Circus Costume Ideas

About Circus

Traveling from town to town, a roving troupe of clowns, jugglers, acrobats, tightrope walkers, animals and their tamers, the circus is a display of the unusual performed inside a large tent setting, sometimes referred to as "The Big Top." The circus dates back to ancient Rome with the Circus Maximus, a large circular forum featuring daredevil acts. It evolved over time and was revolutionized in America in the 1800s by P.T. Barnum who added a freakshow to the animal attractions, acrobats, and clowns. Today, touring troops like the Cirque du Soleil have elevated "the entertainment of the people" to a nearly high-art form.

Dressing up as Circus

Like clowns streaming out of a tiny car, the possibilities for circus costumes are endless! With any number of zany acts to choose from, you can costume yourself as anything from a colorful clown to a circus strongman. Amp up your freak factor with a Bearded Lady costume, or opt for a great couple's costume with the dagger-throwing Billy Bulls Eye costume and his lovely assistant, Tina the Target. Command the attention of everyone with a Ringmaster costume. Make sure your top hat is tall and your whip makes a loud crack so you can run the show!

More Costume Ideas

• witch
• funny
• alice in wonderland
• harry potter
• hannah montana
• vampire
• spiderman
• transformers
• princess
• gi joe
• watchmen
• couple
• whip
• train conductor
• bounty hunter
• nymph
• malice in wonderland
• donkey
• kings scepter
• snow princess
• reindeer antlers
• chicken feet
• ali g
• buddy the elf
• friar tuck
• teddy bear
• condom
• frosty the snowman
• big bad wolf
• top hat
• yellow rapper
• tarzan
• samurai
• adult bear
• gold teeth
• jumpsuit disco
• short black wig
• hello kitty
• freddy krueger
• the beatles
• pregnant belly
• annie
• elf hats
• orphan annie
• can can
• bunny ears
• barbie
• phantom of the opra
• strawberry
• ladybug
• the incredibles
• bug
• maternity
• mrs claus apron
• doodle
• carmen miranda
• short wig
• care bear
• cinderella glass slippers
• athena
• lazy town
• panther
• golf
• elvis cape
• wookie
• gingerbread
• elf
• dove wings
• venus
• grinch
• pirates of the caribbean
• hooded black cape
• adult pocahontas
• madame
• shepherd
• dickens
• circus freaks
• 80s prom
• flapper wig
• motorcycle
• batman cape
• genie in a lamp
• santa hat
• wooden soldier
• disco
• adult tinkerbell
• cabaret
• pig tail nose ears
• santa sack
• black wig
• mrs santa
• shark
• ice cream cone
• narnia
• greek goddess
• john travolta
• sexy stewardess
• marie antoinette
• big ears
• spear
• zebra
• pig tail
• mickey mouse hands
• reindeer
• mrs claus wig
• charleston
• prince charming
• moulin rouge
• adult pig
• holly golithly
• edward scissorhands
• lt dangle