List of circuses and Circus owners - wikipedia List of circuses and Circus owners Jump to : navigation , search There have been many famous modern circuses since the first modern circus was staged by Philip Astley in London on January 9 , 1768 . Many are best known by the name of their principal owner . The following is a list of both circuses and their country of origin . For more information on circuses in general see Circus , or for information regarding the ancient Roman circus , see Circus Maximus . List ( edit ) Name Country Abuhadba Circo Internacional Bolivia Adam Forepaugh U.S. Aerialize Australia Al G. Barnes Circus U.S. Albert & Friends Instant Circus UK Aloft Circus Arts U.S. Antonio Franconi Italy Archaos France Artcirq Canada Batty 's Hippodrome U.S. Bertram Mills Circus UK Big Apple Circus U.S. Billy Smart UK Bindlestiff Family Cirkus U.S. Blackpool Tower Circus UK Bobby Roberts Super Circus UK Capital Circus of Budapest Hungary Carson & Barnes Circus U.S. Chaplin 's Circus UK Chinese State Circus UK Chipperfield 's Circus UK Circa Australia Circo Atayde Hermanos Mexico Circo de los Horrores Spain Circo de Teresa Rabal Spain Circo Orfei Italy Circo Osorio U.S. Circuba Cuba Circus Aotearoa N.Z. Circus Amok U.S. Circus Avalon Australia Circus Bassie & Adriaan Netherlands Circus Carl Busch Germany Circus Contraption U.S. Circus Dire Dawa Ethiopia Circus Flora U.S. Circus Gatti U.S. Circus Hargeisa Somaliland Circus Herman Renz Netherlands Circus Joseph Ashton Australia Circus Juventas U.S. Circus Knie Switzerland Circus Krone Germany Circus Mondao UK Circus Mundus Absurdus Finland The Circus of Horrors UK Circus of Tiny Invisibility U.S. Circus Olympia Australia Circus Oz Australia Circus of Pepin and Breschard U.S. Circus Renz Germany Circus Roncalli Germany Circus Royale Australia Circus Smirkus U.S. Circus Sarasota U.S. Circus Sunrise Australia Circus Tyanna UK Circus Vargas U.S. Circus Vegas Ireland Cirkus Agora Norway Cirkus CirkÃ ¶ r Sweden Cirque Amar Algeria Cirque Berzerk U.S. Cirque de FlambÃ © U.S. Cirque du Soleil Canada Cirque Éloize Canada Cirque Fernando France Cirque Medrano France Cirque Plume France Circus Redickuless U.S. Continental Circus Berlin UK Darix Togni Italy De La Guarda Argentina Dorato Circus Israel Dream Science Circus U.S. El Circo U.S. End of the World Cirkus U.S. Eroni 's Circus Australia Flying Fruit Fly Circus Australia Fossett 's Circus Ireland Foolhardy Circus Arts UK Dragone Belgium FSU Flying High Circus U.S. Gerry Cottle UK The Great Pakistani Circus Pakistan The Great American Royal Circus U.S. The Bite - sized Circus - The Littlest Show on Earth Australia Great British Circus UK Gasaui Bolivia Great Bombay Circus India Great Royal Circus India Hamid Circus U.S. Hagenbeck - Wallace Circus U.S. Hippodrome Circus UK Hungarian National Circus Hungary Humboldt Circus U.S. ISU Gamma Phi Circus U.S. Janbaz Circus Pakistan Jordan World Circus U.S. Jumbo Circus India Jim Rose Circus U.S. Kelly Miller Circus U.S. Lennon Bros Circus Australia Lewis and Clark circus U.S Long Shadow Stilt Theatre AU Loomis Bros. Circus U.S. Lucent Dossier Experience U.S. Lucky Irani Circus Pakistan Midnight Circus U.S. Moscow Circus Russia New Pickle Circus U.S. Nofit State Circus Wales P.T. Barnum U.S. Pablo Fanque UK Perry Bros Circus Australia Pickle Family Circus U.S. Ringling Brothers Circus U.S. Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus U.S. Royal Hanneford Circus U.S. The Royal London Circus Malaysia Sarrasani Germany Shrine Circus U.S. Silvers Circus Australia Sole Brothers ' Circus Australia Stardust Circus Australia Stilt Circus U.S. Steel City Clown Brigade U.S. Taylor Circus Stars U.S. Tbilisi Circus Georgia Teatro ZinZanni U.S. Tirana Circus Albania Turkmen State Circus Turkmenistan Tom Arnold UK Tom Duffy 's Circus Ireland Travelling Light Circus UK Two Bit Circus U.S. UniverSoul Circus U.S. Vau De Vire Society U.S. Wanderlust Circus U.S. Webers Circus Australia Circus Gerbola Ireland Will - o ' - the - Wisp Fire Circus AU Zippos Circus UK Zirka Circus N.Z. Zoppé Family Circus U.S Name Country References ( edit ) Jump up ^ Abuhadba Circo Internacional Jump up ^ Aerialize - Sydney Aerial Theatre Jump up ^ Albert & Friends Instant Circus Jump up ^ Barbara Rosen . `` A Short Course in the Circus '' . New York Times . March 6 , 1998 . Jump up ^ http://www.aloftaerialdance.com/Aloft_Aerial_Dance/Welcome.html Jump up ^ Linda Matchan . `` Bringing circus â € `` and new hope â € `` to a remote Arctic village '' . The Christian Science Monitor . December 22 , 2009 . Jump up ^ Billy Smart - Circopedia Jump up ^ Laurence Cawley ( 23 November 2012 ) . `` What next for the Bobby Roberts Super Circus ? '' . BBC News . Retrieved 13 December 2012 . Jump up ^ Ryan Boldrey ( 9 May 2012 ) . `` Controversy under the Big Top '' . Our Colorado News . Retrieved 13 December 2012 . Jump up ^ Chaplins Circus Jump up ^ Circa Jump up ^ Sarah Frater . `` Circa shows more wizards from Oz '' . London Evening Standard . Jump up ^ Circo Atayde Hermanos Jump up ^ ( 1 ) Jump up ^ Reuters ( 12 December 2012 ) . `` El circo de Teresa Rabal consigue levantar el telÃ3n '' . Diario Vasco . Retrieved 13 December 2012 . Jump up ^ http://www.moiraorfei.it Jump up ^ Jeff Pope . `` Circus a way of life for family : American Crown Circus and Circo Osorio perform in Summerlin '' . Las Vegas Sun . March 7 , 2009 . Jump up ^ Circus Aotearoa Jump up ^ Circus Avalon Jump up ^ Circus Carl Busch Jump up ^ http://www.lefourneau.com/artistes/circus/ethiopie/cirques/circushargeisa/hargeisaddexch.htm Jump up ^ Circus Gatti Jump up ^ Carl Kieke . `` Circus Gatti Performance Entertains , Enthralls Youngsters of All Ages '' . Abilene Reporter - News Mobile . February 29 , 2008 . Jump up ^ Circus Hargeisa - Somaliland Jump up ^ Circus Mondao Jump up ^ Douglas McPherson . `` Reviews : Circus Mondao '' . The Stage. 23 March 2009 . Jump up ^ Circus Mundus Absurdus Jump up ^ The Circus of Horrors Jump up ^ The Circus of Tiny Invisibility Jump up ^ Circus Olympia Jump up ^ `` Circus back in town '' . The Advocate. 5 May 2009 . Jump up ^ Sarasota , Florida : Home of the American Circus Jump up ^ `` Work and family balancing act '' . The Age . 9 January 2009 . Retrieved 13 December 2012 . Jump up ^ Circus Tyanna Jump up ^ Yvonne Gordon . `` Behind the scenes at the big top '' . The Irish Times . 12 February 2003 . Jump up ^ `` Les 85 ans du cirque Amar '' . La DÃ © pÃache du midi ( in French ) . Retrieved November 26 , 2016 . Jump up ^ Cirque Berzerk Jump up ^ Cirque de FlambÃ © Jump up ^ Raffaele De Ritis . `` Darix Togni '' . Circopedia . Retrieved April 26 , 2010 . Jump up ^ Circo Darix Togni Jump up ^ Robert Dominguez ( 16 August 1998 ) . `` Flying Circus Our Reporter Soars To New Heights At Off - broadway 's ' Villa Villa ' '' . NY Daily News . Retrieved 13 December 2012 . Jump up ^ Dorato Circus Jump up ^ Dream Science Circus Jump up ^ El Circo Jump up ^ J. Dee Hill ( 2004 ) . Freaks & Fire : The Underground Reinvention Of Circus . Soft Skull Press . pp. 162â € `` 165 . ISBN 9781932360523 . Retrieved 13 December 2012 . Jump up ^ Fossett 's Circus Jump up ^ Anthony Garvey . `` Fossettâ € TM s Circus show honours Irish arts minister Oâ € TM Donoghue '' . The Stage. 