We received tickets for Cavalia Odysseo from friends and couldn't pass up a date night downtown. The tents are located towards the water, across from the Gardiner. It was difficult to find a path across, but eventually made it a few minutes before the show started. Hint: Take Parliament Street. Parking is $20 if you park in their lot. I believe I saw some who prepaid for $15. If you don't mind a short walk (or a long walk), there's parking nearby for $10-$12. We found a parking spot for $3 near George St and Adelaide St E. Once you walk in, there is a lot of upselling. You can visit the stables for $20 for children and $30 for adults. There are also printed programs for a price. They also have merchandise on sale, but nothing has a price on it. The show itself is pretty cool. I would say the show is 60% horsemanship and 40% acrobatics. Essentially like Cirque de Soliel with horses. It's amazing how well-trained the horses are. They will come to the riders when called upon, usually with a simple outstretched hand. What's more amazing is that they can control over 4 horses at a time. Having said that, though, there were a few occasions where the horses ran off on their own and you can tell that it was unscripted because the riders will run after the horses. It just goes to show you how hard it is to do what they do. The riders do some crazy things, mostly around mounting and dismounting horses while they're running. The acrobats were really great as well. They definitely showed how skilled and how strong they are. There was a lot of jumping, back flipping, standing on shoulders, and balancing on poles and rings. The acrobats were definitely enjoyable to watch with or without horse involvement. We also enjoyed the music, which was played live. From what we can tell, there was a single, guitarist, violinist, and drummer. There may have been more musicians, but we couldn't see them. The musicians were really good. I thought I was listening to a studio recording until I noticed them playing live. Overall the show was really good and if you like horses then this is definitely the show for you. Prices are pretty high, but horses have to eat too! Don't try to switch seats during the show/during intermission because their ushers will come by and yell at you. read more

Cavalia Odysseo - Performing Arts Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

I made the mistake of seeing Odysseo without having a particular fondness for horses. The acrobatics weren't nearly as excellent as Cirque du Soleil and the main focus of the show was definitely the magnificent horses. If you are interested in these beasts, then you'll have a blast. But, if you are just looking for a fancy show, you are probably better off going to a Cirque performance or maybe catching a broadway show. SPOILERS BELOW: Choreography (of the humans) was often out of sync, and supposedly symmetric formations often had one or two stragglers. On the other hand, the horses were very cute, and their spontaneity provided some of the most endearing moments of the show. A horse stopping by to drink water from the lake was very natural, and although unplanned, it was sweet. Another horse getting lost on the way off the stage was also natural and sweet. Going into Odysseo I expected to, at a minimum, see the classic formation of two riders side by side on a pair of horses with a third balancing on their shoulders. Unfortunately, even this staple of horse acrobatics was not included. Disappointing. read more

While the core acts are still excellent, I found this year's edition to suffer from excess "filler" with acrobats and rodeo tricks. One would expect the focus of the show to be the horses and the special style of performances they can do. This was perhaps one half of the show. The rest was simple riding tricks that can be seen at any rodeo and acrobatics that are certainly below "cirque" quality. A decent show, but not worth the price nor representative of the advertising. read more

I was pretty hesitant to go at first with all the mixed reviews... So I agree with a lot of yelpers (including those from Atlanta): - There is no story to follow, so just relax and enjoy the show. - Some dancers and acrobats were out-of-sync. I think that's forgivable! - It's very difficult to get a 100% perfect show with animals, so they did a great job! During my show (Thurs Aug 30), there were only TWO horses that messed up. One panicked during the scene with 20 horses and its trainer had to calm him down. Another didn't make the jump the first time. That's it! I think that's amazing. - Be sure to eat before coming here.. or pay $10 for two hot dogs and $4.50 a sprite - Washrooms are clean here! Firstly, I've never seen a Cirque show in my life. I can't compare this show with Cirque's, hence I really didn't mind that the performers were out-of-sync. I thought they had a lot of energy though so that was really fun. The music was also really fun! African-style drumming, a few lovely ballads, and a live band in the background with an amazing violinist. OH the horses!! They were phenomenal. I'm not a big horse fan... but I love animals in general. Horses poop as they jump around and the poor bare-feet performers have to step on that. These horses are talented. They can lie down and get back up on command, they can walk for 80 circles and they still obey, they can stand still for the entire scene and still obey, and they run like the wind!!! Overall, the performance was nice. I love how drapery and horses go together. I don't regret going but the tickets were extremely pricey!! Minus 1 star because there were some pretty slow and boring scenes.. Oh and the girl who kept raising her arms to get the audience to cheer, she ended up not doing anything spectacular after the audience cheered so so so many times. read more

