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I hadn’t set foot in a circus since I was five-years-old. Back in the day, it was mostly caged animals, a couple of clowns and a slew of struggling-juggling acts. Even then, I was probably most ...

When: 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. Friday; 11 a.m. 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. Saturday and 1 p.m. and 5 p.m. Sunday. Tickets: Available for sale before each show outside the big tent for $15, $20 or $30 each. Charity: ...

The following is a Folklife Festival story told through the lens of an object: the circus ringmaster’s top hat. Like all good “storied objects,” this one is imbued with the Festival experience of its ...

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Ari Steeples, a third-generation bear trainer, is set to lead the Murat Shrine Circus as its ringmaster, continuing a family tradition in the circus industry. Steeples, who ...

"It was absolutely thrilling," Kristen Michelle Wilson said on "GMA" — -- The famed Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus has chosen its first female ringmaster in its 146-year history.

BARABOO (WKOW) -- A long-time ringmaster at Circus World in Baraboo is preparing to leave the ring after 39 years. Though he doesn't swing from the ceiling or ride a unicycle, everyone who goes to a ...