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Ringling Route from 1950 to 1954

1950     1951     1952     1953     1954

From Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus 1954 Route Book. Provided by John Polacek.


Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey, 1950 Route

April

Apr. 5 - May 7 New York City, Madison Square Garden

May

9-14 Boston, Mass.
16-17 Baltimore, Md.
18-21 Washington, D. C.
22-27 Philadelphia, Pa.
28 Atlantic City, N. J.
29 Wilmington, Del.
30 Lancaster, Pa.
31 Harrisburg, Pa.

June

1-2 Reading, Pa.
3 Allentown, Pa.
4 Trenton, N. J.
5 New Brunswick, N. J.
6-8 Newark, N. J.
9-10 Westbury, L. I., N. Y.
12 Bridgeport, Conn.
13 Plainville, Conn.
14 Springfield, Mass.
15 Wallingford, Conn.
16 New London, Conn.
17 Fall River, Mass.
19 New Bedford, Mass.
20 Providence, R. I.
21 Worcester, Mass,
22 Manchester, N. H.
23 Portland, Me.
24 Bangor, Me.
26 Lewiston, Me.
27 Berlin, N. H.
28 Sherbrooke, Que., Can.
29-30 Montreal, Que., Can.

July

1-2 Montreal, Que., Can.
3 Belleville, Ont., Can.
4-5 Toronto, Ont., Can.
6 London, Ont., Can.
7-9 Detroit, Mich.
10 Saginaw, Mich.
l1 Lansing, Mich.
12 Grand Rapids, Mich.
13 Kalamazoo, Mich.
14 South Bend, Ind.
15-23 Chicago, Ill.
24 Danville, Ill.
25 Evansville, Ind.
26 Louisville, Ky.
27 Lexington, Ky.
28 Dayton, Ohio
29 Columbus, Ohio
31 Pittsburgh, Pa.

August

1-2 Pittsburgh, Pa.
3 Youngstown, Ohio
4-6 Akron, Ohio
7 Mansfield, Ohio
8 Lima, Ohio
9 Toledo, Ohio
10 Fort Wayne, Ind.
11 Muncie, Ind.
12 Indianapolis, Ind.
13 Terre Haute, Ind.
14 Decatur, Ill.
15 Peoria, Ill.
16 Rock Island, Ill.
17 Freeport, Ill.
18-19 Milwaukee, Wis.
20 Madison, Wis.
21 LaCrosse, Wis.
22 St. Cloud, Minn.
23 Moorhead, Minn.
24 Grand Forks, N. D.
25 Devils Lake, N. D.
26 Minot, N. D.
28 Bismarck, N. D.
29 Jamestown, N. D.
30 Aberdeen, S. D.
31 Watertown, S. D.

September

1 Huron, S. D.
2 Mitchell, S. D.
3 Yankton, S. D.
4 Sioux Falls, S. D.
5 Sioux City, Iowa
6 Fort Dodge, Iowa
7 Waterloo, Iowa
8 Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
9 Des Moines, Iowa
10 Council Bluffs, Iowa
11 Lincoln, Neb.
12 St. Joseph, Mo.
13-14 N. Kansas City, Mo.
15 Manhattan, Kan.
16 Concordia, Kan.
18 Salina, Kan.
19 Great Bend, Kan.
20 Dodge City, Kan.
21 Wichita, Kan.
22 Independence, Kan.
23 Tulsa, Okla.
24 Ada, Okla.
25 Paris, Tex. cancelled
26-Texarkana, Tex.
27 Shreveport, La.
28 Longview, Tex.
29-30 Dallas, Tex.

October

1 Dallas, Tex.
2 Waco, Tex.
3 Austin, Tex.
4 San Antonio, Tex.
5 Corpus Christi, Tex.
6-8 Houston, Tex.
9 Beaumont, Tex.
10 Lake Charles, La.
11 Alexandria, La.
12 Baton Rouge, La.
13-15 New Orleans, La.
17-18 Memphis, Tenn.
19 Jackson, Tenn.
20 Nashville, Tenn.
21 Chattanooga, Tenn.
23 Roanoke, Va.
24 Lynchburg, Va.
25 Petersburg, Va.
26 Richmond, Va.
27-28 Norfolk, Va.
30 Rocky Mount, N. C.
31 Goldsboro, N. C.

