Circus Carnival
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 Great Circus Parade Milwaukee 1996 Commemorative Ben Barkin $9.99 Time Remaining: 29d 19h 10m Buy It Now for only: $9.99 |
 VTG Primitive Folk Art Carnival Circus Gaming Star Wars Darth Vader GAME SIGN $100.00 Time Remaining: 1h 10m |
 Vintage 1961 Ideals Publication THE CIRCUS collectible clown carnival animals $4.99 Time Remaining: 2h 57m |
 20 1950s CIRCUS SIDE SHOW FREAKS ODDITIES WIRE SERVICE PHOTOS $61.00 (8 Bids) Time Remaining: 1d 21h 58m |
 Great Circus Parade Milwaukee 1989 Commemorative $9.99 Time Remaining: 29d 18h 43m Buy It Now for only: $9.99 |
 1880s Colorful PT Barnums Circus horse drawn wagon diecut Brooklyn Bridge item $24.99 Time Remaining: 2d 2h 13m |
 Giants Dwarfs Illus article 1894 Great Britain 7 pages Chang Tom Thumb etcNoR $9.99 Time Remaining: 2h 11m |
 Vintage Wood Painted Carnival Gaming Wheel Antique Gambling Wheel $249.99 Time Remaining: 4d 23h 11m |
 Vintage Carnival Game Wheel Metal w Lights $259.99 Time Remaining: 28d 17h 31m Buy It Now for only: $259.99 |
 Vintage Antique Wood Circus wooden Indian Excercise Clubs Weights Juggling Pins $12.27 (2 Bids) Time Remaining: 2d 1h 34m |
 Amusement Business Magazine AUG 1 1964 Volume 76 no30 Carnival Issue $7.95 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 1d 38m |
 Shocked Amazed On Off The Midway by James TaylorFreaksOdditiesPhotos $9.99 Time Remaining: 3d 52m |
 Ruth The Acrobat Retro Carnival Fair Midway Poster $11.75 Time Remaining: 29d 2h 42m Buy It Now for only: $11.75 |
 SPECTACULAR ANTIQUE FOLK ART PAINTED CARNIVAL GAME WHEEL VIBRANT COLORS ORIGINAL $152.50 (6 Bids) Time Remaining: 5d 8m |
 EARLY BARNUM BAILEY CIRCUS JORDAN SISTERS ANTIQUE VINTAGE TRAPEZE OLD POSTCARD $12.98 Time Remaining: 3h 42m |
 Vintage Pair of Porcelain Dice Cane Top Carnival Prize Made in Japan $8.50 (2 Bids) Time Remaining: 20h 3m |
 Vintage Carnival Fair Piture Mirror LOT $14.99 Time Remaining: 28d 23h 11m Buy It Now for only: $14.99 |
 Sideshow GIANTClyde Beatty Circus1953 Publicity Photo 8X10 Freak Show $21.55 (2 Bids) Time Remaining: 3h 22m |
 Sells Floto and Tom Mix courier $12.99 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 23h 11m |
 Parker and Watts courier $12.99 Time Remaining: 23h 16m |
 1910 Leavenworth Kansas C W Parker Carousel Carnival Circus Poster $20.00 Time Remaining: 8d 21h 2m Buy It Now for only: $20.00 |
 CARNIVAL SIDESHOW 19th C SIAMESE CONJOINED TWINS JONES INDIANA CABINET PHOTO $17.00 (2 Bids) Time Remaining: 2d 12h 53m |
 Rare Ringling Bros Barnum Bailey circus poster May Wirth 1927 horse Australia $199.99 Time Remaining: 1h 50m |
 1926 Al G Barnes route book $19.99 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 23h 16m |
 1960s FAMOUS COLE CIRCUS Lion Trainer Window Card by NEAL WALTERS $15.00 Time Remaining: 29d 12h 50m Buy It Now for only: $15.00 |
 Gibbs Jumbo the Elephant pull toy GREAT toy in nice condition Pat 1911 $295.00 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 1d 23h 15m |
 RARE IMPORTANT EARLY 20THc CIRCUS PHOTOGRAPHS IN 3 PHOTO ALBUMS SCRAPBOOKS $510.00 (11 Bids) Time Remaining: 2d 3h 17m |
