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Shrine Circus on Tour
For more than a century, the Shrine Circus has dazzled audiences around the U.S. with family-friendly delights. Shriners chapters all over the country sponsor these circuses annually, offering their members a chance to reach out to the community and giving children of all ages the chance to see thrilling stunts and exotic animals at reasonable prices. The Shrine Circus has been a bedrock of many American communities' yearly calendars for decades, creating a long-lasting tradition that builds bonds both in and between families.
Shrine Circus Background
Established in 1872, Shriners International has been one of America's premier fraternities promoting fellowship and brotherhood. Known throughout the world for their philanthropic efforts with Shriners Hospitals for Children, which offers sliding-scale medical services to children in need of orthopedic, cleft lip and palate, burn, and spinal injury care, the Shriners have also been beloved for the circuses they put on around the country.
Similar to the mission of the Shriners Hospitals, the Shrine Circus puts the idea of affordability for all families front and center. The first Shrine Circus was held in 1906 in Detroit at the Moslem Shrine Center. Since then, Shrine chapters all around the country have put on their own versions of the big show. While the circuses are more often held inside arenas than under big tops, attractions remain familiar, varying from city to city but usually including massive elephants, kooky yet friendly clowns, and high-flying acrobats.
Circus stars like the Wallendas, Clyde Beatty, and the Zacchinis have all been included in the Shrine Circus' past lineups. In 2019, the Detroit Shrine Circus featured the Dominguez Motorcycle Stunt Show, made up of former Ringling Bros. daredevils who perform death-defying tricks while encased in a steel globe. The St. Paul Osman Shrine Circus is the longest continuously running Shrine Circus in the U.S.
the event was good ..... however if they could put something else at the begining of the event instead of tigers that would be nice........ so many people are still arriving and trying to find there seat not only do they miss but the people whos view they are blocking miss it to
My grandfather gave us tickets every year until I was almost 10. Even thought we moved 3 hours away, this year I decided to take my family to see the Shrine Circus in Nashville. My 9-yr-old son said it was "the best thing we've ever done together!" Just sorry we didn't see the clown cars. D: Must have seated a little late. They ARE my FAVORITE part! ^^ ~ Thanks again for all u do. <3 <3
My husband and I are senior citizens and hadn't been to a circus since we took our grandchildren, who are now in their 20's. We decided to go on the spur of the moment. We really enjoyed every single act. One of our favorite acts was the act with the clown and the stuffed camel, elephant, and tiger. The whole circus was entertaining and very fast moving. It went just the right length of time before a brief intermission. Having the animal rides before the first half and during intermission was an added plus for small children. This circus is a must see for all ages!
Four year old granddaughter was amazed and has now fallen in love with elephants. Her mother and I had a fun and wonderful time with the acts and just watching the 4 year old.
I thought there were a lot of interesting acts. Some seemed very dangerous. I was not given my free childs ticket that I was to get according to the add in the television.
The circus was not worth what I had to pay which was 2 adult tickets, it was awful, no excitment.
Non-stop fun, and for a good cause as well. If "greatest show on earth" was an award, they would win in a landslide
It was a great evening , my grandchildren loved it as it was thier first circus. to see the excitment in thier eyes was wonderful.... Thanks to the shriners for caring so much for so many .
Sorry but i have to say that we found maybe this perticular day of showing was very boring. it was my sons first time and he didnt love that was his exact words. i think that you should show what things will be showing in the different shows for everyday if they are different. I think for children there was way to much showing on some of the girls. IT JUST WASNT FUN!!! My son was dying to see Lions and Tigers and didnt get to. I hope you all can do something in the future for those things. I really wanted to ask for a reimbursement because we got VIP for nothing good....
We brought our 2 1/2 year old granddaughter and had a blast! Lots of fun, many things to see/do. She loved the pony rides before it started, clowns, acrobats, etc. Something for all ages. Highly recommended, and the Shriners are such a good cause.
The circus was great! The intermission was costly. My daughter and I absolutley loved it. We would definately go again.
The entertainment was great for children as well as adults. The children had many activities to do before during and after the show. The entertainers were very energetic.
This was my very first time ever going to The Circus, I loved every part of the show!! It was exciting and the cast performed perfectly. My children loved it and we will be going every year from now on :)
Its not the circus that I remembered as a kid. There was not a 3 ring circus extragravenza going on at the same time. I remember my head spinning as a kid trying to capture all the events. But found it a bit boring as well as my 4 year old grandson I know it was 10 am and maybe the clowns were a bit tired, but the clowns didnt seem to want to socialize with the crowd. I didnt know how commercialized it had become until I had to pay $7.00 for a pony ride that went around only twice. And $6.00 to jump in air bag for 10 minutes. $10.00 for a Raspa ??????. I know that monies are needed to run a business, but at least provide the service as well.
The circus was very exciting!! kept the kids busy...but over all needed a magician!!
The Shriners really put on a great show which was enjoyable for the whole family both young and old alike.
It is not perfect but it worth the money for show.
I took my grandchildren, my granddaughter is only two, she sat at the edge of her seat the whole time clapping and laughing! She was so excited... my grandson is seven and couldn't stop talking about the human cannonball all the way home! This show in my opinion was well worth the money and time to go see. I was broke when I came out of there... but very happy as well! Thank you!
Me and my daughter had a real good time. It was a goo father and daughter outing.....
it was a really nice place to be at. very family oriented. I had the oppurtunity to take my 5yr old nephew. He loved it. He enjoyed the tigers and the motorcycle on the rope and many other things. It was a bit crammed in seating but it depends on the place where the circus is held. All in all it was really great. He was even able to ride the elephants.