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VIDEO: Circus comes to Parksville

One-day event includes fire eating, aerial acrobatics, comedy, more

The Great Benjamins Circus stopped into Parksville on Friday (May 18) to perform for a large crowd of kids and adults at Oceanside Place.

Aerial acrobatics, juggling, feats of daring and fire eating were just some of the acts, in addition to some comedy skits.

The circus, with roots in Mexico and the U.S., is on a B.C. tour, headed to Esquimalt, Hope, Quesnel and beyond.

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Ariel finds her legs in this aerial performance done using a net at the Great Benjamins Circus performance in Oceanside Place arena in Parksville on Friday, May 18. The circus is on a tour of B.C., with stops in Esquimalt, Hope, Cache Creek, Quesnel and beyond. — Adam Kveton Photo