The five Ringling brothers started their circus in Wisconsin, but it grew exponentially when they moved their winter ...

When circuses starting making their way to Dayton in the 1800s, they quickly became a major spectacle. We went back into the archives to see what the circuses were like throughout history and the ...

James Deutsch - Senior Content Coordinator, Smithsonian’s America at 250 Book Project Trained and created for UniverSoul Circus in Johannesburg, South Africa, the Pizza Posse marries acrobatics to ...

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 ...

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 — ...

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 ...

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 ...

In the early 1950s, what might have been an unlikely location — a horse farm in the heart of Cohasset — was transformed into a destination for music and entertainment. Sixty years ago this summer, the ...

Sailor Circus “Celebrate 70” spring show: Thursdays through Saturdays, April 18-20, April 25-27; 7 p.m. Thursday and Friday; 2 and 7 p.m. Saturdays; $15 to $28; Sailor Circus Arena, 2075 Bahia Vista ...