Step right up for one of the tiniest, oddest, and most delightful spectacles ever to hit the streets of Lawrence.

The Roustabout Rats’ Magnificent Flea Circus is making its first-ever appearance at the Lawrence Busker Festival, bringing old-world sideshow charm, big imagination, and microscopic mayhem to the festival grounds. This whimsical walk-up attraction invites curious audiences to peer closely as a full circus unfolds on a miniature scale—complete with daring feats, high drama, and a healthy dose of playful deception.

Because of the intimate nature of the show, the Roustabout Rats will be performing only a limited number of shows, popping up at various locations around the festival. If you stumble across it, consider yourself lucky—this is the kind of rare, blink-and-you’ll-miss-it experience that makes the Busker Festival so wonderfully strange.