The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus is drawing to a close this weekend after 146 years of performances and travel that at times have been marred by tragedy and celebrated in film, but also ...

The five Ringling brothers started their circus in Wisconsin, but it grew exponentially when they moved their winter ...

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. P.T.

Performers for The Greatest Show On Earth were center stage recently at the Library of Congress, where historic items from the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus were donated as part of a "Live ...

Sad-faced clown Emmett Kelly spoke those words in 1956, upon hearing that “The Greatest Show on Earth” was folding its mammoth tent for the last time. The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus ...

The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey circus has its first woman ringmaster. Feld Entertainment Inc. is the parent company of the Florida-based circus. The company said in a statement Wednesday that ...

AJ Anaya is leader of The Freestyle Riders, the first BMX/stunt bike troupe to join Ringling Bros. circus. The Freestyle Riders perform for Ringling Bros. and Barnum and Bailey Circus, the first ...

The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus recently performed at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., and donated several historic items, including the earliest known photo of P.T. Barnum’s ...