 Freak ShowCircus SIAMESE TWINSSideshow Human Oddity8X10 Photo $9.99 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 1h 50m |
 1940 John Ringling North Big Shot of the Big Top Barnum Bailey 4 Page Article $15.00 Time Remaining: 28d 18h 54m Buy It Now for only: $15.00 |
 1987 Carousel Carnival Historical and Model Builders Society Newspaper Issue $4.99 Time Remaining: 2h 44m |
 4 Circus Clown Painting Prints Lou Jacobs Mark Anthony Prince Paul $10.50 (2 Bids) Time Remaining: 2h 44m |
 1936 BERTRAM MILLS CIRCUS LETTER LONDON GB GREAT BRITAIN LETTERHEAD LK $9.99 Time Remaining: 3d 22h 1m |
 Vintage Tommy HANNEFORD CIRCUS Window Card with MANY ACTS Original $9.00 Time Remaining: 29d 12h 46m Buy It Now for only: $9.00 |
 1 1984 RINGLING BROTHERS AND BARNUM AND BAILEY CIRCUS MAGAZINE PROGRAM VF VF+ $0.99 Time Remaining: 58m |
 Walter L Main Circus herald $14.99 Time Remaining: 23h 14m |
 DOPEY MUG 1 OF THE DWARFS MADE FOR RINGLING BARUM BAILEY CIRCUS NEVER USED $6.50 Time Remaining: 2h 41m Buy It Now for only: $8.88 |
 Great Milwaukee Circus Parade 1995 Commemorative Cover $9.99 Time Remaining: 29d 18h 50m Buy It Now for only: $9.99 |
 1939 Ringling Brothers Barnum Bailey Combined Show Railroad Cars ELEPHANTS $9.99 Time Remaining: 22h 28m |
 Circus FreakStrangest CoupleSideshow MONKEY GIRL ALLIGATOR MAN $6.99 Time Remaining: 1d 4h 4m |
 ODDITIES VOODOO DOLL WICCA SANTERIA SPIRIT SIDESHOW GAFF TRIBAL SHRUNKEN HEAD $9.99 Time Remaining: 3h 12m |
 Vintage Carnival Amusement Poster Sign Fair Circus Kiddie Ride Terre Haute Old $27.99 Time Remaining: 29d 42m Buy It Now for only: $27.99 |
 Cole Bros poster w Cristiani family name $14.99 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 22h 55m |
 ODDITIES VOODOO DOLL SANTERIA SIDESHOW GAFF HUMAN SKULL TRIBAL SHRUNKEN HEAD $14.99 Time Remaining: 4h 30m |
 WALTER L MAIN VINTAGE CIRCUS PROGRAM VERY OLD EARLY 1900S $5.00 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 10h 35m |
 Vintage CRISTIANI BROS Circus Window Card BIG TOP ACTS 14 x 17 $9.00 Time Remaining: 29d 12h 44m Buy It Now for only: $9.00 |
 BEHIND THE BIG TOP BY DAVID LEWIS HAMMARSTROM AUTOGRAPHED BY THE AUTHOR $15.00 Time Remaining: 19h 21m |
 Cast Iron Shooting Gallery Target Duck Goose $56.00 (3 Bids) Time Remaining: 3d 16h 31m |
 Cirque du Soleil Clown Artist Judie Bomberger 98 metal hand painted sculpture $36.00 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 23h 55m |
 ORIG 1940s Cole Bros Circus Poster GRAND ENTRY Beautifully Lithographed ORIG $57.50 Time Remaining: 29d 12h 47m Buy It Now for only: $57.50 |
 EMMETT KELLY REAL DOLLAR BILL W CERT $3.99 Time Remaining: 4h 10m Buy It Now for only: $7.00 |
 Vintage shrine circus felt hat with tassel Nice condition made in USA $6.00 Time Remaining: 1h 2m |
 Lot of rare antique circus sideshow oddities 13 items $20.50 (2 Bids) Time Remaining: 4d 10m |
 VINTAGE LOT OF 6 COLE BROS CIRCUS PHOTOSRUTLANDVT 1935WAGONS $34.95 Time Remaining: 29d 43m Buy It Now for only: $34.95 |
 1979 MARTIN LUTHER KING JR THE WORKS OF MARK TWAIN CARDS $0.99 Time Remaining: 3h 9m |
 Barnum Presents General Tom Thumb Alice C Desmond HC Book 1954 Autographed FINE $9.99 Time Remaining: 3d 1h 42m |
