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Circus - Many agree that the most memorable part of Circus Day is the raising of the Big Top. At 6:00 AM on opening day, elephants and a team of laborers work side-by-side to hoist a sea of blue and white striped canvas, larger than a football field, to its full towering height of nearly five stories high. By noon, the task is complete, in preparation to house over 100 animals and performers (not to mention 3,000 spectators) for daily performances of Clyde Beatty-Cole Bros. Circus.
