Though the first modern circus was born in 1770s England, the tented attractions didn’t become an American tradition until around the mid-to-late-1800s. The traveling circus graced wide swaths of the ...

A modern take on Juvenal’s quote might read, “We, the people, have given up our civic responsibilities, and all we want is something to eat, and something to amuse us: like chicken wings and football.

Jonatan Lopez of The Lopez Troupe gives a presentation of his skills. The Lopez are sixth generation circus artists, best known for their daring and death defying performances in the Ringling Bros.

After six years, the circus is back. The rebooted Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey circus is heading to the Wells Fargo Center this weekend, and it will look much different than the circuses of ...

BUTTE, Montana — A 58-year-old circus elephant managed to briefly taste freedom Tuesday when it escaped and wandered through the streets of Butte, Montana. The Asian elephant named Viola was in town ...

An escaped circus lion terrorized an Italian town for hours before finally being sedated and captured. State and local police officers, in addition to the Carabinieri, descended on the town of ...

The circus is in town, and this "small but mighty" one is touted as having a whole lot of heart. 1. The Venardos Circus is taking place right now in Kissimmee. Kevin Venardos is the owner and ...

After 360 days of planning, the 61st annual Al Bedoo Shrine Circus kicked off its five-day extravaganza at the Shrine Auditorium on Wednesday afternoon. "We plan all year for this circus," Shrine ...

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 ...

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