November

1 Greensboro, N. C.
2 Winston-Salem, N. C.
3 Raleigh, N. C.
4-5 Fort Bragg, Fayetteville, N. C.
6 Charlotte, N. C.
7 Greenville, S. C.
8 Atlanta, Ga.
9 Columbus, Ga.
10 Birmingham, Ala.
11 Montgomery, Ala.
13 Albany, Ga.
14 Waycross, Ga.
15 Jacksonville, Fla.
16 Orlando, Fla.
17 West Palm Beach, Fla.
18-19 Miami, Fla.
End of season

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Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey, 1951 Route

April

Apr. 4 - May 6 New York City, Madison Square Garden

May

8-13 Boston, Mass.
15-20 Washington, D. C.
21-26 Philadelphia, Pa.
28 Easton, Pa.
29 Reading, Pa.
30 Lancaster, Pa.
31 Wilmington, Del.

June

1-2 Baltimore, Md.
3 Trenton, N. J.
4-6 Newark, N. J.
7-9 Hicksville, L. I., N. Y.
11 Bridgeport, Conn.
12 New Haven, Conn.
13 Providence, R. I.
14 Worcester, Mass.
15 Springfield, Mass.
16 Plainville, Conn.
18 Albany, N. Y.
19 Schenectady, N. Y.
20 Utica, N. Y.
21 Watertown, N. Y.
22 Syracuse, N. Y.
23 Rochester, N. Y.
25 Jamestown, N. Y.
26 Erie, Pa.
27 Youngstown, Ohio
28-30 Pittsburgh, Pa.

July

2 Zanesville, Ohio
3 Parkersburg, W. Va.
4 Huntington, W. Va.
5 Charleston, W. Va.
6 Portsmouth, Ohio
7-8 Columbus, Ohio
9 Dayton, Ohio
10 Lima, Ohio
11-12 Toledo, Ohio
13-15 Detroit, Mich.
16 Battle Creek, Mich.
17 South Bend, Ind.
18-22 Chicago, Ill.
23-24 Milwaukee, Wis.
25 Madison, Wis.
26 Winona, Minn.
27-28 Minneapolis, Minn.
29 Mankato, Minn.
30 Mason City, Iowa
31 Des Moines, Iowa

August

1 Fort Dodge Iowa
2 Council Bluffs, Iowa
3 Grand Island, Neb.
4 North Platte, Neb.
5 Cheyenne, Wyo.
6-7 Denver, Col.
9 Salt Lake City, Utah
10 Ogden, Utah
11 Pocatello, Idaho
12 Butte, Mont.
13 Missoula, Mont.
14-15 Spokane, Wash.
16 Kennewick, Wash.
17-19 Seattle, Wash.
20 Centralia, Wash.
21-22 Portland, Ore.
23 Salem, Ore.
24 Eugene, Ore.
25 Klamath Falls, Ore.
27 Stockton, Cal.
28 San Jose, Cal.
29-31 San Francisco, Cal.

September

1-3 San Francisco, Cal.
5 Santa Barbara, Cal.
6 Long Beach, Cal.
7 Santa Ana, Cal.
8-9 San Diego, Cal.
10-16 Los Angeles, Cal.
17 San Bernardino. Cal.
18-19 Phoenix, Ariz.
20 Tucson, Ariz.
21-22 El Paso, Tex.
24 Clovis, N. M.
25 Lubbock, Tex.
26 Amarillo, Tex.
27 Wichita Falls, Tex.
28-30 Dallas, Tex.

