Thumbing a collective nose at the weather, parades have drawn thousands for a myriad of celebrations for a century and more.

The Great Circus Parade was staged 30 times in Milwaukee between 1963 and 2009. The Great Circus Parade was staged 30 times in Milwaukee between 1963 and 2009. It was known as Wisconsin's National ...

Sixty years ago, the Great Circus Parade filled the streets of downtown Milwaukee with colorful wagons, marching bands and clowns. The parade showcased Wisconsin’s history as the birthplace of many ...

The Great Circus Parade is back. Well, on television, anyway. Milwaukee PBS will premiere the documentary "Remembering the Great Circus Parade" at 7 p.m. Feb. 29 on WMVS-TV (Channel 10). Launched in ...

Imagine the streets of Milwaukee filled with gold-leafed wagons, enthusiastic clowns and performers, wild animals, barkers and thousands of onlookers. You may say ‘that sounds like a circus,’ and you ...

After more than a decade helping to organize the Big Top Parade as executive director of Circus World, Scott O’Donnell will lead this year’s event as grand marshal. Last fall O’Donnell finished his ...

Fifty brightly-colored circus wagons again will roll through Milwaukee's streets to the delight of the crowds after local parade promoters and Circus World Museum announced Thursday the 30th Great ...