When the Sells-Floto circus came to town in April 1911, El Pasoans were treated to a parade and calliope performance before the "big show," which could be attended for the "almost ridiculously low ...

The International Circus Hall of Fame is making history this weekend with their Circus Calliope and Mechanical Music Festival happening on Friday, June 17 and Saturday, June 18. John Wright, president ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. INDIANAPOLIS — The circus might not be in ...

Puffs of steam flew out of its windows, obscuring Travis Vasconcelos as his fingers punched out the Indiana University fight song on the calliope’s keyboard. The familiar tune played on the restored ...

Children love the circus, so what better toy than a model circus parade. In the late 19th century, cages of animals were drawn by horses through the main part of town to announce that the circus had ...

This is Mrs. Ethel Romelfanger (née Judevine; later Luckey). She was the official organist at the Circus World Museum in Baraboo, Wis. Here, she plays air calliope, flanked by shaker chimes and a ...

Children love the circus, so what better toy than a model circus parade. In the late 19th century, the tradition of circus parades began. Toy replicas of circus wagons, animals and performers were ...

LEARNING to swing from a trapeze might sound like a crazy hobby, but that’s exactly what Rachel Butler from Meraki Circus and Dance School is teaching. There are 90 students at the school in Agnes ...