Performers | The Winnipeg International Children's Festival

Flyin' Bob

Flyin’ Bob returns to the Fool Fest for the first time since 2019! Winnipeg audiences have always enjoyed Bob’s wacky and puntastic humour and dazzling circus feats!

Gustavo The Impossibilist

Feats of unrealized stupidity for your pleasure and amazement. Gustavo is sure to fail at every outrageous stunt he puts before the audience’s unbelieving eyes. Great fun for all ages!

Mike Battie

Mike is a side-splitting comic juggler, unicyclist and renaissance man. See his show and you’ll never look at broccoli the same again.

Mike Wood

A prop comedian with a degree in Engineering. He can make you laugh until you snort , He can fold a fitted sheet by himself…or…does it all come down to his fabulous hair?

Mr. Mark

Mr. Mark is returning to his home town to once again wow audiences with his kooky blend of drumming, hilarious songs and, of course, beware the buckets!

Ron Pearson

Ron is a renowned comic magician and master of sleight-of-hand – prepare to be amazed!

Sarah Teakle

Sarah performs regularly as part of the Teakle Family Circus and we’re thrilled to have her solo hula hoop extravaganza at the Festival of Fools!

The Great Balanzo turns the everyday into an adventure with a circus and comedy show for all. In Winnipeg for the first time since his escape in the early 1990s Balanzo is thrilled to join Festival of Fools for the first time in history.

The Silly People

Phil Leconte & Colin Franks are The Silly People, a talented duo who use yo-yos, Diabolos and more to create a fun-filled one-of-a-kind silly fest!

The Street Circus

Dan & Kim Craig have been wowing audiences around the world with their amazing acrobatics and outstanding feats of circus strength!