Garden Bros Nuclear Circus

Garden Bros Nuclear Circus is in town from October 8 through 12, with the big top set up in the parking lot of the Denver Coliseum at 4600 Humboldt Street. If you're looking for a time, the show runs Sunday, Oct 11 at 7 PM, and Monday, Oct 12 with two options: a 1 PM matinee and a 4 PM afternoon show.

There's a bit of history behind the name. Garden Bros started as a small traveling show in Canada back in the 1930s and spent decades growing into one of the larger circus experiences on the road. In the 1990s, they brought in modern technology and global performances, and in 2015, Niles Garden revitalized the brand with arena tours across the US. Then in 2021, they merged with Cole Bros to become Garden Bros Nuclear Circus—a move they bill as the largest circus merger since Ringling Bros.

What they're running now is a five-ring spectacle built for all ages. It mixes live percussion, visual storytelling, and immersive performance with concert-style lights and sound, high-octane thrill rides, and stunts. It's a reimagined take on the traditional circus, so it works as well for a family afternoon as it does for a night out. Every adult general admission ticket comes with a free kids ticket, which makes it an easy one to bring the whole crew along.

Tickets start at $18, and the show runs through Monday, Oct 12, with that 1 PM and 4 PM double-header to wrap things up.