{"id":5497,"date":"2026-04-27T17:11:43","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T17:11:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thefamilygrapevine.co.uk\/croydon-sutton\/?post_type=event&#038;p=5497"},"modified":"2026-04-27T17:11:43","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T17:11:43","slug":"spectacular-circus-on-the-streets-of-croydon","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/thefamilygrapevine.co.uk\/croydon-sutton\/event\/spectacular-circus-on-the-streets-of-croydon\/","title":{"rendered":"Spectacular circus on the streets of Croydon!"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Spectacular circus on the streets of Croydon!<\/h3>\n<p>This summer, Katharine Street is transformed into a vibrant open\u2011air circus arena as Upswing brings a spectacular two\u2011day celebration to Croydon. Inspired by the trailblazing 19th\u2011century aerialist Miss La La, the event fills the town with bold performances, hands\u2011on workshops and joyful creativity for all ages.<\/p>\n<p>Across the weekend, world\u2011class contemporary circus artists will take to the air with breathtaking displays, walkabout acts inspired by vintage circus glamour, and opportunities for everyone to \u201cgive it a go,\u201d from hula\u2011hooping to beginner acrobatics. Creative craft sessions will invite the community to help decorate the street, turning it into a shared space of imagination and play.<\/p>\n<p>Presented by Upswing \u2013 the UK\u2019s pioneering Black\u2011led contemporary circus company \u2013 this free celebration honours Miss La La\u2019s legacy while spotlighting the future of circus.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Saturday, 12pm \u2013 6pm<br \/>\nSunday, 12pm \u2013 5pm<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":4617,"parent":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"event_categories":[583,587],"class_list":["post-5497","event","type-event","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","event_categories-days-out","event_categories-family-fun-days-out"],"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2027-05-07 01:51:32","action":"change-status","newStatus":"trash","terms":[],"taxonomy":"event_categories","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thefamilygrapevine.co.uk\/croydon-sutton\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event\/5497","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thefamilygrapevine.co.uk\/croydon-sutton\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thefamilygrapevine.co.uk\/croydon-sutton\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/event"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/thefamilygrapevine.co.uk\/croydon-sutton\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event\/5497\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5499,"href":"https:\/\/thefamilygrapevine.co.uk\/croydon-sutton\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event\/5497\/revisions\/5499"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thefamilygrapevine.co.uk\/croydon-sutton\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4617"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thefamilygrapevine.co.uk\/croydon-sutton\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5497"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"event_categories","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thefamilygrapevine.co.uk\/croydon-sutton\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event_categories?post=5497"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}