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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.

Reviews

Rating: 3.7 out of 5 based on 2181 reviews
  • $$$

    by Jo on 1/30/24Allen County War Memorial Coliseum - Fort WayneRating: 2 out of 5

    So freaking expensive! Then they were selling those stuffed animals for $25 & they were so messed up. Noses sideways, eyes were not even, it was ridiculous!

  • Consistently great circus.

    by Hamdog on 1/30/24Allen County War Memorial Coliseum - Fort WayneRating: 5 out of 5

    Third straight year for our family enjoying this circus!

  • Exciting and Entertaining!!!

    by Crazyaboutcamels on 1/29/24Allen County War Memorial Coliseum - Fort WayneRating: 5 out of 5

    An amazing show! Great performers.....great acts.....great and amazing animals.....A TRUE CIRCUS!!! The best of the best!!!

  • It's changed

    by Prouddad on 1/29/24Allen County War Memorial Coliseum - Fort WayneRating: 2 out of 5

    Our family has been attending the Mizpah Shrine Circus since my oldest was 3 years old she is now going to be 18 this year, the last several years the show has been disappointing and I keep giving hopes that it gets better, most of the new show is based on balancing. We have lost animal after animals acts. We went from hilarious clown acts to a beach ball skit. I know things change but it's going down hill. Fridays night show was the lowest attendance I have ever seen.

  • What Was That?

    by MT on 1/29/24Allen County War Memorial Coliseum - Fort WayneRating: 1 out of 5

    Terrible! May be why only a handful of tickets were sold. Hadn't gone for several years and went last year. It was actually pretty decent. Not this year! This year pretty much cured me of any future visits.

  • Such a Fun Experience!

    by D Ray on 11/23/23Cable Dahmer Arena - IndependenceRating: 5 out of 5

    One of the last Circus acts that has animals. The animals all looked healthy and everything went well. Good music, price wasn't too horrible and my two kiddos really had fun

  • Loved the circus!

    by EG on 11/22/23Cable Dahmer Arena - IndependenceRating: 5 out of 5

    Loved the circus. I've been going since my kids were young. Then took nieces and nephews and now grand kids. The Shrine Circus is still the old school circus complete with elephants and other animals. The performers and clowns are always top-notch. It's a big deal to me when the circus is in town!

  • Always a blast!

    by CoCo5 on 11/21/23Cable Dahmer Arena - IndependenceRating: 5 out of 5

    I remember going to the Shrine Circus as a kid. The organization has been around for years and seems to have developed surprisingly over the years. We had a grand time and hopefully, they continue to amaze the young people with their talents.

  • Mediocre (sorry)

    by Toots on 11/21/23Cable Dahmer Arena - IndependenceRating: 3 out of 5

    Jokes, acts, weren’t as professional as 2 years ago. It is an affordable ticket however. Don’t think I’ll go again

  • Used to be better

    by Andy I on 11/21/23Cable Dahmer Arena - IndependenceRating: 2 out of 5

    Used to take my kids every year when they were young. Haven't been in while and decided to take the granddaughter. The kids always enjoyed going down on the floor and seeing the clowns and animals beforehand. They even rode the elephants and ponies. The prices were reasonable and you felt good knowing your dollars went to a good cause. But now the value isn't there. In fact, it's more of a commercial rip off like Ringling. It cost $160 for three of us to walk in the door. Then, $20 to ride the elephant, $15 to ride the camel, and another $15 to ride the pony. They even wanted $10 to take a picture with a snake. Don't even ask about the high priced cheap Chinese toys. The Shriners Circus is a total commercial rip off now. We won't be going back.

  • Payment

    by Renee on 11/21/23Cable Dahmer Arena - IndependenceRating: 3 out of 5

    The circus was good, but on the website it specifically said debit/credit cards were only acceptable payment. Kids wanted to ride the slide and other animals, but only cash was allowed. They were extremely disappointed.

  • Making memories

    by Single dad on 11/20/23Cable Dahmer Arena - IndependenceRating: 5 out of 5

    With a three year old daughter, and knowing that the circus could become a thing of the past… I wanted to be sure, my daughter experienced some of the memories that I myself had as a child. The Shriners circus delivered those memories… making new ones on my little girl… she absolutely loved it. As did I. It’s all about the kids ! Support the Shriners It’s worth it.

  • Circus

    by Lakegal56 on 11/19/23Cable Dahmer Arena - IndependenceRating: 4 out of 5

    Awesome show! Highly recommend! Go see. Ssssssssssddssssssshhhhhoooowwww

  • So fun!

    by Crystal on 11/19/23Rating: 5 out of 5

    Fun for the whole family! Very entertaining acts. A good mix between on the edge of your seat danger, adorable animals, pure talent, with some comedy every once in a while.

  • Great time!

    by Kelly on 11/19/23Cable Dahmer Arena - IndependenceRating: 5 out of 5

    The shrine circus was wonderful! We had second row seats. We loved the smaller venue. It was very affordable and the shrine clowns were wonderful. Free parking was also great!

  • It was okay

    by Lena on 4/8/23Five Flags Center - DubuqueRating: 3 out of 5

    Was expecting more thrilling acts and possibly more clowns because it is a circus. Sad my son couldn't ride the elephant because it was not available but the camel and ponies did fine. The prices are a bit pricey but what do you expect. Overall it was an okay experience. Not too bad.

  • Great circus! Very entertaining.

    by Bonzai's Mom on 4/7/23Five Flags Center - DubuqueRating: 5 out of 5

    We took our 2 grandsons to see the circus - their first time ever. They loved it. We loved it. It was very entertaining and kept their attention the whole time. They have some very talented people, and they were all fun to watch.

  • Always a good time!!

    by Greg on 4/6/23Fargodome - FargoRating: 5 out of 5

    Wife and I enjoy taking the grandkids to the Circus. If the littles have fun... it's worth it!! See you next year!!

  • It was ok..

    by Skyler on 4/5/23Fargodome - FargoRating: 2 out of 5

    I think there’s room for improvement. They should just stop with the animals, they all looked like they didn’t want to be there. Poor things it’s probably so bright & loud for them. I think a real clown would have been better than the other clown they had. The people doing their acts were good, fun for children.

  • Nice to have the circus back in town

    by FlyND on 4/4/23Fargodome - FargoRating: 3 out of 5

    It was nice to take the grandkids to the circus. We all had a good time. Overall, the show was good. I missed seeing more of the bigger animals in the circus and really missed the high wire and trapeze acts of which there were none in this show. Room for improvement but still fun!