A North End tradition, the annual Elephant Brunch, has come to an end with the announced closing of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus. Typically held in mid-October, the circus elephants would parade down Causeway Street onto Commercial Street before reaching their brunch destination near the Hanover Street Fire House. There, to the delight of onlooking children and Read More…
Thanks to the generosity of our partners at TD Garden Neighborhood Charities, this past Thursday, 60 members of the NEAD Family attended the Barnum and Bailey Circus, THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH!! The children and their families had an awesome time. We were treated to fantastic seats in the loge for less than the cost Read More…
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 Read More…
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 perfect coda to the vacation week was provided courtesy of theBoston Foundation. For the 2nd year in a row, the good people at that charitable organization made a gift of 50 tickets, including a voucher for a snack, available to the center. Rapidly becoming the circus of choice with families and children, this year’s edition, entitled “Metamorphosis” featured Read More…
Italians, who know their history, are aware elephants and the Roman Empire don’t mix. However, this morning, Boston’s Little Italy welcomed 4 Asian elephants on Hanover Street. The peaceful ambassadors were representing the RINGLING BROS. AND BARNUM & BAILEY® circus and were greeted with traditional North End hospitality. Traffic was stopped and a police escort Read More…
RINGLING BROS. AND BARNUM & BAILEY® PRESENTS BUILT TO AMAZE! HOSTS ANNUAL NORTH END ELEPHANT BRUNCH ON HANOVER STREET! WHEN: Wednesday, October 15 at 11:00 AM *Event is weather permitting, please follow @tdgarden on Twitter for event updates. WHAT: Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey brings its biggest stars, Asian elephants, from the all-new show to the North Read More…
In advance of the October 15-19th Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey visit to TD Garden, a few stars from the show are visiting Boston’s North End early to show local students from the Eliot and St. John schools how they work together to ‘build to amaze’ both in and out of the ring. The event Read More…
Boston Mayor Marty Walsh pushed the button on Wednesday to raise the tent for the Big Apple Circus. The roof of the Big Top is 63 feet high. The circus kicks off on March 25th and runs through early May. More information at BigAppleCircus.org. Photo by Isabel Leon, Mayor’s Office Photography
The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Baily circus came to town with the annual pachyderm pilgrimage on their way to TD Garden. As a special treat on Thursday, the elephants were given a traditional North End lunch on Hanover Street. See the photos in this gallery. [View the story “Circus Elephants Eat in the North Read More…
Barnum’s Elephant Feeding on Hanover St. – October 2010The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey circus elephant feeding in the North End on Hanover St. by the Prado is currently scheduled for Thursday, October 13 at 11 AM. The rain date is Friday. The walk of elephants through Boston’s streets to TD Garden is scheduled Read More…
Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey’s ‘biggest’ performers had lunch in the North End today. Nine elephants took a stroll from Causeway Street to Hanover Street to dine on some special treats – Pachyderm Pizza’s loaded with all the traditional fare from Mike’s Pastry and F&B Produce. This means elephant sized pizza pies boasting 40 Read More…