SOUTH DAKOTA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

NEWS RELEASE

For Immediate Release: July 22, 2011

Media Contact: Candi Hettinger, (605) 353-7340

Carson & Barnes Circus Coming to State Fairgrounds

HURON, S.D. – The Carson & Barnes Circus will be bringing almost 100 performers and animals to Lot H on the State Fairgrounds in Huron on July 28 for shows at 4:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.  Carson & Barnes Circus performance is a thrill to young and old alike at affordable prices.

Tickets are available in advance at the State Fair Office until Wednesday July 27. Advance ticket prices are $6 for youth and $12 for adults.  Tickets also will be available on the day of the circus at the circus.

Carson & Barnes Circus travels with its city-block long tent to some 200 communities each season. Emphasis this year is on a new concept in circus presentation, blending more than eight decades of circus tradition with exciting new acts and up-close audience viewing to achieve a new height in quality family entertainment. While other circuses have reduced their size and schedule, Carson & Barnes is still the only one capable of moving such a huge show to a new site nearly every day, seven days a week.

The performers are artists from around the world, including the United States, Mexico, Peru, Chile, Argentina, Russia and Italy. Acts consist of aerial trapeze, high-wire, acrobatic teams, jugglers and clowns, along with performing elephants, camels, dogs and horses.

Visit http://carsonbarnescircus.com/ for information.

The 2011 South Dakota State Fair runs Thursday, Sept. 1, through Monday, Sept. 5. Preview day is Wednesday, Aug. 31. The State Fair theme this year is Country Pride Statewide.

For more information on South Dakota State Fair events, contact the Fair office at 800-529-0900 or visit www.sdstatefair.com . You can also find the State Fair on Facebook and Twitter (@SDStateFair). 

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