Zenobia Shrine Circus

The circus was excellent!! The performances and stunts were amazing and intense!! Well worth the money.. our whole family enjoyed it!!

Was entertaining. Was dissapointing that the clowns were not a focal point in any of the show.

I was so excited to attend this event. I got the tickets two months before it and I thought I got some of the best seats but unfortunately they were the worst ones we did not enjoy the circus at all and we didn't see most of the shows because of our seating. I also didn't like the idea of having three rings in some shows and only one in the other shows.I really had the worst experience ever but I am happy that my kids loved the pony ride after alll and got some toys too.

Circus was fantastic! Performers were colorful and outstanding. Highwire cyclists did a terrific job of making us hold our breath as they spun in a circle high above the arena. The animal acts were great and the little ones seemed to enjoy them the most. The elephant rides and face painting just added to the fun and were not expensive. All in all a GREAT time was had and I would highly recommend this circus to anyone that wanted a terrific show to share with their kids or grandkids. ( OR just to enjoy yourselves)

Had a lot of fun w/ our 3 1/2 year old daughter. Everything was great!

My family had a wonderful time! There was something for everyone. Kids were engaged the whole show. We will definitely do that again!

It was very unorganized. People walking infront of us during the performance. Did not start on time, was 30 min late starting. Had a an intermission for the kids to spend money in the middle of the performance I did not like it at all. Section I ordered tickets in was closed so they had to reissue me new tickets. Bad experience.

It was way more entertaining than in years past and my five year old just had a blast!!!

First thing first, the venue for this show was seagate center, which made really bad impression when we entered into show. The seating and layout was total mess. Now about show, the show did not keep it's promise i.e. entertaiment, could have been more, they were only interesting to sell their kids stuff and ride and making more money. The show items were few, and some of them were really not great just a geular items such as rope swings were miss, bike in cage was only for two bikes (I saw 8 bikes in same size cage in some other show), animal acts were not amazing or they were only for few seconds? yes seconds!

The venue could have been better, however, it was very enjoyable. We sat at the end of a row and could see a lot of the "behind the scenes" activity which was distracting, but all in all, we would go again.

The circus venue was one the the best that Zenobia has every put on. The highlight was having front row seats and this afforded us (my grandson and myself) to personally meet Tino Wallenda of the the Flying Walllendas as he was checking the cables of the highwire above! What an experience! Our seats were right under the high wire where they performed. We were no more than 35 ft away from the family of performers. We saw first hand how they walked the tightwire and performed a 2 high chair bridge walk across the arena. As a precaution with every highwire act (since Carl Wallendas untimely death), they insure the cables and wires are secure. The cables were right next to our seats in the front row. Zenobia Shrine of which I have been a member for nearly 35 years should have the Wallendas come back again at the 63rd event next year! Truly a memorable event!

Nice time very good cause; would go again; ring master was ok

The Zenobia Shrine Circus was perfect for my 2 1/2 year old. Everyone working was extremely friendly and helpful and the acts were entertaining. It kept my toddlers attention, so it was good! Having the rides before hand and at intermission were great. We would and will attend again!

This is our favorite circus. You get more bang, and spend less buck. I was worried my 9 year old boy was too old or too cool for the circus, but he had a great time. It is a great show that supports an even greater cause.

I was not terribly thrilled but my 8 year old grand daughter was and that was the reason for going. She especially liked riding the elephant.

Having the Wallenda act in Toledo was amazing. We had a great time in years past, so went again in 2013.... The Thursday night performance was packed! Before leaving, I made sure I got tickets to return Saturday morning with my granddaughters, so they could share in the excitement!

My granddaughters and I had a great time. We're looking forward to sharing the circus together again in 2013!

It was ok. Thought it might have been a bit expensive to take pictures or ride things.

not very crowded which made it enjoyable. didn't have to wait in lines for snake pictures or pictures with the bear. or to ride the elephant. enjoyed it!! recommend for kids families couples friends anyone. cheap something to do that's different and unique!

This was the most fun my family and I have had in a long time. The Grandkids started out afraid of Clowns. By the end they could not get enough!! Everyone loved it!!

In a word I loved it, had forgotten how much I loved the circus as a child. Brought back some great memories!!!

My daughter and niece absolutely loved the show! My husband and I enjoyed our selfs as well. Would go see it again!

It was very enjoyable my grandkids eyes was like silver dollars the whole time.

Took my grandsons, & they really enjoyed it. The bike rider & the motorcycle were their biggest hits, but they also liked everything else. We came home & told every one what a great time we had.

