National Institute of Circus Arts - NICA

If your kids have dreamed of running away with the circus, then this is your chance. Melbourne’s eccentric and wonderful National Institute of Circus Arts (NICA) has unveiled its circus holiday program dates for 2024. Keep the kids blessedly busy with NICA’s school holidays program, running from April 3 to 12. No matter what their fitness level, they’ll be able to learn fun tricks like juggling, tumbling, plate-spinning, pyramids, unicycling and more. The flexible timetable allows you to come for a couple of hours, a day or the whole week, and a small student/teacher ratio ensures everyone is safe and looked after at all times. It’s the perfect holiday pastime for curious, active kids. The holiday program runs during each of the four school term holidays, so if you're busy this time around, your kids have two more opportunities to run away and join the circus (momentarily, that is). Get your diaries out and pencil in July 1 to 12 and September 23 to October 4 for the next installments of the circus holiday program. For the big kids at heart, here's also the Come & Try Circus Days, which run four times a year before each school term begins. If your New Year’s resolution is to be more daring or learn a new trick, then this is the perfect opportunity to leap into a circus class. You’ll not only have buckets of fun, but can make new friends in a supportive environment, challenge yourself physically, and learn specialised skills under the guidance of trained professionals. Sessio