To mark the circus' return to Maitland after a seven year absence, we are giving away double passes to the spectacular.

To enter send us your name and contact details, including your phone number, in an email to lowerhunter@austcommunitymedia.com.au and Include Great Moscow Circus ticket giveaway in the subject field.

We will contact winners by telephone on Thursday and tickets can be collected from our office in Elgin Street, Maitland (above the ANZ Bank) on Friday.

The 10-day event which starts on Thursday night (June 10) features Australia's top trial riders - The Flair Riders, also starring the Extreme Wheel of Death, High Wire Walkers, the world's best dare devil motorcycle cage riders, breathtaking aerial performers and much more.

The Great Moscow Circus first visited Australia in 1965, and has continued to bring it back to Australia every three to five years since.

"We premiered this tour in Wollongong in 2017 and have and will be visiting locations throughout NSW, South Australia, Western Australia, Queensland, Victoria, Tasmania, Northen Territory and Australian Capital Territory," said spokesman Mark Edgley.

"We're pleased to say that all locations that we have visited to date have been highly successful."

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Each time the circus returns to Australia it is with a completely new show, all new artists and a completely different production.

On this occasion the program includes artists from Russia, the Ukraine, Belarus, Colombia, Brazil, Switzerland, Germany, Italy, Australia and New Zealand.

"The Great Moscow Circus is the most successful entertainment event that has ever visited this country," Mr Edgley said.

"Since its first visit in 1965, over 7 million Australians have attended the show. It is truly an event that appeals to people of all ages.

"So far, audiences that have attended this current tour, rate it as one of the most spectacular Great Moscow Circus productions ever," he said.

The Great Moscow Circus starts on Thursday at Maitland Showground with the first session at 7pm. Check the circus' website for show times, seating and prices.

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