Big Apple Circus Wants To Come To Peabody

PEABODY, MA -- Big Apple Circus, which has made annual stop in Massachusetts for more than 30 years, wants to come to Peabody. After several years at City Hall Plaza in Boston, the circus moved to Assembly Row in Somerville last year. But now, according to a special permit application, the circus wants to visit Peabody on property near the Northshore Mall.

City Council will hold a public hearing on the proposal, which has already raised concerns about traffic, when it meets on Feb. 14. If approved, the Circus would be in town from March 29 to May 12. The 40-year-old performance company is known for its intimate, one-ring circus that puts spectators within 50 feet of performers.

Big Apple did not come to Boston in 2017, when the company was in bankruptcy proceedings. The circus was saved by an investor group led by Dr. Neil Kahanovitz, who had been a performer in the circus while he was in medical school.

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Photo by Big Apple Circus.

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