Welcome!

The Wenatchee Youth Circus, known as the "Biggest Little Circus in the World" is one of several nonprofessional groups presently performing in the United States. The show includes all the regular circus acts with the exception of wild animals.

Five small specially designed circus wagons are hauled on a flatbed trailer. One of the wagons opens out to make a raised covered bandstand, equipped with lights. Two contain the dressing/sleeping tents, backdrop canvas, clown props & costumes.  The other two are used to haul equipment, with each wagon containing all equipment for specific acts. The small circus wagons are loaded & unloaded by an electric winch.

The equipment is valued at over $125,000 & is under close scrutiny for worn or frayed ropes & cables, thus enabling immediate replacement where necessary. Setting up takes about 3 hours, with certain individuals assigned the responsibility or the rigging, the canvas dressing tents, backdrop canvas, setting up the cookshack, & final inspection of the circus lot so that no unneeded equipment clutters the circus performance arena.

The Wenatchee Youth Circus has grown to the extent that it is considered to be one of the 4 top nonprofessional troupes in the Nation. Over the years has played to audiences totaling over 2 million people in the western states from California to Alaska & in Canada as well averaging 12,000 miles a year. The show has been so well received that many bookings are repeat datings, often made on the spot.

The shows have been given in football & baseball fields as well as fair & rodeo grounds,indoor arenas, in the center of the Los Angeles County Race Track & the Kingdome in Seattle. Bleachers for the audience have varied from elaborate covered concrete grandstands to mere logs or bales of hay. As with professional performers, the circus people are acutely aware of good audiences. They give of themselves with joy & zest; a warm reception is the greatest reward.

Mission Statement:

Our mission is to reach as many youth as possible, to teach them one by one the importance of setting goals for themselves and striving to work hard and stay focused on their goals so that they, too, will learn the value of giving back to the community what the community has given to them.

The Wenatchee Youth Circus is a Nonprofit organization.

To have the circus perform for your group, fair, or whatever your project may be contact:

Paul Pugh, Director
P.O. Box 1733
Wenatchee, WA  98807-1733
Phone:  509-662-0722
Email:  guppoone@aol.com

Our only requirements are sanitary facilities, power, water & a location for audiences.

This is an excellent fund raising project!

Our Favorite Links

Circus Chimera
Is a unique, theatrical-style circus that celebrates the Circus Arts while retaining the traditions of the traveling tent. The intimate one ring setting under our 60 foot high Big Top provides children and families up-close and personal exposure to the stunning human endurance and ingenuity that define the genre.  http://www.circuschimera.com/

Circus Fans
North America's Leading Circus Fan Organization - Founded 1926.  http://www.circusfans.org/

CCarpenter Circus http://home.netcom.com/~carpncc/circus/

Circus 4 Youth
The Purpose of the Circus 4 Youth Website is  http://www.circus4youth.org/:

• Recognition - to provide members of the North America's Youth Circuses and Training Centers a place where they can post pictures of their act, submit stories about their youth circus, post announcements about events of their show
• Meeting Place - to network with other youth performers, and learn about professional performers who perform similar acts to theirs.
• Education & Understanding - To provide educational resources related the circus. To promote an understanding and appreciation of the art of the circus.