The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus is drawing to a close this weekend after 146 years of performances and travel that at times have been marred by tragedy and celebrated in film, but also ...

Editor's note: This the first in a three-part series on the history of the circus in North Dakota. For 140 years, the circus has provided entertainment for residents of North Dakota. During the early ...

With a new gallery in the circus museum and a photography exhibition exploring the backstage life of the traveling carnival and circus, The Ringling offers even more immersion into circus history. On ...

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Angela discovers why Circus World made Wisconsin a nationally renowned historic site and where the Ringling Brothers began in 1884. The museum features daily performances under the billowing big top — ...

BLOOMINGTON — Bloomington-Normal has many reasons to celebrate its circus history in 2023. In August 1849, the first circus visited town for one day only. Just 15 years later, in 1864, the pages of ...

PROVIDENCE – The circus is coming to town. After a six-year hiatus, Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey is bringing its traveling show back to Providence’s Amica Mutual Pavilion this weekend. The last ...

After wrapping up the final two shows here on Nov. 9, Piccolo Zoppé will set up in North Little Rock for performances that ...

Rob Mermin, founder of Vermont's own Circus Smirkus, will entertain with an evening of personal anecdotes and film clips on circus history on Wednesday, July 9 at 7 p.m. at New England Youth Theatre.

A new book explores the connections between Jews, the circus and the study of Jewish text. (JTA) — For a brief and slightly embarrassing period in my teens, I wanted to run away with the circus. I ...