A Columbian tui, back flipping bogan, Latino tourist and a multisport manipulator are some of the star attractions of a free open-air outdoor circus below Mount Drury this summer.

Starting tomorrow, the talented cast of Fuse Circus is bringing its theatrical performance ‘Campground Chaos' to Mount Maunganui for the first time.

The Fuse Circus performers enjoying a flying picnic.

Company director Tom Beauchamp says they performed the show in Downtown Tauranga a couple of years ago – but this is the 2015 version with a new colourful cast, who've returned from various corners of the globe.

'Set in a campground, it's all Kiwiana-themed. There's a grumpy campground manager, a bogan a tourist a sports geek and a tui in the mix, using 100 per cent NZ music as well.”

Tom says audiences can expect comedy, combined with a high-skilled circus, with action happening on and off the ground as performers climb, swing, and soar eight-metres above the amphitheatre at Mount Drury.

The free Fuse Circus is at Mount Drury on December 30 to January 3, with daily 2pm and 8pm shows and a New Year's Eve showcase at 6.30pm and 8.30pm. Donations are accepted after the shows.

'People can bring a picnic and a blanket and make a nice evening or afternoon of it,” says Tom.