The annual circus event for the Mercer Island Preschool Association (MIPA), held on Saturday, April 25 at Mercer Island High School, drew young families region-wide for a day of fun and community gathering.
MIPA’s Circus began in 1966 as a Dr. Seuss-inspired carnival called Circus McGurkus for the children of Mercer Island. Since then, it has grown into a festival that attracts hundreds of families from all over Seattle and the Eastside.
Kids and families enjoyed pony rides, cake walks, bouncy houses, face painting, carnival games, food trucks and performances by Nancy Stewart, the School of Acrobatics & New Circus Arts, Recess Monkey, the Mercer Island High School Drill Team, the Duwamish Dixieland Band and the Bus Boys.