Buying tickets to see a production once a year is my favorite thing. I had high expectations for Cavalia as the YouTube video was amazing! When I actually got to the tent I had to walk 20 mins in a loose stone path in high heels to get to the front doors. When my friend and I got there a couple minutes before show start and I asked if the women could sell us an obstructed view seat and change our seat to one of the back seats. She said no she couldn't this. Ok fine. The obstructed ticket (the cheapest) are still going to cost you $80 each. The first half of the show was torture, literally and I love stage productions! It was the same thing over and over again. I couldn't believe it! You could see in the audience people moving in their seats and people talking. I stayed to see how the second half would be. The second half was better but the performers from Africa are what made the show. But unfortunately, they don't get much credit in marketing. When they came out on stage you could feel their happiness and they engaged you. They were the best part of the show! The one thing Cavalia did wonderful is their lighting, I have not idea how they made sets out of lighting. So if you are lighting person, it is worth to see the show. As well after the show my friend and I went to the merchandise section as we wanted to buy items but nothing had price tags on it! There was no one around to help so we left. If you are a Cirque du Soleil person like myself, don't have high expectation for this show in regards to show and customer service. Or if you are person who like stories in a show this is definitely not it. It just random pieces of performance with no storytelling. But I do recommend this show to children. I would have given it one star but I gave it two stars as I understand how hard it is to put a show together. This show could be really great, if they just put some variation, rearrange the order of the show and put a storyline into it. read more

Easily the best night of my life and most beautiful thing I have ever seen. If you can go, absolutely go see the show. I wish they were based locally so I could see them at least once a year. It is so well crafted and performed. There are different parts/aspects to the show: live music (wonderful singer and live musicians), the horses (65!) all beautiful world class athletic horses, equestrians, dancers, acrobats (including an African themed group), unbelievable backdrop/special effects. Also, do get the VIP pass if you can. Included a great Mediterranean style dinner buffet, open bar (free drinks), intermission desert buffet, gift shop, performer meet and greet paintings for sale, and a visit to the stables afterwards. I will remember this evening for the rest of my life very fondly. I have favorited their channel on youtube so i can watch them again and again. =-) read more

Highly recommend. Exquisite. Very well coordinated. I now have stronger appreciation for the art of horseback riding

Overrated. Save your money for Cirque du Soleil; unless you're a horse lover you'll likely wish you'd had a nap at home instead. The best things about Odysseo are the human acrobatics but choreography, costume design and music are far inferior to Cirque. If you find dressage at the Royal Winter Fair riveting, this is the show for you. read more

Cavalia Odysseo is a once-in-a-lifetime experience, a definite must see. I took the VIP package and really made a night of it-got there at 6:00 had the buffet, took in the first half then had the dessert buffet, saw the second half, then took a tour of the barns where the 65 horses were resting after their performance. read more

My husband and I went to see this show in Plano Texas. We loved the show. It was the best show that we have ever seen. We love the horses and the people were very good. It was amazing. read more

My friend and I loved, loved, loved the show. It was totally fascinating and the horses are beautiful. I had seen Cirque du Soleil in Hamilton a few weeks before and I can honestly say I liked Cavalia Odysseo better. We did encounter a problem with our seats. We had decent seats 2nd row up, at the side. They had to seat a man and his wife in front of us and she had a really high back wheelchair, so needless to say we couldn't see past her. I stopped a young man named Wesley and I explained the situation and he said to give him a minute and then someone else caught him. I assumed he would be back but a young lady named Rya came over and asked what the issue was because Wesley had already told her and she said no problem. Great team work. She found 2 seats for us that were a lot better then our original seats. I can't say enough about these two young people. The best customer service that I have ever received. These two were running non stop and handling any issues that came up and helping everyone find their seats. MY friend and I both agree that it was a fantastic show, but how Wesley and Rya handled our problem, made it so there was no hassles to deal with. Thank-you Wesley and Rya for making an issue, no problem at all for us. Great job you two. read more