List of Circuses and Circus Owners

There have been many famous modern circuses since the first modern circus was staged by Philip Astley in London on January 9, 1768. Some of them are better known by the name of their principal owner. The following is an alphabetical list of both circuses and owners. For more information on circuses in general see Circus, or for information regarding the ancient Roman circus, see Circus Maximus.

  • Abuhadba Circo Internacional (Bolivia)
  • Adam Forepaugh (U.S.)
  • Aerialize (Australia)
  • Al G. Barnes Circus (U.S.)
  • Albert & Friends Instant Circus (UK)
  • Antonio Franconi (Italy)
  • Archaos (France)
  • Artcirq
  • Batty's Hippodrome (U.S.)
  • Bobby Roberts Circus (UK)
  • Bertram Mills Circus (UK)
  • Big Apple Circus (U.S.)
  • Big Bang Cirkus (U.S.)
  • Big Ben Circus (UK)
  • Billy Smart (UK)
  • Bindlestiff Family Cirkus (U.S.)
  • Blackpool Tower Circus (UK)
  • Carson & Barnes Circus (U.S.)
  • Chinese State Circus (UK)
  • Chipperfield's Circus (UK)
  • Circa (Australia)
  • Circo Atayde Hermanos (Mexico)
  • Circo de Teresa Rabal (Spain) *circo magico brasil(chile)
  • Circo Mutante (U.S.)
  • Circo Nova (Australia)
  • Circo Osorio (U.S.)
  • Circo Romani (U.S.)
  • Circuba (Cuba)
  • 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 (Missouri)
  • Circus Gatti (U.S.)
  • Circus Hargeisa (Somaliland)
  • Circus Herman Renz (Netherlands)
  • Circus Joseph Ashton (Australia)
  • Circus Knie (Switzerland)
  • Circus Krone (Germany)
  • Circus Mondao (UK)
  • Circus Mundus Absurdus (Finland)
  • 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 Staniewski (Poland)
  • Circus Tyanna (UK)
  • Circus Vargas (U.S.)
  • Circus Vegas (Ireland)
  • Cirkus Agora (Norway)
  • Cirkus Cirkör (Sweden)
  • Cirque Berzerk (U.S.)
  • Cirque de Flambe (U.S.)
  • Cirque du Soleil (Canada)
  • Cirque Éloize (Canada)
  • Cirque Fernando (France)
  • Cirque Medrano (France)
  • Cirque Plume (France)
  • Circus Redickuless (U.S.)
  • Clown Snot Bombs Secret Circus (U.S.)
  • Clyde Beatty Circus
  • Cole Bros Circus (U.S.)
  • Continental Circus Berlin (UK)
  • Culpepper & Merriweather Circus (U.S.)
  • Dan Rice (U.S.)
  • Darix Togni (Italy)
  • De La Guarda (Argentina)
  • Dream Science Circus (U.S.)
  • El Circo (U.S.)
  • Electric Dollhouse (Australia)
  • End of the World Cirkus (U.S.)
  • Eroni's Circus (Australia)
  • Flying Fruit Fly Circus (Australia)
  • Fossett's Circus (Ireland)
  • Foolhardy Circus Arts (UK)
  • Franco Dragone (U.S.)
  • FSU Flying High Circus (U.S.)
  • Gemini Circus (India)
  • Gerry Cottle (UK)
  • Great American Royal Circus (U.S.)
  • Great British Circus (UK)
  • Great Bombay Circus (India)
  • Great Royal Circus (India)
  • Great Australian Bite-sized Circus (Australia)
  • Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus (U.S.)
  • Hellzapoppin (U.S.)
  • Hippodrome Circus (UK)
  • Humboldt Circus (U.S.)
  • ISU Gamma Phi Circus
  • 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)
  • Long Shadow Stilt Theatre - Circus of stilt walkers(AU)
  • Lucent Dossier Experience (U.S.)
  • Lucky Irani Circus (Pakistan)
  • Major Chumleigh’s Amazing Traveling Circus and Combined Pandemonium Shadow Show (U.S)
  • Martin Lacey (UK)
  • Malabar Cannanore Circus(Kannur) India
  • Moscow Cat Circus (Russia)
  • Moscow State Circus (Russia)
  • New Old Time Chautauqua (U.S.)
  • New Pickle Circus (U.S.)
  • 999 Eyes Freakshow (U.S.)
  • Nofit State Circus (Wales)
  • P. T. Barnum (U.S.)
  • Pablo Fanque (UK)
  • Paul Binder (U.S.)
  • Perry Bros Circus (Australia)
  • Pickle Family Circus (U.S.)
  • PURE Cirkus (U.S.)
  • Ringling Brothers Circus (U.S.)
  • Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus (U.S.)
  • The John Robinson Circus
  • Royal Hanneford Circus (U.S.)
  • The Royal London Circus (Malaysia)
  • Sarrasani (Germany)
  • The 7 Fingers (Canada)
  • Show Devils (U.S.A.)
  • Shrine Circus (U.S.)
  • Silvers Circus (Australia)
  • Societas Insomnia (U.S.)
  • Squidling Brothers Circus Sideshow (U.S.)
  • Stardust Circus (Australia)
  • Stilt Circus (U.S.)
  • Teatro ZinZanni (U.S.)
  • Tirana Circus (Albania)
  • Tom Arnold (UK)
  • Tom Duffy's Circus (Ireland)
  • Travelling Light Circus (UK)
  • UniverSoul Circus (U.S.)
  • Vau De Vire Society
  • Walter Main Circus (U.S.)
  • Wanderlust Circus (U.S.)
  • Webers Circus (Australia)
  • William Batty (UK)
  • Will-o'-the-Wisp Fire Circus (AU)
  • Zippos Circus (UK)
  • Zirka Circus (N.Z.)

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