Registration & Fees

General Registration Information

Class registration for the 2025-2026 circus school year will open to the public on 5th June, 2025.

The Circus school year starts in September and runs to June every year (10 months.) Classes run for around 30 weeks and participants learn a variety of circus skills in each class. The circus school year has two terms:

• Autumn term, which runs from September to December
• Spring term, which runs from January to June
  

The amount of weeks each class has varies based on what day of the week the class falls on and public holidays.

Galway Community Circus uses a registration system called Class for Kids. Here is what you need to know:

• Class fees are paid via a monthly subscription from September to June. The total payment for 10 months of classes is divided into monthly payments, and taken out each month.
• You must register to secure your class. You will only need to provide your card details once and the payments will be taken automatically each month.
• Members (those previously enrolled in these classes) have the option to register first before classes are open to the public. Once classes are open to the public, spaces are filled on a first-come, first-served basis.
• If registration starts more than one month before the first payment is due, we will pause the subscription plan and activate it before the due date for payments.
• Sibling discounts: Where siblings are booked in, admin will be notified automatically, and your subscription plan will be tailored to your booking by our admin team. This enables us to create 1 subscription plan per registration and reduce fees for parents.

Cancellations

All subscription term payments will be taken on the 1st of every month. To cancel you must notify the GCC office before the next payment is due to be taken. Any refunds for subscription terms are at the discretion of GCC.

Registration for our Youth Circus Programmes (Galway West, Galway East, Tuam)

At Galway Community Circus, Youth Circus refers to our membership-based circus arts education programmes for children and young people which focus on the artistic, social and personal development of participants.

We offer weekly Youth Circus classes in Galway West (Shantalla), Galway East (Renmore), and Tuam.

• Youth Circus West (Shantalla) classes offered are for ages 5 to 24.
• Youth Circus East (Renmore) classes offered are for ages 5 to 12 (with support from Galway City Arts Office).
• Youth Circus Tuam classes offered are for ages 5 to 12 (with support from Galway County Arts Office).

Youth Circus programme fees (for ages 5 to 17 years) include:

• Around 30 weeks of Youth Circus classes
• Additional training times for shows and events
• Performing in shows and at events
• Youth exchange opportunities (in Ireland and abroad)
• Youth leader opportunities
• Access to the Circus Equipment Library
• For youth participants taking two classes, a 10% discount on the second class
• When siblings are enrolled, a 10% discount for the 2nd sibling (excluding Family Circus class)
  

See tables of Youth Circus West, East and Tuam class fees below.

Please note: Class prices vary based on what day of the week the class falls on. Some classes cost slightly less or more because we do not charge for classes on bank holidays, mid-term breaks or other holidays. For example: classes that fall on Mondays will usually have a lower fee because of the amount of bank holidays that fall on Mondays, which reduces the number of sessions.

Please note: Toddler and Family Circus classes operate on a one parent or guardian, one child (minimum) policy. This means a parent or guardian must register with a child. For Toddler Circus, parents are NOT charged for registration. For Family Circus classes, parents ARE charged for registration. The fee listed below for Family Circus classes is per person (pp). Each person registering for the class will be charged.

Registration for Adult Circus Classes

We offer Adult Circus classes for ages 18+ at our Westside location in Shantalla.