October

1 Waco, Tex.
2 Austin, Tex.
3 San Antonio, Tex.
4 Corpus Christi, Tex.
5-7 Houston, Tex.
8 Beaumont, Tex.
9 Lake Charles, La.
10 Lafayette, La.
11-12 Baton Rouge, La.
13-14 New Orleans, La.
15 Mobile, Ala.
16 Gulfport, Miss.
17 Hattiesburg, Miss.
18 Tuscaloosa, Ala.
19 Birmingliam, Ala.
20 Montgomery, Ala.
22 Columbus, Ga.
23 Macon, Ga.
24 Augusta, Ga.
25 Charleston, S. C.
26 Florence, S. C.
27 Wilmington, N. C.
29-30 Norfolk, Va.
31 Richmond, Va.

November

1 Richmond, Va.
2 Raleigh, N. C.
3 Winston-Salem, N. C.
5 Greensboro, N. C.
6 Charlotte, N. C.
7 Greenville, S. C.
8 Columbia, S. C.
9-10 Jacksonville, Fla.
12-14 Miami, Fla.
15 Daytona Beach, Fla.
16 Orlando, Fla.
17 St. Petersburg, Fla.
18 Tampa, Fla.
19 Sarasota, Fla.
End of season

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Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey, 1952 Route

April

Apr. 4 - May 11, New York City, Madison Square Garden

May

13-18 Boston, Mass.
20-25 Washington, D. C.
26-31 Philadelphia, Pa.

June

2 Cumberland, Md.
3 Hagerstown, Md.
4 York, Pa.
5 Lancaster, Pa.
6-7 Baltimore, Md.
9 Haddonfield, N. J.
10 Reading, Pa.
11 Hershey, Pa.
12 Pottsville, Pa.
13 Hazleton, Pa.
14 Wilkes-Barre, Pa.
16 Scranton, Pa.
17 Easton, Pa.
18-19 Newark, N. J.
20-21 Mineola, L. I., N. Y.
23 Stamford, Conn.
24 Bridgeport, Conn.
25 Waterbury, Conn.
26 Plainville, Conn.
27 New Haven, Conn.
28 New London, Conn.
30 Newport, R. I.

July

1 Pawtucket, R. I.
2 Worcester, Mass.
3 Fitchburg, Mass.
4 Springfield, Mass.
5 Poughkeepsie, N. Y.
7 Albany, N. Y.
8 Schenectady, N. Y.
9 Amsterdam, N. Y.
10 Utica, N. Y.
11 Syracuse, N. Y.
12 Rochester, N. Y.
13 Lyons, N. Y.
14 Bingliamton, N. Y.
15 Elmira. N, Y.
16 Williamsport, Pa.
17 Olean, N. Y.
18 Warren, Pa.
19 Erie, Pa.
20 Ashtabula, Ohio
21 Youngstown, Ohio
22 Warren, Ohio
23 Canton, Ohio
24 Akron, Ohio
25-27 Cleveland, Ohio
28 Lorain, Ohio
29 Mansfield, Ohio
30 Marion, Ohio
31 Springfield, Ohio

August

1 Dayton, Ohio
2-3 Columbus, Ohio
4 Lexington, Ky.
5 Louisville, Ky.
6 Evansville, Ind.
7 Vincennes, Ind.
8 Terre Haute, Ind.
9-10 Indianapolis, Ind.
11 Kokomo, Ind.
12 Fort Wayne, Ind.
13-14 Toledo, Ohio
15-17 Detroit, Mich.
18 Jackson, Mich.
19 Kalamazoo, Mich.
20 South Bend, Ind.
21 LaPorte, Ind.
22-24 Chicago, Ill.
25 Kenosha, Wis.
26 Sheboygan, Wis.
27 Green Bay, Wis.
28 Menominee, Mich.
29 Appleton, Wis.
30 Fond du Lac, Wis.
31 Madison, Wis.

September

1 Beloit, Wis.
2 Freeport, Ill.
3 Dubuque, Iowa
4 Davenport, Iowa
5 Cedar Rapids, Iowa
6 Waterloo, Iowa
8 Des Moines, Iowa
9 Iowa City, Iowa
10 Burlington, Iowa
11 Quincy, Ill.
12 Chillicothe, Mo.
13-14 N. Kansas City, Mo.
15 Joplin, Mo.
16 Tulsa, Okla.
17 Oklahoma City, Okla.
18 Enid, Okla.
19 Lawton, Okla.
20 Clinton, Okla.
22 Amarillo, Tex.
23 Lubbock, Tex.
24 Childress, Tex.
25 Wichita Falls, Tex.
26-28 Dallas, Tex.
29 Waco, Tex.
30 Austin, Tex.

