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The New Old Time Chautauqua Circus will be here on Gabriola Island AUGUST 1st, 2026! COME ONE, COME ALL! AUGUST 1st, 2026! @The Gabriola Commons Food trucks onsite ~ Names and times for each food truck will be announced soon but I can leak that one will be Taco Papi Taq-eh-ria (he will come after the Depot)!! 12:00 noon ~ The fabulous PARADE Everyone welcome!!! Bring your colourful costumes, sparkles, shine, noisemakers, instruments, fancy hats, dressed up dogs, goat, clowns! The parade is on foot and starts at the Commons, to the Farmer's Market at the Agi Hall, and back to the Commons!! Join us and bring a friend!! 1pm-4pm ~ Workshops ~ By Donation Workshops on everything from Juggling, Acrobatics, Clown, Ukulele, Sign Painting, Ecology ...and so much more...given by Chautauquans and locals! 7pm ~ THE BIG SHOW! ~ BY DONATION- bring cash $! This year promises to be an EVEN BIGGER and EVER BETTER show than last year's incredibly fantastic mindblowing show!! The Flying Karamazov Brothers, Artis the Spoonman, Clever Trever and so much more including aerials, all performed to the music of the Fighting Instruments of Karma Marching Band/Orchestra...yes, live band!!!!! Last year's crowd was HUGE at the Commons, let's make it even bigger this year on August 1st!, Gabriola!!!!!!!!!!!! WOOOOHOOOO!