Phare Circus: Siem Reap's Best Live Entertainment
4.9
1,884 Ratings
Siem Reap

Experience the captivating Phare Circus show in Siem Reap. These talented artists use drama, dance, live music, and acrobatics to share their life experiences and break the cycle of poverty.

Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Phare, The Cambodian Circus - Experience Cambodia’s most unique, authentic live entertainment by the graduates of Phare Ponleu Selpak non-profit school.
    Phare is more than a conventional acrobatic circus. Performers use theater, live music, dance and modern circus arts to tell uniquely Cambodian stories; historical, folk and modern. The artists…
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What's Included
  • Authentic live performance in Siem Reap.
  • Exclusive Phare Insider backstage visit.
What's Not Included
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Snacks
Additional Information

Phare Circus offers more than just traditional acrobatics. The performers craft and present narratives inspired by their personal life stories. Drawing from recent history, folklore, and contemporary society, they seamlessly integrate drama, dance, live music, and circus arts to share their experiences with the audience.
The artists come from incredibly…

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Location
Phare, The Cambodian Circus
Intersection of Ring Road and Sok San Road, South of intersection with Sok San Road
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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(1884 Ratings)
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Sp123456789
Nov 12, 2025
Excellent show - Excellent show with young artists. Supports a good cause. I enjoyed it very much. Lots of fun and a great way to spend an evening in Siam Reap.
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360magazine
Nov 10, 2025
Fun for Everyone - The Phare, the Cambodian Circus, is a magical experience for all types of tourists and traveling families. It was extremely entertaining. The staff was extremely professional, and the performers were outstanding, demonstrating a great deal of juggling, acrobatics, and aerial skills.
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P
Nov 9, 2025
Great night out - Wonderful atmosphere Tasty and great choice of foods to try Clean & tidy Gift shop available Show was amazing- there are different shows, ours told the story of the people and rising again after Khmer Rouge which was told incredibly through dance and props Awesome to be able to ethically support the people of Cambodia in their beautiful country
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Pablo
Nov 9, 2025
Great project and great show - A great project. Besides the people who work in the circus, there are other people in the crafts, the shop, restaurant, etc... The show is nice, fun and has a bit of a sad or dramatic touch. The music accompanies and is very visual. I don't know. You need any language to understand. To put a but, the whole show is the same artists, no rotation.
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Paul
Nov 7, 2025
Everyone has fun at the Phare circus! - This circus is really a lot of fun. Better than I expected - high energy, enthusiastic performers. It has a theater in the round presentation and cheering audience that gives the show a “Thunderdome” feeling. The performers were skilled and truly seemed to enjoy themselves. Highly recommended!
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Vacation10009830897
Nov 3, 2025
Great Experience - Honestly didn’t expect it to be that good, but the show was amazing. The energy, the music, the story everything hit perfectly. The performers gave it their all, and you can really feel it. Definitely worth checking out if you’re in Siem Reap.
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Cristinamk176sl
Nov 1, 2025
A window open to the Great Circus Art in Cambodia, - Our first day in Cambodia, we asked our guide Sophat Sour (+85570672279), for a cultural activity to enjoy on our first night in beautiful Siem Reap; without hesitation, he recommended us "Phare" the current show of the Cambodian Circus. He explained the importance of supporting these artists who come from schools of Popular Art and recommended us to arrive early to enjoy Traditional Dances that are presented before the Phare function and that are performed by even younger artists. The show is beautiful, very well structured, fun, the spectacular stunts, some of them of a high degree of difficulty, are intertwined with the story. At times it is very moving and at others it makes you laugh a lot. These young Cambodian artists, make you reflect on their terrible past, leaving you an incomparable life lesson and an example of inspiring resilience. Our Guide, Sophat Sour, also provided us with the phone of his young friend Chantha who drives a very nice and comfortable tuk tuk; he went for us to the hotel took us to the Circus headquarters and waited for us!
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Catherine_p
Oct 31, 2025
Do not miss this - An experience not to be missed. We loved every second of it. The performers are extremely talented and the whole event is beautiful.
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Malcs89102018
Oct 30, 2025
Magnificent skills and a unique show. - This is a uniquely brilliant show. It “starts” before the advertised start time with a very talented artist painting The Buddha, which then becomes the centre piece of the show and the multi talented gymnasts / actors then tell the story whilst performing unbelievably complex leaps and balancing acts etc all whilst the “Old Man” does another couple of pictures. Extraordinary.
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Ellen
Nov 2, 2025
What less of a show as expected - Good that this performance is provided by NGO. Lots of enthusiasm. Acrobatics is only part of the show. The story that is told is a lot of walking up and down. Clothes are different from the picture this was a bit disappointing. This makes it less of a show element and more of a performance.
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Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).