Baraboo was home to the Ringling Brothers, a family of successful circus proprietors, and the highly competitive industry ...

BARABOO, Wis. - Tucked alongside the Baraboo River, beneath the big top sits hallowed ground to anyone who’s ever loved the circus. Opening day at Circus World brings thrills and some jitters. "It’s ...

BARABOO, Wis. - The Big Top Parade, which features historic wagons, marching bands, animals and floats, returns to the streets of downtown Baraboo on Saturday, June 8. A news release says the parade ...

On this day, May 19, 1884, the first Ringling Brothers Circus took place in Baraboo.

Watch exciting performances and learn about the history of Circus World in Baraboo. Come one, come all! Angela Fitzgerald visits Circus World in Baraboo to learn about Wisconsin’s historical ...

BARABOO, Wis. -- After more than a decade helping to organize the Big Top Parade as executive director of Circus World, Scott O’Donnell will lead this year’s event as grand marshal. Last fall ...

History. That’s what visitors can feel when they step onto the expansive grounds at Baraboo’s Circus World Museum for the first time.

The modern circus was born there and exported all over the world. So, the announced closing of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus Saturday night marked a sad chapter in circus history, say ...

BARABOO – For nearly 110 years, the Al. Ringling Theatre, 136 Fourth Ave., has been a center of Baraboo’s entertainment world, and that’s saying something in a town that boasts a high-flying history ...

The Wisconsin Historical Society is taking over control of operations at Circus World this month. The Baraboo museum’s five year-round staff members became state employees Jan. 1, as the agency ...

Through the end of October, a report from the State Historical Society of Wisconsin states that 65,454 people visited Circus World. That is up about 5 percent from the 62,515 visitors welcomed during ...

Watch exciting performances and learn about the history of Circus World in Baraboo. Come one, come all! Angela Fitzgerald visits Circus World in Baraboo to learn about Wisconsin’s historical ...