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VIDEO: The big top tents will be set up from Sept. 20 to 24, so lots of Valley for the Circo Osorio Circus.

With everything from daring acrobatics to motorcycle madness, it’s real family fun

The circus is coming to Cowichan.

The big top tents will be set up for five days, from Sept. 20 to 24, so lots of Valley families can enjoy the mesmerizing world of the Circo Osorio Circus.

The spectacle is going up outside the Cowichan Community Centre on James Street in Duncan.

The presentations will feature international acts from around the western hemisphere, bringing the special thrill of a circus to Duncan as part of an Island-wide tour during September.

This unique show was designed with the family audience in mind. Children and adults will be captivated by aerial artistry, motorcycles madness, and acrobats defying the law of gravity inches from their seats in this all-ages presentation.

You can buy tickets now at www.americancrowncircustickets.com

Showtimes and ticket prices are family-friendly, too: Thursday, 5:30 and 7:30; Friday, 5:30 and 7:30; Saturday, 3:30, 5:30 and 7:30; Sunday, 3:30 and 5:30; and Monday, 7 p.m.

Adult admission is $25 plus GST, which includes up to two children younger than 10 years of age. Tickets can be purchased online at http://Americancrowncircustickets.com or at Circus Box Office one hour before show time.

The intimate setting under the big top provides spectators an up‐close and personal circus experience.

“This year’s star attraction is the amazing Globe Of Death motorcycle daredevils riding in a steel sphere dome with only 10 feet in diameter, “said Leo Osorio, company vice president. “Besides the motorcycle daredevils we have incredible circus acts from Brazil, Argentina, Columbia, Mexico, Puerto Rico and the U.S.A.”

The show was named after the Osorio family of entertainers who founded this ambitious experience in 1927 in their native Mexico and now are based in Las Vegas, from which they tour Mexico, the U.S. and Canada.

Circo Osorio partners with different local charities to raise funds for their causes. In 2017 they raised more than $10,000 to support recovery from fires and in 2018 they partnered with Access Youth in Coquitlam.

For more information, visit https://www.facebook.com/InternationalCircusUnderTheBigTop