circus Sarasota

circus history in America
Sarasota circus

Your tour will begin and end at The Ringling Museum parking lot, located across from the Sarasota/Bradenton Airport, where University Parkway intersects US 41/North Tamiami Trail. The tour will last approximately 2-1/4 hours. Your host, a professional circus performer, will regale you with circus lore and stories of life-on-the-road, while telling you about the sites you'll see along the way.


Those sites will include:

  • The Charles Ringling Mansion
  • St. Martha's Church: "The Church the Circus Built"
  • Sailor Circus tent
  • John Ringling's Railroad Car (The JOMAR) and Bob's Train
  • The John & Mable Ringling Museums (Museum admission not included in tour price)
  • The Circus Ring of Fame
  • and much, much more


We are currently on our summer break; but there is no time like the present to make plans for your group to enjoy Sarasota's Big Top Tours! Call (941) 706-6965 now for group reservations.



Circus in Sarasota