Flic Flac

What Flic Flac does

Flic Flac (operating as Circus Flic Flac GmbH) is a German for-profit live entertainment company headquartered in Borken that bills itself as Germany's largest promoter of action and acrobatics shows. Founded around 1988 and led by Managing Director Benno Kastein, the company runs simultaneous touring productions across five German cities — Duisburg, Nürnberg, Kassel, Dortmund, and Bielefeld — each backed by a dedicated city-level microsite, and claims cumulative attendance of more than 13.5 million visitors over its 37-year history. Its product surface is a single category (live action, adrenaline, and acrobatic performance) delivered through two commercial formats: standard season shows in each of the five cities and a seasonal X-Mas Show program, plus a differentiated artistic-identity format in Kassel ('Das Festival der Artisten').

The business model is direct-to-consumer ticket sales to the general public at physical venues, with no disclosed B2B channels, sponsorships, or media rights revenue referenced. There is no proprietary software platform, AI/ML capability, or digital product in the source data; the technology stack is limited to the corporate website (flicflac.de), per-city microsites, contact forms, and standard web analytics cookies as described in the company's GDPR data notice. The company is privately held with no disclosed funding rounds, no parent company, no subsidiaries, and a headcount range of 11–50 employees. Revenue figures, ticket pricing, and segment-level financials are not disclosed in the available sources, which constrains any quantitative triangulation of unit economics.

Name

Flic Flac

Legal name

Circus Flic Flac GmbH

Website

https://flicflac.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1988

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Flic Flac is a German private live entertainment company that operates action and acrobatics shows across five German cities (Duisburg, Nürnberg, Kassel, Dortmund, Bielefeld), selling tickets directly to consumers through a 37-year-old brand and seasonal Christmas shows.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Live Entertainment / Circus & Variety Shows

NAICS

Amusement Parks and Arcades (7131), Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events with Facilities (711310), Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries (711)

SIC

Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900)

akta.pro primary industry

General Consumer Expos & Trade Shows (MPAGAFAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Holiday, Seasonal & Christmas Markets (MPAGAFAL)

Keywords

• Live entertainment shows
• Action acrobatics circus
• Christmas variety shows
• Family live performances
• Traveling circus productions

Headquarters

HQ city

Borken

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Live Show Tickets: Revenue is generated through direct ticket sales to consumers attending live action and acrobatics shows at various venues across Germany. The company operates both regular seasonal shows and Christmas-themed shows.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Flic Flac is Germany's largest promoter of action and acrobatics shows, producing live circus-style entertainment featuring action, adrenaline, and artistry. The company operates regular seasonal shows and seasonal Christmas (X-Mas) shows at physical venues across five German cities: Duisburg, Nürnberg, Kassel, Dortmund, and Bielefeld. Customers purchase tickets directly to attend these performances at the venues.

Product overview

Flic Flac is Germany's largest action and acrobatics show organizer, operating as a single unified entertainment offering across multiple cities. The company presents live circus-style shows featuring action, adrenaline, and artistry through various branded show products including regular season shows in Nürnberg, Duisburg, Kassel, Dortmund, and Bielefeld, as well as seasonal X-Mas Shows and the Festival der Artisten in Kassel. Over 13.5 million visitors have attended shows across 37 years of Flic Flac history.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• X-Mas Shows: Christmas-themed shows performed in various German cities including Duisburg, Dortmund, Bielefeld, and Nürnberg.

Quantifiable outcome

• 13.5 million+ cumulative visitors over 37 years of operation

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Cavalia: International touring show combining acrobatics, equestrian artistry, and live performance under a big-top format. Closely comparable big-top, action-driven touring show concept to Flic Flac.
• GOP Varieté-Theater: Chain of German variety theaters featuring live acrobatic, comedic, and performance acts with food service. Comparable as a German ticketed live entertainment operator with multiple fixed venues.
• Blue Man Group: Long-running touring theatrical production combining performance art, music, and physical spectacle. Comparable as a branded, ticketed live performance show with multi-city residency operations.
• Circus Krone: Germany's largest traditional circus, also touring action and acrobatic shows domestically. Operates the same live, family-oriented entertainment model as Flic Flac but at significantly larger scale and with broader brand recognition.
• Circus Roncalli: Established German circus specializing in artistic, acrobatic, and animal-free performances. Direct competitor for the German live action/acrobatic show audience and premium family entertainment spending.
• Holiday on Ice: Iconic touring ice entertainment show with strong German audience and recurring seasonal performances. Comparable as a multi-city, family-oriented touring live entertainment product in the German market.

Broad incumbents

• Stage Entertainment: Major German live entertainment producer of large-scale musicals (e.g., The Lion King) in fixed theaters. Comparable as a German ticketed live entertainment operator, though focused on musicals rather than action/acrobatics.
• Cirque du Soleil: Global leader in acrobatic and theatrical live entertainment, operating resident and touring shows worldwide. Comparable business model (ticketed acrobatic shows) at vastly larger scale and international reach.
• Disney on Ice: Feld Entertainment's touring ice show built on Disney IP, performing family-oriented live entertainment in arenas across Germany and Europe. Comparable touring live entertainment model targeting family audiences in German venues.

Emerging players

• Cirque Éloize: Montreal-based contemporary circus producing touring acrobatic shows for international audiences. Comparable touring acrobatic show format, though focused on international (non-German) markets.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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