The final performance of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey circus in 2017 before the tour was revived this year. Photo: Michael S. Williamson/The Washington Post via Getty Images
The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey circus is being revived and plans to tour again in Ohio later this year.
The intrigue: The famed circus will no longer involve animal performers.
- Instead, as Axios' Mike Allen writes, the high-octane event will feature highwire tricks, soaring trapeze artists and bicycles leaping on trampolines.
🐘 Flashback: The circus stopped touring in 2017 after nearly 150 years on the road due to declining ticket sales and criticism from animal rights groups.
What's happening: The tour begins this fall with six weekend shows planned in Cleveland and also Cincinnati in October.
- A Columbus stop has been announced, but the dates and location are TBD.
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