The Mizpah Shrine Circus will be at the Memorial Coliseum in Fort Wayne Jan. 24-26. Photo provided by Mizpah Shrine Circus.

News Release

FORT WAYNE — The 78th annual Mizpah Shrine Circus is coming Jan. 24-26 to the Memorial Coliseum in Fort Wayne.

Year after year, the family-friendly circus features exotic animals, clowns and many performers and attractions. Some of the acts over the years have included: White and Gold tigers; Mongolian Strong Man, Tulga; horsemanship by Erika Zerbini; Tarzan Zerbini elephants; the Wheel of Death; the flying trapeze; and Here Comes the Clowns.

This year’s circus offers three rings of attractions, as well as pony rides and elephant rides to see the animals up close before and after each circus performance downstairs in the Circus Fair.

Tickets are on sale now at mizpahshrinecircus.com through TicketMaster and at the Memorial Coliseum ticket office, located at 4000 Parnell Ave., Fort Wayne.

Show times are 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 24; 11 a.m., 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 25; and 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 26.