October

1 San Antonio, Tex.
2 Corpus Christi, Tex.
3-5 Houston, Tex.
6 Beaumont, Tex.
7 Lake Charles, La.
8 Alexandria, La.
9 Baton Rouge, La.
10-12 New Orleans, La.
13 Keesler A. F. Base, Miss.
14 Mobile, Miss.
15 Meridian, Miss.
16 Jackson, Miss.
17 Greenwood, Miss.
18 Clarksdale, Miss.
20 Memphis, Tenn.
21 Jackson, Tenn.
22 Nashville, Tenn.
23 Chattanooga, Tenn.
24 Knoxville, Tenn.
25 Bristol, Tenn.-Va.
27 Roanoke, Va.
28 Lynchburg, Va.
29-30 Richmond, Va.
31 Norfolk, Va.

November

1 Norfolk, Va.
3 Rocky Mount, N. C
4 Raleigh, N. C.
5 Greensboro, N. C.
6 Winston-Salem, N. C.
7 Charlotte, N. C.
8 Greenville, S. C.
10 Decatur, Ala.
11 Birmingham, Ala.
12 Selma, Ala.
13 Montgomery, Ala.
14 Columbus, Ga.
15 Albany, Ga.
17 Jacksonville, Fla.
18 Orlando, Fla.
19 West Palm Beach, Fla.
20 Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
21-23 Miami, Fla.
End of season

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Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey, 1953 Route

April

Apr. 1 - May 10 New York City, Madison Square Garden

May

12-17 Boston, Mass.
19-24 Washington, D. C.
25-30 Philadelphia, Pa.

June

1-2 Baltimore, Md.
3 Norristown, Pa.
4 Bridgeton, N. J.
5-6 Upper Darby, Pa.
8-9 Jersey City, N. J.
10 Allentown, Pa.
11 Plainfield, N, J.
12-13 E. Patterson, N. J.
15 Bridgeport, Conn.
16 Springfield, Mass.
17 Manchester, N. H.
18 Portland, Me.
19 Bangor, Me.
20 Lewiston, Me.
22 Quebec City, Que., Canada
23 Trois Riviers, Que., Canada
24 Cornwall, Ont., Canada
25-28 Montreal, Que., Canada
30 Kingston, Ont., Canada

July

1 Belleville, Ont, Can.
2 Guelph, Ont., Can.
3 Oshawa, Ont., Can.
4 Hamilton, Ont., Can,
6 St. Catherines, Ont., Can.
7 Brantford, Ont, Can.
8 London, Ont., Can.
9 Windsor, Ont., Can.
10-12 Detroit, Mich.
13 Toledo, Ohio
14 Lima, Ohio
15 Dayton, Ohio
16 Richmond, Ind.
17 Fort Wayne, Ind.
18 South Bend, Ind.
19 Kankakee, Ill.
20 Champaign, Ill.
21 Peoria, Ill.
22 LaSalle, Ill.
23-26 Chicago, Ill.
27 Sterling, Ill.
28 Macomb, Ill.
29 Moline, Ill.
30 Rockford, Ill.
31 Racine, Wisc.

August

1 Oshkosh, Wisc.
2 Manitowoc, Wisc.
3-4 Milwaukee, Wisc.
5 Madison, Wisc.
6 La Crosse, Wisc.
7 Rochester, Minn.
8 St. Paul, Minn.
10 Duluth, Minn.
11 Brainerd, Minn.
12 Moorhead, Minn.
13 Grand Forks, N. D.
14 Devil's Lake, N. D.
15 Minot, N. D.
17 Bismarck, N. D.
18 Jamestown, N. D.
19 Aberdeen, S. D.
20 Huron, S. D.
21 Yankton, S. D.
22 Sioux City, Iowa
23 Council Bluffs, Ia.
24 Norfolk, Nebr.
25 Grand Island, Nebr.
26 North Platte, Nebr.
27 Cheyenne, Wyo.
28-29 Denver, Colo.
31 Salt Lake City, Utah

