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There will be live music; aerialist shows; art and nature crafts; a beer and mead garden (proceeds benefit Denver Urban Gardens); and a vendor village of local makers selling honey, botanicals and handmade goods.
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Jonathan Shikes, Denver Post, 14 Aug. 2025
Carnival Midway’s cast of trapeze artists, aerialists, jugglers and clowns perform every hour on the half hour, starting at 1:30 p.m. (on weekends, the show kicks off at 11:30a.m.).
—Alex Schechter, Travel + Leisure, 14 Aug. 2025
While some thieves are high-wire aerialists, most know that putting up a ladder after the sun goes down is too conspicuous.
—Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 31 July 2025
With over two dozen aerialists, divers, dancers, and singers, this engaging dinner show is an immersive event fit for all ages.
—Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 2 May 2025
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Jonathan Shikes, Denver Post, 14 Aug. 2025
Carnival Midway’s cast of trapeze artists, aerialists, jugglers and clowns perform every hour on the half hour, starting at 1:30 p.m. (on weekends, the show kicks off at 11:30a.m.).
—Alex Schechter, Travel + Leisure, 14 Aug. 2025
While some thieves are high-wire aerialists, most know that putting up a ladder after the sun goes down is too conspicuous.
—Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 31 July 2025
With over two dozen aerialists, divers, dancers, and singers, this engaging dinner show is an immersive event fit for all ages.
—Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 2 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for aerialist
contortionist
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And the bubbly contortionist, 42, might have set a trend with those one-of-a-kind movements.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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Both are situated in a stunning al fresco dining hall that hosts roving performers like contortionists and acrobats throughout dinner service.—
Sara Liss,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
14 Oct. 2025
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“Aerialist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aerialist. Accessed 27 Nov. 2025.
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