Flotsam River Circus is a troupe of musicians, puppeteers, and circus artists traveling on a ramshackle raft, giving free performances in riverfront towns. Inspired by the American showboat tradition and modern floating art projects, Flotsam features a rotating cast of internationally renowned performers.

In 2025, in celebration of the Erie Canal’s Bicentennial, Flotsam will voyage from Buffalo to New York City via the Erie Canal and Hudson River, performing in over 35 communities along the way—including Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse, Albany, and NYC.

Flotsam’s stage is a 33-foot circus raft, often doubling as our home. Since our 2019 debut down Oregon’s Willamette River, we’ve brought our show to Seattle’s waterways, the Sacramento River, the Upper Mississippi in 2023, and the entire Ohio River in 2024.

More information at: www.rivercircus.com