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 — ...

The International Circus Hall of Fame is making history this weekend with their Circus Calliope and Mechanical Music Festival happening on Friday, June 17 and Saturday, June 18. John Wright, president ...

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 ...

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 ...