The Big Apple Circus is presenting special shows during its current New York City season that are designed for patrons with autism. For a video, follow this link: http://abc7ny.com/family/the-big-apple-circus—not-your-ordinary-big-top/1094427/
On December 17, 2015, the Ordinance Committee of the Cambridge City Council will hold a public hearing on an ordinance to prohibit the use of wild and exotic animals in traveling shows and circuses. If passed, this ordinance would make it unlawful to “conduct, sponsor, walk, exhibit or operate a traveling show or circus that […]
Just for the sake of argument, consider the Ringling Brothers Circus of the year 1890, roughly 17 years before it became the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus. That year, you could see Anzo, the Human Serpent, slither on the ground. You could see the La Role brothers, Chris and Harry, the two ‘‘Flying […]
A new, more interactive, more colorful and exciting website for the Circus Fans Association of America is now online at circusfans.org. With links to traditional CFA online news, features, and animal alerts, the new site will offer expanded coverage of the Circus Fans’ activities and circus-industry news. “We have to move forward to appeal to […]
Jim Williams, better known to a generation of circus fans as Happy the Clown, died Sunday in Baraboo. During his 30 years at Circus World Museum, Williams became the grinning face of the historic site. He was inducted into the International Clown Hall of Fame in 1995. “Jimmy was a dedicated career clown who managed […]
PARKSIDE, Penn. —On its last day in town, officials tried to figure out how two zebras with the UniverSoul Circus got loose from their site at Fairmount Park in Philadelphia. The animals were seen gallivanting on Sunday in the area. They were spotted in a Planet Fitness parking lot, then running down a neighborhood street […]
Click for the latest news … Circus Museum Sold The Charles Jackson Circus Museum has been sold. Universoul Circus Planning Christmas Show Posted 11/12/2015 11:09:57 PM by Don Covington Cirque du Soleil to Attempt Again to Conquer NYC Posted 11/12/2015 10:59:41 PM by Don Covington Friday, November 13, 2015 – Montreal. Quebec, Canada Canada’s circus giant has not had much success in New […]
BMX riders add highflying excitement to circus Sometimes, Kenny Short looks around him and wonders how he got to this point. “You’re trying to figure out ‘how did I get here,’ ” he said. “It’s amazing, too, how there’s a camel right by you, and then elephants, and people from all over the world who […]
Ladies and gentlemen, children of all ages! Baraboo will commemorate its stupendous circus heritage with the 3rd Annual Baraboo’s Big Top Parade & Circus Celebration on Saturday, July 25, 2015.