Longest running circus
- Who
- Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus
- Where
- United Kingdom
- When
- 1870
Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey circus (USA) is the world's longest running, with Barnum Bailey's 'Greatest Show on Earth', established in 1870 and later merging with the Ringling Brothers in 1919. At their height, the circus carried 150 clowns, travelling three trains with a staff of 1,500 to 2,500 people.
The 130th edition of the 'Greatest Show on Earth' was performed around the USA in 2000.
Barnum & Bailey put on its last ever show on 21 May 2017.