September

1 Ogden, Utah
2 Idaho Falls, Idaho
3 Butte. Mont.
4 Great Falls, Mont.
5 Helena, Mont.
6 Missoula, Mont.
7 Spokane, Wash.
8 Seattle, Wash.
9-10 Seattle. Wash.
ll Tacoma, Wash.
12-13 Portland, Ore.
20 San Francisco, Cal.
21 Salinas, Cal.
22 San Luis Obispo, Cal.
23 Oxnard, Cal.
24-27 Los Angeles, Cal.
28 San Diego, Cal,
29 Long Beach, Cal.
30 Van Nuys, Cal.

October

1 Pasadena, Cal.
2-4 Los Angeles, Cal.
5 San Bernardino, Cal.
6-7 Phoenix, Ariz.
8 Tucson, Ariz.
9-10 El Paso, Texas
11-12 Albuquerque, N. M.
13 Clovis, N. M.
14 Lubbock, Texas
15 Amarillo, Texas
16-17 Oklahoma City, Okla.
18 Tulsa, Okla.
19 Joplin, Mo.
20 Independence, Kan.
21 Ponca City, Okla.
22 Chickasha, Okla.
23 Shawnee, Okla. cancelled
24 Ardmore, Okla.
25 Fort Worth, Texas
26 Tyler, Texas
27 Waco, Texas
28 Temple, Texas
29 Austin, Texas
30 San Antonio, Texas
31 Corpus Christi, Texas

November

2 Port Arthur, Texas
3 Lake Charles, La.
4 Alexandria, La.
5 Baton Rouge, La.
6-8 New Orleans, La.
9 Biloxi, Miss.
10 Mobile, Ala.
11 Pensacola, Fla.
12 Panama City, Fla.
13 Tallahassee, Fla.
14 Jacksonville, Fla.
16 St. Petersburg, Fla.
17 Tampa, Fla.
18 Lakeland, Fla.
19 Orlando, Fla.
20-22 Miami, Fla.
End of season
Post-Season Havana, Cuba, Dec. 18, 1953 - Jan. 10, 1954.

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Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey, 1954 Route

March/April

Mar. 31 - May 9 New York City, Madison Square Garden

May

11-16 BOSTON, Mass.
18-19 BALTIMORE, Md.
20-23 WASHINGTON, D. C.
24-29 PHILADELPHIA, Pa.
31 WILMINGTON, Del.

June

1 ATLANTIC CITY, N. J.
2 TRENTON, N. J.
3 ASBURY PARK, N. J.
4-5 MINEOLA, L. I., N. Y.
7 STAMFORD, Conn.
8 BRIDGEPORT, Conn.
9 WATERBURY, Conn.
10 WALLINGFORD, Conn.
11 WORCESTER, Mass.
12 SPRINGFIELD, Mass.
14 ALBANY, N. Y.
15 GLENS FALLS, N. Y.
16 SCHENECTADY, N. Y.
17 ONEONTA, N. Y.
18 BINGHAMTON, N. Y.
19 ELMIRA, N. Y.
20 GENEVA, N. Y.
21 WATERTOWN, N. Y.
22 SYRACUSE, N. Y. cancelled
23 AUBURN, N. Y.
24 OSWEGO, N. Y.
25 ROCHESTER, N. Y.
26 BATAVIA, N. Y.
27 NO. TONAWANDA, N. Y.
28 JAMESTOWN, N. Y.
29 YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio
30 NEW CASTLE, Penna.

July

1-3 PITTSBURGH, Penna.
5 HAGERSTOWN, Md.
6 HARRISBURG, Penna.
7 WILLIAMSPORT, Penna.
8 DU BOIS, Penna.
9 BUTLER, Penna.
10 WASHINGTON, Penna.
12 ZANESVILLE, Ohio
13 PARKERSBURG, W. Va.
14 HUNTINGTON, W. Va.
15 CHARLESTON, W. Va.
16-17 COLUMBUS, Ohio
18 SPRINGFIELD, Ohio
19-20 CINCINNATI, Ohio
21 LEXINGTON, Ky.
22 JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind.
23 EVANSVILLE, Ind.
24 PADUCAH, Ky.
25 MARION, Ill.
26 CENTRALIA, Ill.
27 JACKSONVILLE, Ill.
28 DECATUR, Ill.
29 CHARLESTON, Ill.
30 TERRE HAUTE, Ind.
Jul. 31 - Aug. 1 INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.