Definately NOT just for children anymore. Great show to watch.

We really enjoyed it. It kept the interest of our almost-2 year old the entire time. The animals and performers were amazing, and the venue was nicely spread out so it wasn't too crowded. I'm not too happy that after refreshing 2-3 times, Ticketmaster insisted on giving us tickets in the extreme bottom corner. They would have been awful. Thankfully, there were many open seats that allowed better viewing so we moved.

The circus is the circus. As long as my little one had a good time, that's all that matters to me. On the downside, it was way too loud in there!

Excellent. The performers knew their stuff. There were varied things that appealed to every age. Fast paced enough for the younger drive-thru mentality.

Most of the acts were entertaining but several were kind of boring, The intermission set up was a rip off. They charge six bucks a game or activity and if you have more than one kid, that gets expensive fast. But it's hard to keep young kids in their seats for an extended period of time let alone make them watch all the other kids riding ponies and boucing in giant inflatable bouncers. You're practically forced to spend the extra money. Then on top of that many of the people controlling the rides were pretty rude. Despite my complaints, we enjoyed ourselves and we were glad we went.

For the first night of the show, I thought things went well. We took our grandchildren, ages 4 and 7, and they had a great time. It started at 6:30, which was great, because it was a school night.

The circus is always a fun time. Our criticisms: the music was way too loud, especially for small children's ears. Most of this year's events were staged for both sides of the arena except the horse and elephant shows. This was disappointing as the center section cost was the same whether you were on one side or the other. There were slow parts of the show, like the magician act and the horse act. We thought that each of the 3-ring performances was great and would have liked to have had the dog, cat and jugglar shows been featured individually rather than grouped. The coloring book for the children was great and we had fun getting the clown signatures. All in all it was a great time for our grandchildren. We will go again.

The Shrine Circus is an annual event for my nieces and I. The girls are teenagers now but still love the circus. There are a variety of acts, like the clowns, high wire and the animals. We enjoy it all. Can't wait for next year.

The circus was extremely short, the characters were off key, one 3 of the dancers kept messing up. This was just the worst circus I ever seen & a waste of money.

This event lit up my four year old daughter's face. I liked it to. Pretty sure the wife had a good time. We'll go again.

It was a fun show. Took my older kids. My 14 year old got some friends and went back to the later show.

Loved the show. Prices for pics with acts and rides were a little expensive but, overall the family enjoyed ourselves and will definitely be back next time!

The family and I had so much fun at this circus! Many different things to see & fun to be had by all. I especially loved how the shrine exuded the idea of a FAMILY atmosphere!! Loved it!

What a wonderful show!!! Everything was amazing...I cannot even describe it...you must see it to really understand how wonderful everything was. We were a group of 6 adults and 3 children of age 3, 6, and 7 and we all had a great, great time with Shirne Circus. The the whole show was 2 hours without the break. Wonderful performers and performances!!!

My husband and I took our three granddaughters ages 10, 8 and 4 to the circus on Sunday afternoon. They were very excited and especially liked the young acrobats. They were disappointed that they couldn't ride the elephant and ponies, but that was far more money than we could afford to spend.

great show, my kids loved it, will definitely come again

We have been going for a few years now. Kids now 4,5,7 love it. Sometimes we bring children's' friends.

Wonderful experience as always. The Shriners are a great group and they make everyone feel special. The circus was great.

The audio was too loud for young ears! The shriners were very welcoming.

Didn't keep my son entertained. Acrobatics are very simplistic. Rage in the cage was too over dramatic. Very crowded. Wouldn't recommend seeing this at the seagate center. May be more comfortable at the huntington center.

Now this wasn't the stereotypical circus you would imagine from the movies or even see on the commercials, but it was fun and exciting nonetheless. Some of the acts were corny and weird, but others were amazing and worth every penny. A good night out with the kids.

This is our second year attending at this venue. It is awesome. It will be an every year thing for our family.

My boyfriend and I loved it just as much as our 6 yr. old!! I gave it a 4 only bc some of the songs and skits were not child approiate I thought. For example the song 'blurred lines' and a skit had suggested someone "had been drinking too much again". In my opinion not something a 6 year old needs/wants to hear about. But over all we had an amazing time! :)

This circus was pretty well organized and had some very talented acts. The animals were a little scarce but the performers seemed like they really enjoyed themselves and were fun to watch.

