Ringling Bros,' parent company Feld Entertainment shut down its circus promotion in 2017 after animal welfare concerns, particularly involving elephants, but now the show is back, and reliant on a ...

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.

Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey is easily the most enduring circus name in American history. At its peak, it employed more than 1,000 people and incorporated hundreds of animals in its acts.

UPDATED: January 13, 2024 at 8:43 PM EST To give you a sense of the power of the revamped Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey circus, I defer to the young girl seated next to me Friday night.

Updated: May 17, 2017 / 05:23 AM EDT FILE – In this April 1, 1963 file photo, a Ringling Bros. Circus elephant walks out of a train car as young children watch in the Bronx railroad yard in New ...

The Ringling Bros. Barnum & Bailey Circus runs May 3-5 at the XL Center, 1 Civic Center Plaza, Hartford. Performances are Friday at 7 p.m., Saturday at 11 a.m., 3 and 7 p.m. and Sunday at noon and ...

The Ringling Bros. circus was shut down five years ago, after a nearly 150-year run. Its production company said financial worries were forcing it to pack up the show.

This will mark the circus's first stop in Providence since 2017 – the year Ringling Bros. ceased operations – a show that featured Miser and her parents, the Human Rocket originators.

America’s Biggest Circus Is Back From the Dead Ringling Bros. executives traveled the world to revive the Greatest Show on Earth. They found 75 performers from 18 countries—and zero elephants.