# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Machine de Cirque
- **Event Start and End Date**: Fri, 16 Oct, 2026 at 06:00 pm – Sun, 18 Oct, 2026 at 06:00 pm (+13:00)
- **Event Description**: Bursting in from Québec, Canada, five internationally acclaimed contemporary circus performers are making their Australasian premiere right here in Hawke’s Bay.

This family-friendly show follows five quirky characters who find themselves alone in an uncertain world, trying to contact other survivors with the help of a strange machine. Along the way, expect breathtaking teeterboard, juggling, live music and a very inventive use of a bath towel...

Ridiculously funny, touching and wildly inventive, Machine de Cirque combines extraordinary circus skill with deeply human storytelling, in a show that dazzles, delights and brings plenty of laughs along the way.

Following more than 700 performances across Europe, Asia and North America, Machine de Cirque arrives at Toitoi – Hawke’s Bay Arts & Events Centre this October as one of the headline acts of Hawke’s Bay Arts Festival 2026.

“Endlessly inventive, ridiculously energetic, child-friendly... Machine de Cirque has it all.” – Broadwayworld.com

“”[...] you’ll likely find yourself wearing a goofy smile as a quartet of high-spirited circus artists and one energetic percussionist team up to deliver an inspired performance of acrobatics and broad comedy.” The Boston Globe

"Machine de Cirque [...] is a seventy-minute show that goes by in the blink of an eye, with five performers who appear to be three times as many, in a multitude of inventive, musical, poetic, funny and clownish vignettes." Huffpost

Note: All ages event - performance runs continuously without intermission

Four shows - Friday 16th 6pm, Saturday 17th 2pm and 8pm, Sunday 18th October 6.00pm. 

With grateful thanks to our Core Funders Hastings District Council and Creative New Zealand. Thanks also to our Logistics Partner Big Save.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/hastings/machine-de-cirque/200030715242106
- **Event Categories**: Entertainment, performances, Music, Art, Festivals, comedy
- **Slot details of has slots**: 
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 0

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Hastings
- **state**: HB
- **country**: New Zealand
- **location**: Toitoi - Hawke's Bay Arts & Events Centre
- **lat**: -39.6449307807
- **long**: 176.84571361489
- **full address**: Toitoi - Hawke's Bay Arts & Events Centre, 101 Hastings St S, Hastings 4122, New Zealand, Hastings

## Event gallery

- **Alt text**: Machine de Cirque
  - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events1/banners/9600d6979db63f336557691c95ed3c3082fa74fc2c832cb23a62d22b52bf41a6-rimg-w1200-h800-dc080808-gmir?v=1789799766

## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Machine de Cirque being held?
  - **A:** Machine de Cirque takes place on Fri, 16 Oct, 2026 at 06:00 pm to Sun, 18 Oct, 2026 at 06:00 pm at Toitoi - Hawke's Bay Arts & Events Centre, 101 Hastings St S, Hastings 4122, New Zealand, Hastings.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Machine de Cirque?
  - **A:** Machine de Cirque is organized by Hawke's Bay Arts Festival.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** Machine de Cirque is ideal for festival lovers, culture enthusiasts, and anyone looking for a vibrant, immersive community experience. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Hastings, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If Machine de Cirque sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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