Pirates of the Carabina create honest, bold, uncompromising and, above all, human work: Work that is always exploring and pushing the physical, technical and creative limits of the form, whilst proudly staying anchored in the tradition of travelling circus.
PIRATE TAXI 2026
Big Top Festival, London Square
Southport
12:15 & 3.30pm
Free
UNWRAPPED - Abbey Hall Cricket Field Victoria Rd, Netley
Southampton, SO31 5FA
12.30pm
Free
We Invented the Weekend
Salford Quays
12 & 3pm
Free
GlowFest
Kent
8.45pm
Β£25/Β£30 family Β£95
Eastrop Park
Baskingstoke
11am & 4.15pm
Free
Beggarwood Park
Basingstoke
11.30am & 2pm
Free
Arts by the Sea
Bournemouth
1.30pm & 4.30pm
Free
On The Shoulders
HOT WEATHER UPDATE – 11 JULY, 2PM PREVIEW AT BURROW HILL – POSTPONED TO 8 AUGUST.
At Pirates of the Carabina we pride ourselves on high-quality performance alongside high levels of cast, crew and audience welfare and wellbeing. Over the years we’ve developed our welfare policies in collaboration with our artists, and they guide decisions like this one.
The industryΒ is facing a new challenge with extreme weather becoming more frequent due to climate change, we’veΒ endured two heatwavesΒ throughΒ the creation of thisΒ show, and will be sharingΒ what we’ve learnt in the coming weeks.
Details of future On The Shoulders performances below.
All The World's our Playground (Preview Show)
Shepton Mallet
2.15pm
Free
Fanny's Meadow
Secret Somerset location
3.45pm
From Β£40 as part of festival day ticket
Burrow Hill Cider Farm
Burrow Hill
2pm and 6pm
Β£12 / Β£6
East Quay
Watchet
2pm
Free
Chill on the Hill
Ham Hill
tbc
Free
More events to be added soon!