23 May 2007 . Retrieved April 26 , 2010 . Jump up ^ Foolhardy Circus Jump up ^ Stroud , Clover . `` Big top , bigger life '' . Telegraph . September 17 , 2006 . Retrieved August 26 , 2010 . Jump up ^ `` Cottle leaves big top behind '' . BBC . October 4 , 2003 . Retrieved August 26 , 2010 . Jump up ^ `` Gerry Cottle and Gerry Cottle Jr '' . Interview in The Sunday Times . May 1 , 2005 . Retrieved August 26 , 2010 . Jump up ^ ( 2 ) Jump up ^ The Great American Royal Circus Jump up ^ The Bite - sized Circus Jump up ^ http://www.circogasaui.com Jump up ^ Great Bombay Circus Jump up ^ Kannadasan , Akila . `` The circus comes to town '' . The Hindu . July 18 , 2010 . Retrieved August 26 , 2010 . Jump up ^ `` Great Royal Circus begins soon '' . The Times of India . March 24 , 2004 . Retrieved August 26 , 2010 . Jump up ^ Hamid Circus Jump up ^ Hippodrome Circus Jump up ^ ISU Gamma Phi Circus Jump up ^ Fawad Ali Shah . `` Female artists perform at Janbaz Circus in Peshawar after 5 years '' . Daily Times . June 04 , 2008 . Retrieved September 3 , 2010 . Jump up ^ LeRae Haynes . `` Elephant protest grows in Williams Lake '' . Welcome to Williams Lake . 4 August 2009 . Retrieved September 3 , 2010 . Jump up ^ Jordan World Circus Jump up ^ `` Jumbo Circus hits Bangalore after six years '' . Thaindian News . January 10 , 2008 . Retrieved September 3 , 2010 . Jump up ^ Bindu Shajan Perappadan . `` Good old Jumbo Circus is back to enthral Delhiites '' . The Hindu . September 30 , 2004 . Retrieved September 3 , 2010 . Jump up ^ `` Kelly Miller Circus is coming to town today '' . South Coast Today . June 26 , 2008 . Retrieved August 26 , 2010 . Jump up ^ Long Shadow Stilt Theatre Jump up ^ Loomis Bros. Circus Jump up ^ Lucky Irani Circus Jump up ^ http://www.midnightcircus.net/ Jump up ^ Karina Ioffee ( 21 January 1999 ) . `` Big - Top Pickle '' . Metro Santa Cruz . Retrieved 13 December 2012 . Jump up ^ Claudette Vaughan . Robert Perry Interviewed : `` Perry 's Circus Is In Town '' . Jump up ^ Perry Bros Circus Jump up ^ Stilt Circus : Media / Press Jump up ^ Kimberly Kapilovic ( 17 October 2012 ) . `` The Taylor family is a real family circus in Arizona '' . abc15.com . Retrieved 5 January 2013 . Jump up ^ Tom Duffy 's Circus Jump up ^ Travelling Light Circus Jump up ^ ( 3 ) Jump up ^ `` Interview with Vau de Vire Society 's Mike Gaines '' . CultureFlux . Retrieved 13 December 2012 . Jump up ^ Circus Gerbola Jump up ^ Will - o ' - the - Wisp Circus and Fire Performances Jump up ^ Zippos Circus Jump up ^ Zirka Circus Jump up ^ ( 4 ) Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_circuses_and_circus_owners&oldid=797037096 '' Categories : Circuses Entertainment lists Hidden categories : CS1 French - language sources ( fr ) Talk About Wikipedia Deutsch Edit links This page was last edited on 24 August 2017 , at 15 : 34 . Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply . By using this site , you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy . Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation , Inc. , a non-profit organization . About Wikipedia 
