Big Top Bubbles
Our giant bubbles will delight you
Serving Birthday Parties with Bubble Shows Throughout the San Fransisco Bay Area
If you love bubbles, you’ve sure come to the right place. Our bubble and clowning circus show is a great way to celebrate a birthday with huge, majestic soap bubbles. So big, that you could fit a kid into them! It’s the safest solution for any birthday, and your kid is going to love the experience.
Two Services
All Great Options
Comedy + bubbles
Foam Parties
See Bubbles in Action
We Weren’t Kidding About the Bubbles Being HUGE.
Do You Also Do Indoor Parties?
Big Top Bubbles offer both indoor and outdoor bubble services.
Indoors:
We do a shorter stage show in indoor events, that features kids in bubbles - where we actually put audience members into a huge bubble after a short demonstration that is fun, impressive, and even educational.
Outdoors:
Enjoy a longer celebration of bubble arts, in a party that includes multiple soap bubble experiences and tools. I come fully contained, you don't have to worry about anything. The satisfaction from playing with the bubbles is epic. Often, kids and their parents will explore the bubbles together and bond over an experience they will never forget.
Holiday Parties
When you book Big Top Bubbles as your entertainment provider for Spring Events or any holiday event, you get to spoil your guests with a unique, fun, safe, and memorable experience. Everybody loves the photos that they can take with the big bubbles, and we can even incorporate some holiday spirit in the event with games, a mini show or even roaming entertainment.
Each huge bubble feels like an Easter Bunny moment.
Client Testimonials
Don’t take our word for it – here’s what our clients say
Ross
Happy client, via email
Ross
Hadas T.
Himani A.
Happy client via email
Don’t Miss Out!
Book Early to Reserve Your Special Day
Our available spots often fill three to six months in advance, especially during spring and summer!
When You Choose BUBBLES, It Means a Lot
Three main reasons to work with Big Top Bubbles
Active Play
Bubbles energize your party—kids love to chase and pop bubbles! It’s active outdoor play that sends kids home happy. You sit back and relax as “Frowny Joseph” (Hernan Cortez) enlivens your party with amazing bubbles and magic fun!
Circus Flair & Physical Comedy
Delight your guests with the most unique kids’ entertainment package in the Bay Area! Get the joy of the circus with the enchantment of giant soap bubbles.
Easy And Customizable
Just tell us the time and location of your party—and your entertainment work is completely done! Everything is included.
Custom Extras: options like balloon twisters, stilt walkers, and additional bubblers are available to add even more fun!
Pro tip: Book early for large festivals—weekend dates often fill months in advance.
Check out our video to see us in action!
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A Few More Testimonials
Executive Director
Mother of Birthday Boy
Ingrid
Lauren
Emilie
Retica
About Hernan Cortez
Founder of Big Top Bubbles, Hernan Cortez (aka “Frowny Joseph”) combines circus comedy and amazing giant soap bubbles to delight children and adults alike. A graduate of Flying Actor Studio and the Clown Conservatory, as well as an Honorary grad of Kids Entertainer Academy, Hernan has actively performed throughout Northern
California for decades.
Hernan is an energetic comic performer with skills including clowning, mime, street performing, slight of hand and magic. He also does professional sound and light engineering for events throughout the San Francisco Bay Area. To learn more about Hernan’s FOAM offering, visit SanFOAMcisco.com
My Approach
I work to ensure that the entertainment for your special day is perfect, from start to finish. As the father of two rambunctious boys myself, I understand the value of vigorous play, and how to ensure that kids have a fun and safe time full of laughter and giant bubbles. This is like no bubble show you’ve ever seen—it includes lots of laughter, uncommonly beautiful bubbles, and even the occasional clown chase.
Next Steps…
I’d love to hear more about your event and how we can bring the excitement of giant soap bubbles to your next event! Request more Information
Packages
Package 1
I MAKE MILLIONS OF BUBBLES
Duration: 55 minutes
- The BUBBLE experience where I make the bubbles and kids play, pop and party with them
- Professional Artist with years of experience (in a premium clown costume)
- Expect pictures from the event to be Pinterest ready
- Instagram Reel opportunities for all
Price: $400
Package 2
THE MORE TIME OPTION
Duration: 1 hour and 30 minutes
- Like Package 1 but for 90 minutes
- Music system with a selection of playlists
Price: $525
Package 3
THREE ENTERTAINERS
Duration: 90 minutes
- Your Choice of TWO Face Painter, Balloon Twisters, Jugglers or Magicians
- PLUS Package 2
Starting at: $1625
Package 4
WORKSHOP EXPERIENCE
Make Your Own Bubble Show
Duration: 55 minutes
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Kids make their own bubbles.
Professional props and tubs of bubble juice, are included - SHOW NOT INCLUDED - Hernan provides more of a hands on experience and less of a big show.
- Perfect for shy children or tiny little humans (toddlers). Appeals also to parents and grandparents who want to share a bubble holiday.
- Optional, no clown costume.
Price: $400
Everything to Know About Bubbles for Your Big Day!
Weekends, especially in the spring and summer, often book 3-6 months in advance. If we are already booked on your requested date, we can talk about other options (including booking later in the day). Reserve your date today!
We take cash or check for the full amount, on the day of your performance.
Tips are gratefully accepted but never required.
For kids’ birthday parties, we like to start bubbling right at the party’s start time, so kids arrive and can jump right into an activity. 60 minutes of bubble fun gets everyone to the perfect place for singing happy birthday and having cake.
We’re happy to work with you to design the perfect bubble experience for any event. Give us some details about what you have in mind and let’s talk about it!
My new indoor bubble show is the right solution for indoors. I am also accomplished in several circus arts, including magic and juggling.
We custom-make all of the juice for your event.
Anything can be harmful to grass in large enough amounts, but we take care to use non-toxic ingredients. More importantly, to absolutely minimize the amount of solution that enters the soil, run your sprinklers the night before the event and right after the event is over, and you will be fine.
I make a variety of bubbles, from super giants to big masses of smaller bubbles—I might even show you some fun foams!
The kind of bubbles I make for your show will depend on my bubble partners: the wind, sun, and humidity. For giant bubbles, the best conditions are very humid, with just a slight wind and cool conditions. My bubble performances are always tuned to the conditions and landscape we are in!
We custom-make all of our bubble equipment, and some of it is very large and requires some practice to use. If you’d like to make bubbles yourself, be sure to ask us about “Bubble Stations”—we’ll bring everything so that all of your guests can make some spectacular bubbles with user-friendly bubble wands.
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