Bread & Puppet Circus at Fort Allen Park

The circus is coming! The circus is coming!

Ladles and Jellyspoons! The one and only Bread & Puppet Circus is back with Anti-Empire Art that acknowledges our beloved Mother Dirt, who makes us and unmakes us, and who presents urgently needed domestic resurrection services for the victims of this latest genocide. We are joined by Palestinian cranes on their way to Washington to replace the excrement in the White House with organic bird droppings, green frogs who teach the art of hopping over seemingly insurmountable problems, and gaggles of kindergarten butterflies who frolic to their hearts’ desire. Join us for a serious and silly circus: Our Domestic Resurrection Revolution In Progress!

After the performance, Bread & Puppet will serve its free sourdough rye bread with aioli, and Bread & Puppet’s “Cheap Art” – books, posters, postcards, pamphlets, and banners from the Bread & Puppet Press – will be for sale.

Artist Bio

Bread & Puppet Theater is an internationally celebrated company that champions a visually rich, street-theater brand of performance art filled with music, dance, and slapstick. Its shows are political and spectacular, with huge puppets made of paper maché and cardboard. Founded in 1963 by Peter Schumann on New York City's Lower East Side, the theater has been based in the North East Kingdom of Vermont since the early 1970s.

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Sunday, September 14 at 5:00 PM, approximately 75 minutes. The band starts playing at 4:40 PM. 

This is a free outdoor performance at Fort Allen Park on Portland’s Eastern Promenade (49 Eastern Promenade). 

Please bring cash to donate to the artists or you can donate ahead of time through this ticket page.

A chair or blanket to sit on, sunscreen, and water are recommended.

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PAY WHAT YOU CAN

No one will be turned away from MSA events for lack of funds; please contact us at 207-879-4629 or info@mayostreetarts.org to learn more and reserve tickets.

EVENT PARKING

Free parking is available on the street.

ACCESSIBILITY

The audience area is located on the lawn at Fort Allen Park, which has a slight incline. Please visit the City of Portland's website for more information: https://www.portlandmaine.gov/1226/Fort-Allen-Park

There will be a portable toilet located at the top of the hill on Eastern Promenade, but we were unfortunately not able to located a wheelchair-accessible model for this year's circus.

If you would benefit from additional information or accommodations, we invite you to contact us at info@mayostreetarts.org or 207-879-4629.

COMMUNITY HEALTH

Audience members — in addition to artists, staff & volunteers — who feel sick or exhibit symptoms of illness should stay home out of respect for others.

ADMISSIONS POLICY

Audience members are free to come and go from this outdoor event as they please.

CANCELATION POLICY

MSA has a no refund policy for all reservations. In the event that MSA is forced to cancel an event due to weather, illness, etc., refunds will be offered via the Ticket Tailor platform.