MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- The "Great Circus Parade" is part of Wisconsin's history and on Tuesday night, June 11th, a documentary looking at the restoration of circus wagons was shown at Milwaukee's ...

The Great Circus Parade happened in Milwaukee from 1963-74 before financial issues put the annual event on pause for several years until the parade was held in Baraboo in 1980.

The South Milwaukee Municipal Band was among the ensembles chosen to march in the inaugural Great Circus Parade, and many of them that followed. 1 of 2 — IMG_6260.jpg South Shore Municipal Band ...

Milwaukee PBS has scheduled repeat airings of "Remembering the Great Circus Parade" for 10:30 p.m. March 2 on WMVT-TV (Channel 36); and 5:30 p.m. March 3, 7 a.m. March 9 and 10 a.m. March 10 on ...

The Great Circus Parade returns to Milwaukee on Sunday after a six-year hiatus. Even as many events are cutting corners due to the sagging economy, organizers raised $1.5 million to bring back the ...

July 4, 1963 marked the debut of Milwaukee's Great Circus Parade, which would become a beloved, if relatively short-lived, tradition. These photographs take us back to that day.

Circus parades were held in Milwaukee from 1963 to 1973, then vacillated between Baraboo, Chicago and Milwaukee from 1980 to 2005. In 2009 the parade made a one-time return to Milwaukee, which ...

Step right up, ladies and gentlemen! A titanic, titillating, big-top street pageant is coming to town. It’s Wisconsin’s national treasure — the Great Circus Parade, scheduled this year for ...

An historic tradition returns to Milwaukee -- The Great Circus Parade! This colorful celebration of entertainment has been on a hiatus for six years due to lack of funding and may not be back for ...

Camels, clowns, lions and llamas delighted thousands of spectators Sunday, as the Great Circus Parade made its way through downtown Milwaukee with a grand flourish.The annual event, a re-enactment ...

MILWAUKEE—The Great Circus Parade will return to Milwaukee next year after a six-year hiatus caused by a shortage of funds for what had been an annual event for years. Mayor Tom Barrett and ...

MILWAUKEE - The Great Circus Parade will return to Milwaukee next year after a six-year hiatus caused by a shortage of funds for what had been an annual event for ...