity, courage, playfulness, and hope.
See KÀ by Cirque du Soleil at the MGM Grand for a 90-minute production about imperial twins facing war, danger, and destiny. Expect martial arts, aerial work, dance, multimedia effects, and a remarkable moving stage. Choose from five seating categories and evening showtimes.
“Absolutely a show like no other, I can’t wait to bring my parents when they come to town to see this!”
Mad Apple at New York-New York mixes acrobatics, dancing, comedy, live music, and New York nightlife. The 80-minute show starts before curtain with pre-show entertainment and drinks. Choose your seating section, arrive early, and expect adult humor and plenty of audience interaction.
“Great show with looks of stuff for everyone. Great acrobatics, dancing, singing, and comedy. Some amazing athletic feats.”
Spend 90 minutes with Cirque du Soleil’s Mystère at Treasure Island, directed by Franco Dragone. Expect champion-level acrobatics, dancers, singers, live music, comic moments, bold costumes, and action across the stage. Choose from two evening performances and several seating categories.
“Great performances by all but the two ladies doing the strength hand stands with each other was completely amazing.”
Drawn to Life brings Disney animation to the stage through Cirque du Soleil acrobatics, dance, music, and comedy. At Disney Springs, you will follow a young girl into an animated world while performers work aerial pencils, Russian swings, and teeterboards. The show lasts about 90 minutes.
“It was the most amazing stage show that I have ever seen!!!!! Our whole party of 7 loved it. We would go again.”
Spend about 80 minutes at the OUTRIGGER Waikiki Beachcomber Hotel with ʻAuana by Cirque du Soleil. You’ll see Hawaiian stories about Maui, surfers, and island culture told through hula, live music, comedy, aerial work, and high-risk acrobatics in an intimate theater.
“It is Amazingly wonderful, it’s so exciting with so much going on a one time, you don’t know where to look first, i loved it and will go again”
At Branson’s Mickey Gilley Grand Shanghai Theatre, you’ll see a fast-moving variety show of acrobatics, contortion, juggling, unicycling, masks, hoops, poles, comedy, and audience interaction. The show is presented in English and suits families, though the listed 30-minute duration differs from audience accounts describing a longer program with intermission.
“Excellent experience. My 2 year old has trouble sitting still and was intrigued the entire time. The performers were amazing! I would see them again. Great job!”
Book a ticket to KÀ at MGM Grand and follow twin siblings through a perilous story of destiny. Expect aerial acrobatics, martial arts, pyrotechnics, and a huge moving stage that turns battlefields into scenes on land and in the air. Food, drinks, and transport are not included.
Pick a stage, a dinner table or a dance floor.
