Gainesville Circus Center

08/28/2026

🏈 Skip the Traffic. Park & Ride with the Circus! 🎪

Game day parking just got easier! Leave the traffic, parking headaches, and long walk behind. Park at Gainesville Circus Center and ride the Circus Bus straight to the game!

🅿️ Park at GCC
🚌 Ride the Circus Bus
📍 Drop-off at Criser Hall
⏰ Buses run every 30 minutes, starting 4 hours before kickoff and continuing for 2 hours after the game

It’s convenient, stress-free, and puts you right where you need to be for game day.

Reserve your parking spot through the Perch Parking app and make your game day a whole lot easier! 🐊🏈🎪

08/25/2026

🎪🔥 CIRCATHON IS COMING! 🔥🎪

Get ready for our BIGGEST FUNdraiser EVER! 🚀

This isn’t your average fundraiser. During Circathon, our circus students are setting BIG goals, pushing their skills, and challenging themselves to go further—all while raising money to keep circus thriving! 💪✨

🎯 Students choose the challenge:
🤸 10 pushups every day
🤹 8 hours of juggling in one week
🎪 OR create their own epic circus goal!

💰 Sponsors make a pledge based on reps completed, hours trained, or goals achieved.

That means your favorite acrobat gets to level up their skills, while your support helps level up GCC.

🔥 More training.
💪 More goals crushed.
🎪 More circus.
❤️ More community.

Pick your favorite circus student. Make a pledge. Watch them WORK.

It’s a marathon of circus, determination, and FUN—and we want YOU on the sidelines cheering them on!

Circathon: Students level up. Circus thrives. Everybody wins. 🎪❤️

👉 Find your favorite acrobat and get ready to pledge!

08/20/2026

🎤🔥 THE PARTY HAS A VOICE! 🇧🇷🎉

We’re beyond excited to announce the one and only Elio Piedra as the official MC of Brazil Fest Gainesville 2026! 🇧🇷✨

Elio is a master at getting the party started—and keeping the energy HIGH! He’ll be bringing the heat, hyping the crowd, and keeping the fire burning all night long as we celebrate an incredible lineup of Brazilian music, dance, and culture.

🎶 Amazing artists
💃 Incredible performances
🔥 Nonstop energy
🎤 One unforgettable MC

Get ready, Gainesville… Elio is taking the mic!

🇧🇷 Brazil Fest Gainesville 2026 — the celebration you DON’T want to miss! 🇧🇷
Supported by Visit Gainesville / Alachua County and the City of Gainesville CRA.

08/18/2026

Get ready to dance, celebrate, and samba your way into Brazil Fest!

Join us for an open-level Samba Workshop with master sambista Adriana Blanco, founder and director of the North Carolina Brazilian Arts Project. Whether you're a seasoned dancer or trying samba for the first time, this workshop is the perfect way to get into the Brazilian spirit!

📅 Saturday, August 22 @ 12pm
📍 Gainesville Circus Center

Then keep the celebration going! Head downtown to Bo Diddley Plaza from 6–10 PM for Brazil Fest—a FREE celebration filled with Brazilian music, dance, food, and fun!

Take the workshop. Learn the moves. Then samba into Brazil Fest! 🇧🇷🔥

08/12/2026

🇧🇷✨ SAVE THE DATE! Brazil Fest is BACK! ✨🇧🇷

Get ready for an unforgettable celebration of Brazilian culture at Bo Diddley Plaza in downtown Gainesville! This year’s Brazil Fest is bigger and better than ever, with authentic Brazilian live music, dance, delicious food, vibrant art, and fun for ALL AGES! 🎶💃🏽🥁🎨

Want to get in the Brazilian spirit before the festival? Level up your samba skills at Gainesville Circus Center! Join our drop-in Samba classes Wednesdays at 6:15 PM for the next three weeks—or take your dancing to the next level with guest artist Adriana Blanco during a special workshop at GCC on Saturday the 22nd!

Whether you’re a longtime samba lover or have never tried it before, everyone is welcome! Come dance, eat, listen, explore, and celebrate with us.

🇧🇷 Brazil Fest — you don’t want to miss it!

Stay tuned for more details, and we’ll see you at the festival! 🎉

Supported by Visit Gainesville/Alachua County.

08/11/2026

✨ PARTNER ACRO IS BACK ✨

You asked. We listened. Partner Acro is officially back on the schedule. 👯‍♀️🔥

Learn how to balance, lift, counterbalance, and create absolutely unhinged (but actually controlled) shapes with other humans. No partner? No problem. We’ll match you up. 🤝

Coach Louis brings 10+ years of partner acro experience, so whether you’re brand new or ready to level up your skills, this class is for you.

💡 Pro tip: Hit Handstands at 6:15 PM → stay for Partner Acro at 7:30 PM. Your shoulders, core, and balance will already be activated and ready to make some ✨questionable✨ shapes.

Come solo. Leave with new skills, new friends, and probably at least one photo that makes your friends say, “HOW??”

No partner required. Just show up. 💥

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08/07/2026

Don’t miss your chance to train with GCC alumna Maddie Williams!

Whether you’re looking to sharpen your technique, master new skills, or receive personalized coaching, Maddie is offering multiple opportunities to train while she’s back in Gainesville.

✨ Specialty Workshops: Saturday, August 15
✨ Private Lessons: August 7–19 (limited availability)

Maddie specializes in aerial silks and rope but also offers advanced coaching on a variety of vertical and horizontal apparatus for dedicated aerialists looking to take their training to the next level.

Spots are limited—reserve yours today!

08/06/2026

Don't miss your chance to train with GCC alumna Maddie Williams!

Whether you're looking to sharpen your technique, master new skills, or receive personalized coaching, Maddie is offering multiple opportunities to train while she's back in Gainesville.

✨ Specialty Workshops: Saturday, August 15
✨ Private Lessons: August 7–19 (limited availability)

Maddie specializes in aerial silks and rope but also offers advanced coaching on a variety of vertical and horizontal apparatus for dedicated aerialists looking to take their training to the next level.

Spots are limited—reserve yours today!

07/30/2026

07/25/2026