Bryant Park is bringing the circus to Midtown — literally. On Saturday, August 29, the lawn becomes an open-air stage for Parallel Exit: Sunset Circus, a free hour-long show of aerialists, jugglers, acrobats, and physical comedy, with a massive trampoline planted right on the grass.
- When: Saturday, Aug 29, 5:00–6:00 p.m.
- Where: Bryant Park lawn, Midtown
- Cost: Free — no tickets or reservations, just show up
- The act: Parallel Exit, a NYC physical theater company whose performers have worked with Cirque du Soleil and the Big Apple Circus
- Perks: hundreds of free blankets and bistro chairs for picnicking; food and drink vendors around the park
- Also coming: free Accordion Festival Friday, Aug 28; September brings the Asian American Arts Alliance, a Brass Festival, Dance Party All-Stars, and the American Symphony Orchestra
Sunset Circus is part of Bryant Park Picnic Performances, presented by Bank of America — the series that has been filling the lawn with free culture all summer. A free circus with no tickets on a summer evening is as low-friction as NYC gets: grab a blanket, show up, watch seven artists do impossible things.