 1967 RINGLING BROTHERS AND BARNUM BAILEY CIRCUS ROUTE BOOK w PHOTOS MINT $7.95 Time Remaining: 4d 13h 36m |
 1970s Martin Downs Circus Poster SCARCE ORIGINAL $20.00 Time Remaining: 29d 12h 47m Buy It Now for only: $20.00 |
 1969 RINGLING BROTHERS AND BARNUM BAILEY CIRCUS ROUTE BOOK w PHOTOS MINT $10.49 (2 Bids) Time Remaining: 4d 13h 56m |
 1955 Siebrand Bros circus and carnival Shows trade ad $9.99 Time Remaining: 1h 11m Buy It Now for only: $15.00 |
 Royal American Shows 14k Gold and Diamond Belt Buckle The Worlds Largest Midway $25,000.00 Time Remaining: 1d 33m |
 VINTAGE LOT OF 6 CIRCUS PHOTOS1935 HAGENBECK WALLACE 4 PAWS SELLS $34.95 Time Remaining: 29d 23h 39m Buy It Now for only: $34.95 |
 3 Antique Period ORIGINAL Circus Elephant Mating Trainer Photos RPPC Postcards $150.00 Time Remaining: 18h 10m |
 HUGE ANTIQUE VTG CARNIVAL CIRCUS TENT SLEDGE OR BELL RINGER WOOD HAMMER MALLET $28.00 (4 Bids) Time Remaining: 4d 15m |
 1950 Santa Cruz Boardwalk Ride Tickets University of Calif Seniors Beach Party $14.99 Time Remaining: 1d 55m |
 1950s King Bros CHARIOT RACE Circus Poster ORIGINAL $28.00 Time Remaining: 29d 12h 48m Buy It Now for only: $28.00 |
 2 1950S OR 1960S PADDY WAGON SIGNS CIRCUS WAGON OR EVENT WAGON $95.00 Time Remaining: 14h 56m |
 James Hetzer Carnival Circus On Ice Photos Ice Skating $6.99 Time Remaining: 1d 2h 30m |
 Kissing Booth by Lemax $8.99 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 3h 17m |
 Vintage Circus Poster Girl Through Paper Hoop 40 x 28 1950s KING BROS CIRCUS $45.00 Time Remaining: 29d 12h 48m Buy It Now for only: $45.00 |
 A CIRCUS SPECTACLE 2 BEAUTIFUL COINS A3 $5.00 Time Remaining: 33m |
 Unusual SHOOTING GALLERY TARGET Man in Top Hat Cast Iron Jiggs Maggie Antique $157.50 (11 Bids) Time Remaining: 2d 18h 17m |
 Fortune Teller by Lemax B86 $6.99 Time Remaining: 3h 18m |
 CLYDE BEATTY COLE BROS CIRCUS CLYDE BEATTY IN PERSON 1962 $14.95 Time Remaining: 29d 20h 6m Buy It Now for only: $14.95 |
 CarnivalROYAL AMERICAN SHOWSOfficial Letter Opener with logo1970s $10.49 (2 Bids) Time Remaining: 16h 42m |
 VINTAGE BLONDE HULA GIRL CARNIVAL CHALKWARE PRIZE $14.95 Time Remaining: 4d 22h 39m |
 Cirque Du Soleil Judie Bomberger Sculpture Le Palmier the Vegas Show Mystere $99.00 Time Remaining: 1d 22h 40m |
 RARE FRASER DECAL MERRY MIXER GABRICK CARNIVAL FAIR RIDE WINDOW DECAL 42 L $37.50 Time Remaining: 29d 23h 15m Buy It Now for only: $37.50 |
 1931 Hagenbeck Wallace Circus program $14.99 Time Remaining: 23h 18m |
 1926 Gentry Bros route book $19.99 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 23h 29m |
 3 Vintage Spalding 1 Lb Wooden Exercise Pins Weights Juggle Circus Gold Medal $69.99 Time Remaining: 1d 1h 23m |
 50s Famous Cole Circus Window Card 14 x 22 Elephant Watering Clown NEAL WALTERS $20.00 Time Remaining: 29d 12h 51m Buy It Now for only: $20.00 |
 Antique Photograph Galettis Monkeys 1890s to 1900s Monkey Show $4.90 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 20h 10m |
 Tight Rope Man Circus Performer Art Unisex Wrist Watch $16.95 Time Remaining: 1d 2h 41m |