We took the grand kids and spent the extra money for Front Row Seats. We could not see much of the show because they parked trailers, props, and people right in front of us. Completely missed the Lion/Tiger show because the trailer was parked right in front of our seats in the middle of the view. Most of the entertainment was facing away from us. If not for being a wonderful charitable organization, paying $3.00 to 3.50 for a bottle of pop or water was pretty crazy. And be prepared to pay $7.00 to get your kids face painted...

By far this show was the worst it has ever been. My family was in the middle row about 5 rows up our view was blocked quite a bit. When they brought the tigers out our view was almost completely blocked by the cage that they brought the tigers out in which was right in front of the cage that they put the tigers into. When the had the elephants out they had them posing only to one side of the area while the other side got to see the butts of the elephants. The whole performance was one sided. As in if you where sitting on the side that we were on the performers had there backs to you almost the whole time and to make things worst right at the end they even dropped a big USA flag down right in front of you blocking your view. I have been to LOTS of other circuses before and they have NEVER been so one sided. The only way my family and I will go to another Zenobia Shrine Circus again is if we come across free tickets..... And if it's one sided again we will LEAVE!

Took our grandkids, ages 2 1/2 and 9, the kids really enjoyed it as did us adults. It was very well done and organized and was happy with the prices we paid for extra things such as souveneirs, drinks, cotton candy, etc...Overall, a good experience and I'd recommend. to others.

Went to the Shrines circus: 1. Clowns were very personable and friendly, however a little scary 2. Nice coloring book was given 3. Everything was WAY OVER PRICED, rides, toys, food and drinks 4. No need for an intermission, it was short and the 2nd half was barely 30 minutes. 5. The daredevil acts were awesome 6. The Chicago Boys rocked it 7. Loved the Pink Poodles! 8. Elephants were talented 9. Not impressed with the cats 10. The air dancers were great

We had a great time! Best part was Chicago Boyz! My only complaint is that I wish the people sitting people after the show had started were more considering to the guests that arrived ontime. They were consently in the way durring the first half. Please arrive early and be respectful to everyone else. There are a lot of things to do for the kids if you do arrive early. Meet with the clowns, elephant rides, pony rides, cotton candy, and much more!

I'll have to admit that I was a little nervous to attend this event because we were going to celebrate my 3 year olds birthday. It went great. The clowns and event staff did an awesome job and the show was incredible. The only downfall is that the music was extremely loud and I left with a headache.

Amazing Show! This was our first time and we were blown away! We took both our kids age 6 and 4 and their eyes were wide open and glued to every single person that was performing. We were amazed how long the show was and was great for the price. The extras during intermission was also really nice. My kids loved the characters walking around and wanted a picture with each one. I can't say enough about what an entertaining great show this was as we will be making this our yearly tradition!!! The people were extremely talented and we can't stop talking about it! Definitely would recommend to everyone!!!

This circus is better than the big name competitor, in our opinion. You get so much more circus (three rings vs. typically one), for a much more reasonable price. The Chicago Boys were a nice surprise...very energetic and entertaining. There were no lags in entertainment, even at "halftime" there were things to do (for an additional fee). We purchase a snake photo picture every year. It is a fun way to see who much my child has grown from year to year. I asked my 10 year old if this was his last circus, and he said no...we will be there next year.

Way more show than we thought they could fit in an indoor venue! ALL personnel were pleasant and helpful. All four grandkids, age 3-10, found something to enjoy. (The clown routine was rather lame...NO energy, and the shell game was pretty sad! Glad it was the only thing they did. Horse/clown bit was fun, even if the horse refused to do the last trick...after all, he DID get his foot caught in the tarp! Smart horse!)

We really enjoyed this circus. It was not perfect because animals will do what they want sometimes, but it was entertaining. The show girls were not in perfect step with each other when dancing but that is minor. I took my son age 15 and my daughter age 18, and we had a great time. It was worth the money.

Excellent show!! Kids (ages 9 & 11) and myself had SO much fun, very entertaining and are already looking forward to going back next year. Best circus we've been too according to my kids!

The circus brings back so many memories for me. I grew up in a Masonic family. My dad was in the El Kahir Shrine in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. My mom was in Star, my sister and I were both in Rainbow and my brother is now a Mason. We worked the circus every year and we had so much fun. I brought my 11 year old son and he had a great time. It will be a sad day when Circuses are no more.

Family circus??? You must be joking. The girls were all dressed way too skanky for it to be a family circus. My husband and 8 ur old son had to sit with their heads down because there was waaaay too much skin being shown. I was extremely upset and I'm even more mad that I spent 60$ on tickets to go watch a bunch of wanna be strippers parade around!!! WILL NEVER GO TO THE CIRCUS AGAIN!!!!!