The Big Top takes you on a Grand Tour

The Big Apple Circus is returning to Queens with its brand-new show “The Grand Tour,” running from May 15 to June 12.

“The Grand Tour” opens the 38th season of the Big Apple Circus, and transports the audience to the Roaring ’20s, the dawn of the modern travel age.

With every seat less than 50 feet from the stage, audiences will be awed by the world-class entertainers as they perform breathtaking acts. Clowns, jugglers, acrobats, and aerialists from Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, and North and South America appear with ponies, puppies, and more. The troupe sets off on its own whirlwind adventure, accompanied by the live, seven-piece Big Apple Circus Band at each performance.

Big Apple Circus “The Grand Tour,” Tuesday through Sunday, May 15 to June 12. Show times are scheduled from 11 am through 6:30 pm and tickets prices start at $25.

Cunningham Park [73rd Avenue and Francis Lewis Boulevard in Fresh Meadows, (800) 922–3772, www.bigapplecircus.org].

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