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There have been many famous modern circuses since the first modern circus was staged by Philip Astley in London on January 9 , 1768 . Many are best known by the name of their principal owner . The following is a list of both circuses and their country of origin . For more information on circuses in general see Circus , or for information regarding the ancient Roman circus , see Circus Maximus . Name Country Abuhadba Circo Internacional Bolivia Adam Forepaugh U.S. Aerialize Australia Al G. Barnes Circus U.S. Albert & Friends Instant Circus UK Aloft Circus Arts U.S. Antonio Franconi Italy Archaos France Artcirq Canada Batty 's Hippodrome U.S. Bertram Mills Circus UK Big Apple Circus U.S. Billy Smart UK Bindlestiff Family Cirkus U.S. Blackpool Tower Circus UK Bobby Roberts Super Circus UK Capital Circus of Budapest Hungary Carson & Barnes Circus U.S. Chaplin 's Circus UK Chinese State Circus UK Chipperfield 's Circus UK Circa Australia Circo Atayde Hermanos Mexico Circo de los Horrores Spain Circo de Teresa Rabal Spain Circo Orfei Italy Circo Osorio U.S. Circuba Cuba Circus Aotearoa N.Z. Circus Amok U.S. Circus Avalon Australia Circus Bassie & Adriaan Netherlands Circus Carl Busch Germany Circus Contraption U.S. Circus Dire Dawa Ethiopia Circus Flora U.S. Circus Gatti U.S. Circus Hargeisa Somaliland Circus Herman Renz Netherlands Circus Joseph Ashton Australia Circus Juventas U.S. Circus Knie Switzerland Circus Krone Germany Circus Mondao UK Circus Mundus Absurdus Finland The Circus of Horrors UK Circus of Tiny Invisibility U.S. Circus Olympia Australia Circus Oz Australia Circus of Pepin and Breschard U.S. Circus Renz Germany Circus Roncalli Germany Circus Royale Australia Circus Smirkus U.S. Circus Sarasota U.S. Circus Sunrise Australia Circus Tyanna UK Circus Vargas U.S. Circus Vegas Ireland Cirkus Agora Norway Cirkus CirkÃ ¶ r Sweden Cirque Amar Algeria Cirque Berzerk U.S. Cirque de FlambÃ © U.S. Cirque du Soleil Canada Cirque Éloize Canada Cirque Fernando France Cirque Medrano France Cirque Plume France Circus Redickuless U.S. Continental Circus Berlin UK Darix Togni Italy De La Guarda Argentina Dorato Circus Israel Dream Science Circus U.S. El Circo U.S. End of the World Cirkus U.S. Eroni 's Circus Australia Flying Fruit Fly Circus Australia Fossett 's Circus Ireland Foolhardy Circus Arts UK Dragone Belgium FSU Flying High Circus U.S. Gerry Cottle UK The Great Pakistani Circus Pakistan The Great American Royal Circus U.S. The Bite - sized Circus - The Littlest Show on Earth Australia Great British Circus UK Gasaui Bolivia Great Bombay Circus India Great Royal Circus India Hamid Circus U.S. Hagenbeck - Wallace Circus U.S. Hippodrome Circus UK Hungarian National Circus Hungary Humboldt Circus U.S. ISU Gamma Phi Circus U.S. Janbaz Circus Pakistan Jordan World Circus U.S. Jumbo Circus India Jim Rose Circus U.S. Kelly Miller Circus U.S. Lennon Bros Circus Australia Lewis and Clark circus U.S Long Shadow Stilt Theatre AU Loomis Bros. Circus U.S. Lucent Dossier Experience U.S. Lucky Irani Circus Pakistan Midnight Circus U.S. Moscow Circus Russia New Pickle Circus U.S. Nofit State Circus Wales P.T. Barnum U.S. Pablo Fanque UK Perry Bros Circus Australia Pickle Family Circus U.S. Ringling Brothers Circus U.S. Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus U.S. Royal Hanneford Circus U.S. The Royal London Circus Malaysia Sarrasani Germany Shrine Circus U.S. Silvers Circus Australia Sole Brothers ' Circus Australia Stardust Circus Australia Stilt Circus U.S. Steel City Clown Brigade U.S. Taylor Circus Stars U.S. Tbilisi Circus Georgia Teatro ZinZanni U.S. Tirana Circus Albania Turkmen State Circus Turkmenistan Tom Arnold UK Tom Duffy 's Circus Ireland Travelling Light Circus UK Two Bit Circus U.S. UniverSoul Circus U.S. Vau De Vire Society U.S. Wanderlust Circus U.S. Webers Circus Australia Circus Gerbola Ireland Will - o ' - the - Wisp Fire Circus AU Zippos Circus UK Zirka Circus N.Z. Zoppé Family Circus U.S