We're delighted to welcome you as a member of BCF FestivalFriends.
You will now have access to behind-the-scenes insights, artistic processes, and selected moments from the Berlin Circus Festival—both digitally and on site.
This area is your starting point. From here, you'll find all content, invitations, and current information for Festival Friends. If you have any questions or are unsure how to access content or use invitations, please feel free to contact us at any time.
Welcome to FestivalFriends.
FestivalFriends Blog
Texts, insights, and background information
In the Festival Friends Blog, we regularly share texts from our work on the festival: artistic processes, curatorial considerations, production realities, and topics that accompany each edition of the festival.
→ To the Festival Friends Blog
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In the Festival Friends Blog, we regularly share texts from our work on the festival: artistic processes, curatorial considerations, production realities, and topics that accompany each edition of the festival.
→ To the Festival Friends Blog
(opens the secured blog area)
Events & Invitations
All dates at a glance
Here you will find an overview of all upcoming Festival Friends activities:
Work-in-progress invitations, open rehearsals, festival visits, program release events, and other meetings throughout the year.
February 18, 2026 | Joint Play visit
We invite you to join us for this year's Play Edition at the Chamäleon Theater! On February 18 at 8:00 p.m., we will watch the play “OMA” by the Bolbol company.
May 29, 2026 | 6:00 p.m. | Program release event at our office
Three days before the official advance ticket sales start, we invite you to an exclusive program release at our office. In addition to an insight into our program, there will be a few little surprise happenings, snacks, and popping champagne corks!
August 5–16, 2026 | 12th Berlin Circus Festival
Our 12th festival edition will take place over 12 days in August including an exclusive FestivalFriends visit and guided behind-the-scenes tour! We will announce the exact date when advance ticket sales begin!
Here you will find an overview of all upcoming Festival Friends activities:
Work-in-progress invitations, open rehearsals, festival visits, program release events, and other meetings throughout the year.
February 18, 2026 | Joint Play visit
We invite you to join us for this year's Play Edition at the Chamäleon Theater! On February 18 at 8:00 p.m., we will watch the play “OMA” by the Bolbol company.
May 29, 2026 | 6:00 p.m. | Program release event at our office
Three days before the official advance ticket sales start, we invite you to an exclusive program release at our office. In addition to an insight into our program, there will be a few little surprise happenings, snacks, and popping champagne corks!
August 5–16, 2026 | 12th Berlin Circus Festival
Our 12th festival edition will take place over 12 days in August including an exclusive FestivalFriends visit and guided behind-the-scenes tour! We will announce the exact date when advance ticket sales begin!