Cirque Shanghai Extreme – website
Location: Pepsi Skyline Stage at Navy Pier, 600 E. Grand Ave, Chicago
Phone: 800-745-3000 (to purchase tickets)
Hours: The show runs June 29 – September 5.
Sunday 12:00pm, 2:00pm 5:00pm
Wednesday 2:00pm 4:00pm 7:30pm
Thursday 2:00pm 7:30pm
Friday 2:00pm 4:00pm 8:00pm
Saturday 2:00pm 6:00pm 8:00pm
Monday, 9/5 2:00pm 4:00pm
The show is approximately 75 minutes long.
Admission: Wednesday – Friday: Adults – $17.50-$29.50; all kids (3-12) and seniors (65+) $15.
Saturday – Sunday: Adults – $19.50-$32.50; all kids (3-12) $15.
There are fees & taxes on each ticket, ranging from $7.75 to $10.22 making tickets $22.75 for kids and $25.30-$39.72 for adults.
Use the code KIDS at Ticketmaster to get $25 Adult Gold Circle tickets for Wed-Fri performances in July and August.
Parking: Navy Pier has a large attached parking garage. Parking is a flat fee: $20 Monday-Thursday & $24 Friday-Sunday.
Bathrooms: There are large public bathrooms with changing tables. The sinks were difficult for Cooper to reach.
Nursing: There is no designated nursing area.
Handicapped/stroller accessibility: Navy Pier is handicapped and stroller accessible. I would probably not bring a stroller to the show; there are lots of stairs.
Food: There is a food counter offering popcorn, pretzels, and other foods and snacks, and beverages, including pop, juice, water, alcohol, and coffee. I thought the prices were pretty reasonable; popcorn was $3.50, beverages were about the same. A little high, but not more than I would expect at a show like this. I was very impressed that they offered fresh fruit ($1 each).
You’ll pay: We visited on a Thursday night. I received 4 complementary tickets, but the normal cost (2 adults, 2 kids) would have been $108.52. (We had the mid-range seats; Dexter is actually young enough that he would be free, but then he’d have to sit on our lap without his own seat.)
Our experience: We enjoyed the show a lot. The weather was perfect when we went. Once you enter the Pepsi Skyline Stage area, there is a large outdoor patio with seating and the food counter. We ordered a popcorn, pretzel, and drinks and snacked before the show. The Pepsi Skyline Stage is a canopied, open-air theater. The show we saw was at 7:30 pm and the weather was beautiful so I really enjoyed it. All the seats seemed to be great.

I received four complementary tickets to Cirque Shanghai Extreme. All opinions expressed are my own.