Description
Milwaukee was once home to the Great Circus Parade for just about 30 years. Beginning in 1963 and continuing until 1972, the parade was an annual tradition, excluding in 1967 when the development was once cancelled as a result of civil unrest. Revived on a smaller scale in 1980, the parade traveled between Baraboo and Chicago until it returned to Milwaukee in 1985. Every year, it grew in size and scope, gaining national prominence. The old fashioned circus parade was an event of mammoth proportions, requiring a military of volunteers working at the back of the scenes.