 ANTIQUE ART DECO 1930S CARNIVAL FUN FAIR STONE LITHOGRAPH THEATER POSTER LRG $24.50 (3 Bids) Time Remaining: 4d 1h 7m |
 1940s Photo Circus Performer Horseback Autographed $9.95 Time Remaining: 15d 13h 2m Buy It Now for only: $9.95 |
 Boy Girl Circus Clowns 1920s Vintage Reprint Old Photo $14.66 Time Remaining: 18h 32m |
 Carnival Of Value Days Clown Poster Great item $0.01 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 15h 10m |
 Carnival Day at Key Port NJ Vintage Reprint Old Photo $14.66 Time Remaining: 18h 38m |
 BRILL CARNIVAL GAME PLAN 20 HIGH STRIKER $7.50 Time Remaining: 19d 22h 19m Buy It Now for only: $7.50 |
 Carnival Performers Posed In Vintage Reprint Old Photo $14.66 Time Remaining: 18h 38m |
 1928 Sparks Circus Courier $9.99 Time Remaining: 23h 28m |
 Ohio Carnival Dipsy Doodle Ride Reprint 1940s Old Photo $9.66 Time Remaining: 18h 37m |
 AMUSEMENT BUSINESS JUNE 21 1999 93RD ANNUAL SUMMER SPECIAL $12.50 Time Remaining: 29d 20h 6m Buy It Now for only: $12.50 |
 Circus Midget Having a Smoke 1920s Reprint Old Photo $14.66 Time Remaining: 18h 45m |
 Nice Lion Poster $9.99 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 23h |
 ODDITIES VOODOO POTION APOTHEKE APOTHECARY JARS SANTERIA WICCA SIDESHOW GAFF $11.49 (2 Bids) Time Remaining: 3h 29m |
 Vintage lot popcorn boxes bags peanut bags $14.00 Time Remaining: 9d 23h 23m Buy It Now for only: $14.00 |
 CA Arthur Bearded Lady Society Circus Reprint Old Photo $14.66 Time Remaining: 18h 36m |
 Vintage Japan Chalk Head Skull Carnival Cane $10.49 (2 Bids) Time Remaining: 1d 56m |
 Dreamland Circus Sideshow Connecticut Reprint Old Photo $14.66 Time Remaining: 18h 57m |
What the basic difference between a carnival and a circus?
And would their iconic visuals be the same? eg, lollipops, popcorn, stars and stripes, triangle flags etc?
The basic difference to me would be in their origins.
A carnival is a celebration that originally took place just before lent - it would be the last chance to eat eat meat before fasting for lent. Think about CARNI-vores, or meat-eaters. CARNE is also Spanish for "meat". Mardi Gras, which takes place the day before Ash Wednesday, would be considered a Carnival. The Carnival celebration in Rio takes place about the same time.
A circus has its origins in ancient Rome, where the chariot races and gladitorial contests took place in a round stadium - the Latin word circus comes from the Greek word kirkos, meaning "circle" or "ring". To be a true "circus", the show should have animal acts and take place in a round format - like Barnum & Bailey's famous "Three-ring circus".
Generally speaking, in today's language, I'd say that a circus would feature animal acts, acrobats, clowns and other performers, and take place in a ring or under a tent - a carnival would probably be a grouping of rides, attractions, entertainment, food, etc. that would generally be in an outdoor area.
But there could be a lot of crossover between the two - a carnival could have animal acts, clowns, and sideshows similar to circus acts.
Iconic visuals - for a circus, I'd say tigers, elephants, acrobats, clowns.
For a carnival - maybe masks?
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