Shrine Circus

Shrine Circus
An elephant performance during a 2014 show in Paris, Ontario
Origin
CountryUnited States
Year founded1906
Information
Operator(s)Shriners International

The Shrine Circus is a circus founded in Detroit, Michigan on Woodward Avenue in 1906. It travels to roughly 120 cities per year in the United States and a separate unit travels to about 40 in Canada. It is affiliated with the former Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, now Shriners International.