Like all Boston tourists, Kelli Ann, Bonnie and Karen came to eat on Hanover Street in the North End. Except these three huge Asian circus elephants would never make it in the door of a restaurant. Watermelon, vegetables and fresh North End bread were on the menu as part of the annual chowdown before the opening of Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey circus at TD Garden. There was also dancing, little football catch and harmonica playing to the delight of the kids.
This is one of the last North End elephant brunches as Ringling Bros. will stop using elephants in the circus by 2018. Kelli Ann, Bonnie and Karen have a Florida retirement spot waiting for them at the Center for Elephant Conservation.
Many thanks to Becca Griffin (photos below) and Meghan Denenberg (above) for the action photos!
With the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey circus in town at the TD Garden, there will be the annual elephant feeding on Thursday, October 15 on Hanover Street, by the Prado (Paul Revere Mall) at 11:00 am.
RINGLINGS LARGEST LADIES LUNCH WITH BREAST CANCER SURVIVORS IN BOSTONS NORTH END
Ringling Bros. Teams up with the Massachusetts Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure® to Promote October as Breast Cancer Awareness Month with an Elephant Brunch!
WHAT:Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey elephants will walk down the street to the North End from the TD Garden for a festive lunch. The traditional fare (Approx. 40 loaves of bread, 30 bunches of bananas, 30 lbs of apples, 20 heads of lettuce, 3 bushels of carrots, 6 watermelons, if available) will be provided by Mikes Pastry and F&B Produce.
Immediately following the elephant feeding, Kelly Ann, the painting pachyderm, will create a masterpiece in front of the crowd, which will later be donated to the Massachusetts Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure. Kelly Anns trainer, Aaron Morris and Hischam Ballsam will be available for interviews.
Post-painting, invited breast cancer survivors and their families will board Penelope, the pink DUCK from Boston Duck Tours for a private tour of the city along with several performers from Over the Top. Later, these families will swing by the TD Garden for the Thursday evening performance of Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Presents Over the Top!
RINGLING BROS. AND BARNUM & BAILEY® PRESENTS LEGENDS SM HOSTS ANNUAL NORTH END ELEPHANT BRUNCH ON HANOVER STREET WHAT: Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey® brings its legendary stars, Asian elephants, from the all-new show to the North End for brunch on Wednesday, Oct. 14 at 11 a.m. In an all-new show, Ringling Bros. Read More…
The circus comes to town on October 13th! Remember, they walk through the streets and have a feeding on Hanover St.!
Nominate Local Children Who Give Back To The Community For The Barnum Award, Presented by The Greatest Show On Earth®
Three Nominees Will Be Awarded CASH Grants Up to $1000 on October 13, Opening Night at TD Garden
BOSTON, MA (August 30, 2010) – The Greatest Show On Earth® is coming to Boston’s TD Garden from October 13-17, 2010 with the all-new production, Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Presents ZING ZANG ZOOM®. To celebrate the show and the two-year celebration of the 200th anniversary of P.T. Barnums birth, Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey® is pleased to announce the launch of The Barnum Award.
Honoring the spirit of the founder of The Greatest Show On Earth® and his inspirational contributions to society, The Barnum Award seeks to identify and celebrate children who give back to their own communities in creative, fun, and innovative ways. Nominations can be submitted online at www.thebarnumaward.com.
5 Replies to “Circus Elephants Brunch on Hanover Street [Photos]”
It’s sickening that circuses still use animals like this, and worse, that people go and patronize and support these spectacles. Elephants don’t belong on city sidewalks, crates, or circus tents. They don’t deserve a life of confinement and training by violent methods. I don’t understand how or why people celebrate this. Good that this will be “one of the last” elephant brunches.
Awwwww, they are so cute! I wish I could have been there to see them in person!
What a beautiful tradition. If not for this how could the children experience elephants. Wonderful tradition hope somehow it can continue. Job well done.
Better off in the Circus than being hunted and killed in the jungle for their ivory tusks and then their bodies left to rot.
I think that some people should direct their anger towards DCF and their incompetence in “protecting” children in this city & state instead of whining about 3 elephants having a buffet on Hanover St.
It’s sickening that circuses still use animals like this, and worse, that people go and patronize and support these spectacles. Elephants don’t belong on city sidewalks, crates, or circus tents. They don’t deserve a life of confinement and training by violent methods. I don’t understand how or why people celebrate this. Good that this will be “one of the last” elephant brunches.
Awwwww, they are so cute! I wish I could have been there to see them in person!
What a beautiful tradition. If not for this how could the children experience elephants. Wonderful tradition hope somehow it can continue. Job well done.
Better off in the Circus than being hunted and killed in the jungle for their ivory tusks and then their bodies left to rot.
I think that some people should direct their anger towards DCF and their incompetence in “protecting” children in this city & state instead of whining about 3 elephants having a buffet on Hanover St.