ALBANY — Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey’s Circus XTREME, the ultimate family entertainment experience, comes to the Capital Region for several shows.
Circus XTREME features artists who redefine the word extreme in everything they do, magnifying traditional elements of the circus and combining them with never-before-seen spectacles, original fast-paced performances, and incredibly hilarious moments. The show includes more than two hours of extreme thrills performed by more than 100 exceptionally talented performers, including high-wire wizards, powerful strongmen, BMX trick riders, trampoline daredevils, inconceivable contortionists, a high-flying human cannonball and bungee aerial skydivers. A full menagerie of amazing animals, including Bengal tigers and two-humped camels, will also be on hand.
Performances will take place on Friday, Oct. 7 at 7 p.m;, Saturday, Oct. 8 at 11 a.m., 3 p.m. and 7 p.m.; and on Sunday, Oct. 9 at 2 p.m.
Tickets, which range from $15 to $83, depending on seat location and performance time, are available for purchase online at www.timesunioncenter-albany.com or in person or by phone (518-487-2000) via the Times Union Center Box Office weekdays from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Please note that there is an 8-ticket limit per person and that children ages 2 and older will need a ticket for admission.
Doors open one hour prior to performance time for the All Access Pre-Show, which is included in the ticket price.
For more information about the show, visit www.timesunioncenter-albany.com.