The DC Traveler

The Greatest Show On Earth!!

by Jon on March 15th, 2008

Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey circus is coming to town.  Human cannonballs, tiger tamers, elephants, horse acts, acrobats, jugglers, showgirls, high-wire acts, and of course, the clowns.

For 138 years, The Greatest Show On Earth has played to audiences around the globe.  Starting in 1871, as P.T. Barnum’s Great Traveling Museum, Menagerie, Caravan and Hippodrome show, it eventually merged with several other circuses and became the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus. 

Ever desire to run away and join the circus? Just step inside the three rings about an hour before show time to visit with circus performers, elephants and dogs. Try on a costume, learn how to juggle or talk about life in the circus.

CIRCUS PARADE UPDATE (3/20/08) - Based on a question about the Circus Parade, I discovered the RB&BB circus parade starts Union Station at around 1:30 p.m. on Monday, March 24th, The parade ends at the Verizon Center.

Dates and Times 

• March 27-30, 2008 at the Verizon Center
  601 F Street, NW, between 6th and 7th Streets, NE
  Washington, DC 20004 (map it)
• April 2-13, 2008, at the Patriot Center at George Mason University
  4500 Patriot Circle
  Fairfax, VA 22030  (map it)

Tickets - $14.00 - $95.00 and are available online.

Nearest Metro Subway Station

• Verizon Center - Gallery Place / Chinatown (the Metro station is part of the Verizon Center) - Red, Yellow and Green lines.
• Patriot Center - Vienna - Orange line, then a 10 minute cab ride.

Parking - Included in the ticket price at the Patriot Center.

Images - Flickr, big top, tigers, elephants, sign 

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