Arts & Culture

North End Elephant Brunch Retires Along with Its Guests

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…

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North End Elephant Brunch on Hanover Street – Wednesday, October 14th

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…

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The North End Welcomes Elephants for Brunch

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…

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Circus Elephants Return for North End Brunch on Wednesday

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…

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Circus Elephants Do Lunch in North End on Hanover Street

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…

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The Elephants are Coming on October 11, 2011 and Feeding in the North End on October 13, 2011

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…

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Pachyderm Party! Elephants Feed on Hanover Street

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…

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Nominate a Kid for the Barnum Award

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.

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Evening Stroll with the Elephants

TAKE AN EVENING STROLL WITH THE ELEPHANTS
Tuesday, October 13th, around 7:00 pm
See the Pachyderm Pilgrimage and Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus Performers – AT NIGHT –as they Cross from Cambridge to the TD Garden

6 elephants on foot, 10 horses, and 2 ponies join Ringling Bros.
and Barnum & Bailey trainers and handlers as they walk through the
streets of Cambridge and Boston to the TD Garden.

Closest location to the North End/Waterfront:
The elephants will go down Martha Road and take a left on Nashua Street to the Garden ramp.

The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus is at the TD Garden October 14-18.

There has been a “feeding day with the elephants” on Hanover Street in the past. Anyone know if that is happening again this year? Email info@northendwaterfront.com.