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The Great Circus Parade is a parade of marching bands, circus wagons, clowns, performers, and animals. Between 1963 and 2009, it has been held 30 times in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and a few times in Chicago and Baraboo, Wisconsin. [1] A fundraiser for the Circus World Museum, [2] the parade typically draws hundreds of thousands of attendees. [1]
The museum features circus artifacts and exhibits and hosts daily live circus performances throughout the summer. It is owned by the Wisconsin Historical Society and operated by the non-profit Circus World Museum Foundation. The museum was the major participant in the Great Circus Parade held from 1963 to 2009.
The great circus street parade in pictures (with F. Beverly Kelly, 2nd ed.). New York : Dover, 1990. ISBN 0-486-26201-4. America's great circus parade: its roots, its revival, its revelry. Greendale, WI : Reiman, c1993. Horse drawn wagon collection at the Circus World Museum, Baraboo, Wisconsin (editor). Milwaukee : Great Circus Parade, c1994.
On July 21, 1948, Delavan was the site of Wisconsin's Circus Centennial as part of the state's celebration of 100 years of statehood. [5] On May 2, 1966, Delavan was selected by the U.S. Post Office to issue on a first day cover basis, the five-cent American Circus commemorative postage stamp.
Ringling Bros. World's Greatest Shows is a circus founded in Baraboo, Wisconsin, United States in 1884 by five of the seven Ringling brothers: Albert, August, Otto, Alfred T., Charles, John, and Henry. The Ringling brothers were sons of a German immigrant, August Frederick Rüngeling, who changed his name to Ringling once he settled in America.
Doorbell video appears to show arrest of Wisconsin parade tragedy suspect. Shamar Walters and Tim Stelloh. November 23, 2021 at 5:35 AM.
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The Chicago Circus Parade (1982) Going home to his circus roots, Schultz became Executive Director of the Circus World Museum in Baraboo (Wisconsin) in 1972. [21] During the next 12 years, he developed the Museum and Library to become the state's leading attraction. [22] In 1980, Schultz brought the Great Circus Parade and 100,000 visitors to ...