Coulrophobia - an abnormal fear of clowns - is not often diagnosed, but anecdotally, is pretty widespread. Kids are easily terrified by the grotesque face paint and garish costumes, and those fears ...

Wisconsin may be the jolliest state in the union: Where else can you find Clown Camp, Clown College, the Clown Hall of Fame, Circus World Museum and the Great Circus Parade? There's a reason so much ...

Our first president George Washington attended the first American circus in Philadelphia in 1793. Circus would expand from that auspicious start to become American folklife, intertwined with the ...

The Indianapolis Clowns are returning to the field, this time to play in the Banana Ball Championship League. The name is a ...

The new season of the FX series American Horror Story: Freak Show adds the homicidal Twisty to the canon of terrifying clowns. Professional clowns are not happy about it. We hear about the long ...

The Clowns, which pay tribute to Indianapolis' former Negro Leagues team, will play the Party Animals at Victory Field May 15-16, 2026.

Dozens of clowns descended on Expo ’74 for Clown Day. There were professional clowns, amateur clowns and lots of kids dressed up as clowns. As part of the festivities, a clown contest was held to pick ...