After a six-year hiatus, "The Greatest Show on Earth" will return next year without animal performers following years of criticism from animal rights activists Vanessa Etienne is a Staff Writer for ...

The Barnum Museum celebrated the circus coming back to town. On Tuesday, March 24, the museum hosted the Ringling Hype Crew, a group of Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey performers who aim to give ...

Jaw-dropping animal acts like this one, featuring Tabajara Maluenda and his well trained big-cat, are a thing of the past for the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus. Anthony J Causi See more of ...

That’s the way it seemed, anyway, on July 21, 1917, when the train hauling the Barnum & Bailey circus pulled into Rochester.

On July 13, 1865, the curtains went up on a spectacular show that was filled with all the strange sights and odd wonders for which the great entertainer P.T. Barnum had become known. This time, ...

When the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus closed down in May 2017, a victim of changing tastes and years of protests by animal-rights groups, The Greatest Show on Earth seemed like the ...

Before TikTok challenges and Netflix binging, entertainment rolled into town via a traveling circus. A circus show of yore might feature jesters powdered in clown make-up, lions alongside their daring ...

The area of Florida from Tampa Bay to Fort Myers is home to millions of people who flock to its museums and barrier islands. By Christina Morales As the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus hits ...

The Greatest Showman, now in theaters, tells the unbelievable true story of circus-founder P.T. Barnum (played by Hugh Jackman). Many events from the movie are based on U.S. history from the mid-19th ...

After a six-year hiatus, the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus is set to return soon, but with one significant change: no animals. Showrunners announced on the Today show Wednesday that the ...