It's a fun free event that takes place in Merrion Square (and apparently in Cork too) every year and we try to attend most years.
This year (as with previous years we have been there) the weather was extremely kind.
Mario (Queen of the Circus) is a favourite of ours and we went to see him first. He did not disappoint. He has a new show which tells how he used to be a Prince before he became the Queen. The introduction of music from the world's greater singer/songwriter suits me just fine!
We also watched Lisa Lottie, Jonathan Burns, Reuben Dot Dot Dot, and Hakuna Matata. The pick of that bunch was Reuben Dot Dot Dot. Only found out afterwards that Reuben and Lisa are husband and wife.
The winner this year was "Cirque no problem". We didn't see them unfortunately but that fact that they won means that they can come back next year if they wish to do so.
Here's a picture I took of Mario at the start of his performance (unfortunately the picture does not capture either the sunshine or the size of the crowd):