August

2 MARION, Ind.
3 FORT WAYNE, Ind.
4 DEFIANCE, Ohio
5 FOSTORIA, Ohio
6 SANDUSKY, Ohio
7 CANTON, Ohio
8 DOVER, Ohio
9-11 CLEVELAND, Ohio
12 TOLEDO, Ohio
13-15 DETROIT, Mich.
16 PORT HURON, Mich.
17 FLINT, Mich.
18 SAGINAW, Mich.
19 LANSING, Mich.
20 JACKSON, Mich.
21 GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.
23 KALAMAZOO, Mich.
24 BATTLE CREEK, Mich.
25 SOUTH BEND, Ind.
26 LAFAYETTE, Ind.
27 CHICAGO HEIGHTS, Ill.
Aug. 28 - Sep. 5 CHICAGO, Ill.

September

6 MADISON, Wis.
7 JANESVILLE, Wis.
8 FOND DU LAC, Wis.
9 APPLETON, Wis.
10 SHEBOYGAN, Wis.
11 GREEN BAY, Wis.
12 WAUSAU, Wis.
13 EAU CLAIRE, Wis.
14 WINONA, Minn.
15 DUBUQUE, Iowa
16 CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa
17 DAVENPORT, Iowa
18 BURLINGTON, Iowa
19 OTTUMWA, Iowa
20 DES MOINES, Iowa
21 IOWA CITY, Iowa
22 WATERLOO, Iowa
23 MASON CITY, Iowa
24 FORT DODGE, Iowa
25 SIOUX CITY, Iowa
26 COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa
27 ST.JOSEPH, Mo.
28-29 KANSAS CITY, Mo.
30 LAWRENCE, Kans.

October

1 PITTSBURG, Kans.
2 SPRINGFIELD, Mo.
4 MEMPHIS, Tenn.
5 JACKSON, Tenn.
6 NASHVILLE, Tenn.
7 CHATTANOOGA, Tenn.
8 KNOXVILLE, Tenn.
9 JOHNSON CITY, Tenn.
11 ROANOKE, Va.
12 STAUNTON, Va.
13 CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va.
14 RICHMOND, Va.
16-17 NORFOLK, Va.
18 ROCKY MOUNT, N. C.
19 GOLDSBORO, N. C.
20 DURHAM, N. C.
21 WINSTON-SALEM, N. C.
22 GREENSBORO, N. C.
23 DANVILLE, Va.
25 ASHEVILLE, N. C.
26 SPARTANBURG, S. C.
27 GREENVILLE, S. C.
28 CHARLOTTE, N. C.
29 COLUMBIA, S. C.
30 GREENWOOD, S. C.

November

1 ATLANTA, Ga.
2 ANNISTON, Ala.
3 GADSDEN, Ala.
4 DECATUR, Ala.
5 BIRMINGHAM, Ala.
6 TUSCALOOSA, Ala.
8 NATCHEZ, Miss.
9 JACKSON, Miss.
10 HATTIESBURG, Miss.
11 MERIDIAN, Miss.
12 SELMA, Ala.
13 MONTGOMERY, Ala.
15 COLUMBUS, Ga.
16 ALBANY, Ga.
17 VALDOSTA, Ga.
18 WAYCROSS, Ga.
19 BRUNSWICK, Ga.
20 JACKSONVILLE, Fla.
21 GAINESVILLE, Fla.
22 OCALA, Fla.
23 AUBURNDALE, Fla.
24 WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.
25 FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.
26-28 MIAMI, Fla.
End of season
Post-season Havana, Cuba Dec. 16, 1954 - Jan. 9, 1955

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