Name Country Name Country Abuhadba Circo Internacional Bolivia Adam Forepaugh U.S. Aerialize Australia Al G. Barnes Circus U.S. Albert & Friends Instant Circus UK Aloft Circus Arts U.S. Antonio Franconi Italy Archaos France Artcirq Canada Batty 's Hippodrome U.S. Bertram Mills Circus UK Big Apple Circus U.S. Billy Smart UK Bindlestiff Family Cirkus U.S. Blackpool Tower Circus UK Bobby Roberts Super Circus UK Capital Circus of Budapest Hungary Carson & Barnes Circus U.S. Chaplin 's Circus UK Chinese State Circus UK Chipperfield 's Circus UK Circa Australia Circo Atayde Hermanos Mexico Circo de los Horrores Spain Circo de Teresa Rabal Spain Circo Orfei Italy Circo Osorio U.S. Circuba Cuba Circus Aotearoa N.Z. Circus Amok U.S. Circus Avalon Australia Circus Bassie & Adriaan Netherlands Circus Carl Busch Germany Circus Contraption U.S. Circus Dire Dawa Ethiopia Circus Flora U.S. Circus Gatti U.S. Circus Hargeisa Somaliland Circus Herman Renz Netherlands Circus Joseph Ashton Australia Circus Juventas U.S. Circus Knie Switzerland Circus Krone Germany Circus Mondao UK Circus Mundus Absurdus Finland The Circus of Horrors UK Circus of Tiny Invisibility U.S. Circus Olympia Australia Circus Oz Australia Circus of Pepin and Breschard U.S. Circus Renz Germany Circus Roncalli Germany Circus Royale Australia Circus Smirkus U.S. Circus Sarasota U.S. Circus Sunrise Australia Circus Tyanna UK Circus Vargas U.S. Circus Vegas Ireland Cirkus Agora Norway Cirkus CirkÃ ¶ r Sweden Cirque Amar Algeria Cirque Berzerk U.S. Cirque de FlambÃ © U.S. Cirque du Soleil Canada Cirque Éloize Canada Cirque Fernando France Cirque Medrano France Cirque Plume France Circus Redickuless U.S. Continental Circus Berlin UK Darix Togni Italy De La Guarda Argentina Dorato Circus Israel Dream Science Circus U.S. El Circo U.S. End of the World Cirkus U.S. Eroni 's Circus Australia Flying Fruit Fly Circus Australia Fossett 's Circus Ireland Foolhardy Circus Arts UK Dragone Belgium FSU Flying High Circus U.S. Gerry Cottle UK The Great Pakistani Circus Pakistan The Great American Royal Circus U.S. The Bite - sized Circus - The Littlest Show on Earth Australia Great British Circus UK Gasaui Bolivia Great Bombay Circus India Great Royal Circus India Hamid Circus U.S. Hagenbeck - Wallace Circus U.S. Hippodrome Circus UK Hungarian National Circus Hungary Humboldt Circus U.S. ISU Gamma Phi Circus U.S. Janbaz Circus Pakistan Jordan World Circus U.S. Jumbo Circus India Jim Rose Circus U.S. Kelly Miller Circus U.S. Lennon Bros Circus Australia Lewis and Clark circus U.S Long Shadow Stilt Theatre AU Loomis Bros. Circus U.S. Lucent Dossier Experience U.S. Lucky Irani Circus Pakistan Midnight Circus U.S. Moscow Circus Russia New Pickle Circus U.S. Nofit State Circus Wales P.T. Barnum U.S. Pablo Fanque UK Perry Bros Circus Australia Pickle Family Circus U.S. Ringling Brothers Circus U.S. Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus U.S. Royal Hanneford Circus U.S. The Royal London Circus Malaysia Sarrasani Germany Shrine Circus U.S. Silvers Circus Australia Sole Brothers ' Circus Australia Stardust Circus Australia Stilt Circus U.S. Steel City Clown Brigade U.S. Taylor Circus Stars U.S. Tbilisi Circus Georgia Teatro ZinZanni U.S. Tirana Circus Albania Turkmen State Circus Turkmenistan Tom Arnold UK Tom Duffy 's Circus Ireland Travelling Light Circus UK Two Bit Circus U.S. UniverSoul Circus U.S. Vau De Vire Society U.S. Wanderlust Circus U.S. Webers Circus Australia Circus Gerbola Ireland Will - o ' - the - Wisp Fire Circus AU Zippos Circus UK Zirka Circus N.Z. Zoppé Family Circus U.S Name Country