Get ready to celebrate! On February 3, 2023, in Sarasota, Florida, the Circus Ring of Fame Foundation will hold its annual awards show to honor the achievements of our circus brethren—and the CircusTalk community will be right in on the fun this time around! Here’s how everyone is getting ready for the big day behind the scenes.

The hour is almost upon us for yet another major milestone of the year in circus: the Circus Ring of Fame Induction ceremony. This awards show takes place in Sarasota every winter to honor just a few of the amazing people who dedicate their work and art and lives to circus: artists, coaches, families, and circus allies who spend decades honing their craft, who set the trajectory of the art form and help propel the whole industry forward. Inductees are nominated and selected yearly by a community-wide vote and presented with a special namesake plaque at the awards show. And as these plaques become part of circus’ own Hollywood Walk of Fame, found at Sarasota’s St. Armands Circle Central Park, their recipients are warmly welcomed into the ranks of the Circus Ring of Fame Foundation.  Not to mention that, with their help and partnership and ...