DYNAMO Circus Festival is the place where we meet – artists from all over the world, families with children with a craving for fun and mischief, curious audiences with a taste for the quirky, performing arts aficionados, party-loving Funen residents, tourists who are blown away by excitement, and the harbor’s many users and happy neighbors.

Four days where community is at the center, and where we celebrate together everything that circus can be – wild, moving, boundary-pushing and playful!

The first edition of DYNAMO Circus Festival took place in August 2017, just half a year after the opening of DYNAMO. 

The festival was born out of the wish to share world-class circus from all over the world with the people of Odense. Over the years, the festival grew into a staple of Nordic events within the circus world, and a hub for professionals, artists, creators, and programmers. 

Our festival is a celebration of contemporary circus, a recognition of the outstanding art that is being created in our field, and an invitation to you, our audience, to let yourself be inspired, moved, surprised. 

Our festival has a DYI approach and very specific mood and aesthetic, inspired by the world of circus – on the move, wild, uncompromising, making the best out of every situation. We have a dedication to sustainability and reusing materials, so the atmosphere at the festival is based on upcycling and recycling. 

Watch the 2025 festival aftermovie here. Shot and edited by Rene Odgaard with music by Rune Vadstrøm Andersen