Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Presents: The Greatest Show On Earth

About This Event

Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey shut down entirely in 2017 after 146 years, then came back in 2023 with a deliberately different pitch: no animal acts at all, just human performers — triangular high-wire walkers 25 feet up, trapeze artists, BMX and trampoline stunts, unicycles and skateboards.

That's a real break from what the brand used to mean, and worth knowing going in if you remember the old show and expect elephants — this is a different production built around acrobatics, not menagerie acts.

Worth knowing: the Allstate Arena run spans three days with multiple showtimes each day (morning and evening slots), so check Ticketmaster for the Nov 6–8 schedule before picking a date — sources don't fully agree on the exact times for every slot.