Stop Circus Suffering

Urge the following venues to cancel upcoming circus performances and/or make it their policy not to host future events using wild animals. A template letter for your use/personalization is available here.

La Porte Civic Auditorium, 1001 Ridge St, LaPorte, IN 46352

Who: Carden Circus
When: May 15-16, 2023
Contact: civic@cityoflaportein.gov, (219) 362-2325
Social: Facebook

Lions Club Grounds, 5242 West U.S. 52, New Palestine, IN 46163

Who: Culpepper and Merriweather Circus
When: May 1, 2023
Contact: (317)649-6795, e-mail form
Social: Facebook

Brooklyn Kids Park, 3277 East Centenary Road, Brooklyn, IN 46111

Who: Culpepper and Merriweather Circus
When: April 30, 2023
Contact: County Commissioner’s Office, (765) 342-1007

Behind Aquatic Center, 220 Harrell Drive, Edinburgh, IN 46124

Who: Culpepper and Merriweather Circus
When: April 29, 2023
Contact: Town Hall, townhall@edinburgh.in.us, (812) 526-3512
Social: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram

Lawrence Co. Fairgrounds, 11261 U.S. 50, Bedford, IN 47421

Who: Culpepper and Merriweather Circus
When: April 28, 2023
Contact: lawcofairgroundsrentals@gmail.com, (812) 583-8921
Social: Facebook

Greene Co. 4-H Fairgrounds, 4503 West State Road 54, Bloomfield, IN 47424

Who: Culpepper and Merriweather Circus
When: April 27, 2023
Contact: e-mail form, (937) 372-8621
Social: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram

Simon J. Graber Rec. Center, 9164 E 875 N, Odon, IN 47562

Who: Culpepper and Merriweather Circus
When: April 26, 2023
Contact: City Council, Doug Benjamin,
benjaminodontowncouncil@gmail.com; Susie Roach,
roachodontowncouncil@gmail.com; BJ Sanders,
bjsanders97@gmail.com
Social: Facebook

Wirth Park, 1210 West Morton Street, Oakland City, IN 47660

Who: Culpepper and Merriweather Circus
When: April 25, 2023
Contact: Hugh Wirth, Mayor, (812) 749-3222
Social: Facebook

Ft. Branch Community Park, 510 East Vine Street, Fort Branch, IN 47648

Who: Culpepper and Merriweather Circus
When: April 24, 2023
Contact: Sandy Birch, Town Council President, e-mail form, (812) 499-7491

Allen County War Memorial Coliseum, 4000 Parnell Ave, Fort Wayne, IN 46805

Who: Mizpah Shrine Circus
When: January 27-29, 2023
Contact: Melanie Carney, mcarney@memorialcoliseum.com, (260) 482-9502
Social: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram

Ford Center, 1 SE Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Evansville, IN 47708

Who: Hadi Shrine Circus
When: November 24-27, 2022
Contact: Colin Holman, e-mail form
Social: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram

Sportsdrome Speedway, 1207 Kopp Ln, Clarksville, IN 47129

Who: Garden Bros Nuclear Circus
When: September 8-11, 2022
Contact: (812) 282-7551, e-mail form
Social: Facebook, Twitter

Adjacent to Taylor’s Hardware, 3 N. Pickens, Cloverdale, IN 46120

Who: Culpepper and Merriweather Circus
When: August 15, 2022
Contact: Mayor Todd Lands, tlands@ci.cloverdale.ca.us; city council: Gus Wolter, gwolter@ci.cloverdale.ca.us; Joe Palla, jpalla@ci.cloverdale.ca.us; Melanie Bagby, mbagby@ci.cloverdale.ca.us; Marta Cruz mcruz@ci.cloverdale.ca.us; 707-894-1750
Social: Facebook, Instagram

East Park, 300 Ball Park Dr, New Whiteland, IN 46184

Who: Culpepper and Merriweather Circus
When: August 14, 2022
Contact:  (317) 535-7500, (317) 535-4664
Social: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram

Ripley County Fairgrounds, 525 West Beech St, Osgood, IN 47037

Who: Culpepper and Merriweather Circus
When: August 13, 2022
Contact: rctb@ripleycountytourism.com, (812) 689-7431
Social: Facebook, Twitter

Franklin County Fairgrounds, 11225 County Park Road, Brookville, IN 47012

Who: Culpepper and Merriweather Circus
When: August 12, 2022
Contact: (765) 647-3511
Social: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram

Allen County War Memorial Coliseum, 4000 Parnell Ave Fort Wayne, IN 46805

Who: Mizpah Shrine Circus
When: January 28-30, 2022
Contact: Sarah Bertsch, Event Manager, sbertsch@memorialcoliseum.com, (260) 482-9502
Social: Facebook, Instagram

Ford Center, 1 SE Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Evansville, IN 47708

Who: Hadi Shrine Circus
When: November 25-28, 2021
Contact: Scott Schoenike, Executive Director, sschoenike@thefordcenter.com, (812) 422-8000
Social: Facebook, Instagram

Montgomery County Fairgrounds, 4-H Building 400 Parke Ave, Crawfordsville, IN 47933

Who: Circus Funtastic
When: August 13, 2021
Contact: (765) 364-6363, Lindsay Williamson, will1998@purdue.edu;  Monica Nagele, mwilhoit@purdue.edu
Social: Facebook

Wabash Valley Fairgrounds Community Center, 3901 S US Hwy 41, Terre Haute, IN 47802

Who: Circus Funtastic
When: August 11-12, 2021
Contact: info@vigofair.com, 812-201-3058
Social: Facebook

Hendricks Co. 4-H Fairgrounds – GreenCycle-McCarty Arena, 1900 E Main St, Danville, IN 46122

Who: Circus Funtastic
When: August 10, 2021
Contact: director@4hcomplex.org, (317) 718-6153
Social: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram

Grant County Fairgrounds, 1403 IN-18, Marion, IN 46952

Who: Circus Funtastic 
When: August 9, 2021
Contact: info@grantcountyinfair.com, (765) 664-0343
Social: Facebook

St. Joseph County 4-H Fair, Nilus Arena, 5117 S Ironwood Dr, South Bend, IN 46614

Who: Circus Funtastic
When: August 7-8, 2021
Contact: Tami Copenhaver, manager@4hfair.com; Jeremy Borem, jeremyb@4hfair.com
Social: Facebook, Twitter

DeKalb County Fairgrounds, 708 S Union St, Auburn, IN 46706

Who: Circus Funtastic
When: August 5-6, 2021
Contact: dekalbcountyfairoffice@gmail.com, (260) 925-1834
Social: Facebook

Vigo County Fairgrounds, 3901 US-41, Terre Haute, IN 47802

Who: Zorah Shrine / Tarzan Zerbini Circus
When: June 10-13, 2021
Contact: Jodi Michl, Fairgrounds Manager, info@vigofair.com, (812) 201-3058
Social: Facebook