Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey presents Barnum 200

Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey presents Barnum 200 at the Arena on September 23-25, 2011. Show times are 7 p.m. on September 23; 11 a.m., 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. on September 24 and 1 p.m. and 5 p.m. on September 25. Tickets are $15, $20, $32 (VIP floor seating) and $67 (Circus Celebrity seats) and go on sale April 22, 2011, at 10 a.m. at the Peoria Civic Center Box Office, all Ticketmaster outlets, by phone at 1-800-745-3000 and online at Ticketmaster.com and Ringling.com.

Plus, come out to the Friday, September 23 Opening Night performance when ALL TICKETS ARE JUST $12! Offer excludes premium seating.

PLUS Come ninety minutes early to meet our animals and performers at the Animal Open House and the All Access Pre-Show  – FREE with your ticket!

Ladies and Gentlemen…Children Of All Ages…The Greatest Show On Earth just got Greater with Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey® Presents BARNUM 200SM!  Featuring 130 performers from six continents, almost 100,000 pounds of performing pachyderms, cowboys, pirates, and mermaids, BARNUM 200 is a super-sized spectacle so massive you just can’t miss it!

This monumental, once in a lifetime event celebrates The Biggest Birthday Bash in Circus History! that can only be experienced at The Greatest Show On Earth®, Barnum’s living legacy!

Ringmaster Jonathan Lee Iverson invites the audience to leap aboard the Ringling Bros. train and go on a family FUNtastic adventure to meet exotic characters and witness thrilling performances that attempt to answer “What special wonders create The Greatest Show On Earth?”

BARNUM 200 provides hours of thrilling entertainment that is fun for the whole family for about the price of a movie ticket.  Ringling Bros. offers the greatest value in family entertainment making the circus Ticketmaster’s number one most purchased family event. 

Tickets for BARNUM 200 go on sale April 25, 2011 and are available through www.Ringling.com, Ticketmaster or the Peoria Civic Center box office.

Step right up and see theFlying Caceres attempt to complete the elusive quadruple somersault on the flying trapeze; a feat that hasn’t been mastered in over three decades. Watch the Puyang troupefrom China dazzle with a stunning display of dexterity as they bounce, flip, and twirl to new heights on a two-tiered trampoline. Be amazed as you witness the impossible contortions of the body benders who fit three humans in a cube the size of a milk crate. Enjoy the wondrous ability of the Mighty Meetal, the strongest man in the world, as he lifts over 1,200 pounds.  And savor the stupendous skills of the hand balancers featuring Duo Fusion, a married pair of performers with a twist; the wife does the heavy lifting. 

Arrive an hour before show time for the All Access Pre-show – FREE to all ticket holders, and meet performers and animals, learn circus skills and enjoy a taste of the performance before the show even starts!