circus

A traveling circus from Florida plans to perform 10 shows at the Cumberland Fairgrounds from June 30th through July 3rd

The Kora Shrine Circus took to social media Wednesday evening to announce the annual shows won't be back in Maine...likely ever.

According to Bored Panda, because of concerns about animal cruelty, a German circus has began using hologram animals (instead of live ones). Since its inception in 1976, the Circus Roncalli has featured animal acts.  Last year, however, they decided it was time to make a change...

Augusta Civic Center is without the use of their credit card machines for the weekend.

The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus is going to stop using elephants in performances. Animal rights groups for years have been pressuring the "Greatest Show on Earth" to come up with a pachyderm retirement plan. "It was a decision 145 years in the making," said Juliette Feld, referring to P.T. ...

Circus performer, Gemma Kirby, who is just 25-years-old, recently flew out of a cannon for the 500th time! It happened in Philadelphia...check it out!

So, you want to be a circus acrobat? Or a main attraction at Cirque du Soleil? If the circus is your dream, Maine is the right place to be because the nation's only "circus school" is set to open here next Monday!

Nine people were seriously injured today (May 4) at a circus performance in Providence, RI.  The accident was during the Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus’ Legends show. The tragedy was due to a platform collapsing during an aerial hair-hanging stunt.

Here is a unique educational opportunity. There is a plan to open a circus-performance college in Portland. The Circus Conservatory of America would offer a Bachelor degree in circus arts. No, it’s not 'clown college', it’s a lot more.