The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus shut down in 2017 after 146 years, citing the high price of putting on the show, waning popularity, and pressures from animal rights activists.

Big cat trainer and presenter Alexander Lacey performs in one of the final shows of the Ringling Bros. Barnum & Bailey Circus on May 21, 2017, in Uniondale, New York.

The circus is back without some of its best-known acts. And that’s a good thing A Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus trainer performs with a white tiger in Providence, R.I., before the ...

Suzy, a 6-year-old Bengal tiger, escaped as Feld Entertainment, Inc – the company behind Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus and Disney On Ice – transport tigers from Florida to Memphis ...

Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey’s Red Unit, one of the now-closed show’s two traveling groups, performed for the last time May 7 in Rhode Island. An emotional peak of that performance, the ...

In 1964, Mr. Baumann and his tigers moved to the United States from Germany, joining the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus. Baumann spent the next two decades with the circus, becoming ...

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 ...

After shutting down in 2017, the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus is planning its return, but with an elephant-sized caveat: The so-called “Greatest Show on Earth,” long celebrated ...

After the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus shut down, for six years in, 2018, performers — both human and animal — were let go, leading to much heartache.

The circus will kickoff a run of Florida shows on Jan. 5, 2024, at Amalie Arena. Tickets are on sale now. Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus shared video showing the first look at their ...

Read full article: 🎪 ‘Circus spirit’ without animals, ringmaster at new Ringling show The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus closed its curtain in 2017 after animals were phased out ...

Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey bringing circus to San Antonio — with a new twist ‘The Greatest Show On Earth’ will have six performances at Alamodome from July 12-14.