BARABOO, Wis. -- Circus World is inviting guests to sip and stroll through history during its upcoming Wagons & Wine event. The 21-and-older event will take place from 2 to 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 27, ...

Circus World Parade organizers are putting the finishing touches on plans for the Baraboo Great Circus Parade celebration, scheduled for July 1-4. They are also trying to secure additional funding for ...

MILWAUKEE - The wacky wheeler who does acrobatics in and around his giant metal wheel will be there, as will the stilt walkers and a woman riding a long-horned steer. The Great Circus Parade returns ...

MILWAUKEE - Ben Barkin, a promoter once described as the "best publicist in the country" and a founding father of Milwaukee's annual Great Circus Parade, died Friday. He was 85. Barkin talked Schlitz ...

The story of Viola the elephant escaping the Jordan World Circus on Tuesday in Butte was shared nationwide and beyond. Reports of her brief journey for freedom spread like wildfire. People frantically ...

Viola the elephant was the subject of worldwide attention seven weeks ago when she briefly escaped while being bathed in an enclosure at the back of the Butte Civic Center. Recorded for posterity by a ...

We present here a series of interesting pictures and show a number of scenes just as witnessed by a visitor to the Great Forepaugh and Sells Bros. combined four-ring circus. We begin by showing the ...

Florence (Flo) Ramona Rienstra Hunter, 93, was born September 14, 1932, to Andrew and Lena Rienstra in Worthington, Minnesota. Flo passed away on September 30, 2025, surrounded by her immediate family ...

Meadowhall has unveiled a spectacular Christmas circus featuring acrobats, jugglers and trapeze artists in dazzling costumes. The family friendly show promises to bring the magic of street-style ...

Despite their years in the spotlight, Duke Ellington and Leonard Bernstein had never met face to face, until a summer's day in 1966 in Milwaukee. Both men were performing concerts at Milwaukee's ...

Want a taste of Baraboo while enjoying its circus history? Circus World has you covered on Saturday.