The Coney Island Circus Sideshow August 20, 2011

Established by Coney Island, USA in 1985, where else would you find the world's first professional non-profit theatre dedicated to keeping alive the American sideshow? Billed as the only "ten-in-one" sideshow still in existence in North America (the term refers the number of acts that can be seen for a single price). The acts may include a sword swallower, a glass eater, snake charmer, the illustrated man, and more. 'Sideshow by the Seashore' is located at the corner of Surf Avenue and West 12th Street in the heart of the Coney Island amusement park. The sideshow seats 99 people and there is a Freak Bar (serving beer) and a Gift Shop in the lobby.