After the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus announced that it will end its 146-year run, shutting down the show this May, we were inspired to dig into our archive to find 20 moments from ...

"The circus is the only ageless delight that you can buy for money," Ernest Hemingway once wrote. That was before scowling cats and amateur stuntmen rose to fame on YouTube, when tigers leaping ...

Did you know that Sarasota was once known as the Circus City? The Circus Hall of Fame museum opened in 1956, with seven buildings exhibiting costumes, props, and other artifacts that made our circus ...

Harold “Heavy” Burdick has been restoring antique circus wagons for over 42 years. Circus World Executive Director Scott O’Donnell said “he’s like MacGyver.” The antique circus wagons appearing in ...

In June of 1972, Nicholas Whitman photographed vintage circus posters, many layers deep, in the protected bay of a barn near the intersection of Routes 346 and 22 in North Petersburg, New York. Around ...

The city of Baraboo will celebrate its circus heritage and community spirit during its third annual Baraboo’s Big Top Parade & Circus Celebration on Saturday, July 25. Family-friendly activities will ...

A key component of the Russian Institute of Theatre Arts (GITIS), the circus directing department was founded in 1978 by Georgy Bardian, who created many influential circus shows, including Circus on ...