The circus calliope began playing at lunchtime, the sound seeming to carry across the parking lot and out to the rest of Strasburg, as Tom Persell gazed upon the small-but-special world of his circus.

Joe Colossa is offering not only free admission to a circus, but a trip back in time. The Al. Ringling Mansion owner is leading a crew of circus buffs in assembling a 62,000-piece model circus to be ...

Go see a haunted circus extravaganza complete with an 8-foot-tall ringmaster, a bearded lady, and even some ‘contortionists’ ...

Think model trains, but instead of railroads, this convention features tiny big tops, model circus wagons and yes, some model train cars, too. “It’s a three-dimensional preservation of circus history, ...

In one way, you might say that Howard Tibbals (after whom the Ringling Circus Museum’s Tibbals Learning Center is named) began his collecting career some 40 years ago, when he acquired the first ...

KEWAUNEE, Wis. (WBAY) - Over the last 65 years, a Kewaunee man has enjoyed a unique hobby that he’s turned into a business. He builds models of circuses, creating everything from scratch using wood ...

Though she knew little about the circus when she joined The Ringling staff 27 years ago, Deborah Walk is now considered one of the top circus historians in the country, and she credits millions of ...

To mark its 30th anniversary, the youth circus school Circus Juventas is displaying more than 30 costumes from past shows in windows on Grand Avenue. The window displays, themed with props and ...

Performers for The Greatest Show On Earth were center stage recently at the Library of Congress, where historic items from the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus were donated as part of a "Live ...

Howard Tibbals shows his love for circus at the Ringling Circus Museum in Sarasota, FL. Meet Howard Tibbals, whose life-long love for the circus continues to educate and entertain visitors to the ...

Ever since circus magnate John Ringling established the Sarasota art museum that bears his name in 1930, Sarasota has been a destination for artists and arts lovers alike. The Ringling remains a ...