Photos: The Zoppé Italian family circus returns to Tucson Mercado this weekend, 2024
For the 13th year the Zoppé Italian family circus will return to Tucson at the Mercado. This years theme, Carnevale di Venezia, will highlight the culture that resides in Venice, Italy.
This years performance will feature twenty-four individual performers. The circus is open Friday-Sunday Jan. 6- Jan. 21, 2024 with three performances on MLK Day, Jan. 15. Children 3 and under are free, general admission tickets are priced at $25 with a $45 ringside option.
Brayan Leyva Portugal, right, and Renson Kaingu pull down on straps to get the onion tent secured in place while they set up for the Zoppé Italian family circus, 267 South Avenida del Convento, Jan. 4, 2023. For the 13th year the Zoppé Italian family circus will return to Tucson at the Mercado. This years theme, Carnevale di Venezia, will highlight the culture that resides in Venice, Italy. This years performance will feature twenty-four individual performers. The circus is open Friday-Sunday Jan. 6- Jan. 21, 2024 with three performances on MLK Day, Jan. 15. Children 3 and under are free, general admission tickets are priced at $25 with a $45 ringside option.
A bridge guides guest to the front entrance of the Zoppé Italian family circus in honor of this years theme, Carnevale di Venezia, 267 South Avenida del Convento, Jan. 4, 2023.
Paul Molnar ties down loose straps while they set up for the Zoppé Italian family circus, 267 South Avenida del Convento, Jan. 4, 2023. For the 13th year the Zoppé Italian family circus will return to Tucson at the Mercado. This years theme, Carnevale di Venezia, will highlight the culture that resides in Venice, Italy. This years performance will feature twenty-four individual performers. The circus is open Friday-Sunday Jan. 6- Jan. 21, 2024 with three performances on MLK Day, Jan. 15. Children 3 and under are free, general admission tickets are priced at $25 with a $45 ringside option.
John Thierry extends his arms to open up the tent as him and others work to secure a tiny tent during set up for the Zoppé Italian Family Circus, 267 South Avenida del Convento, Jan. 4, 2023. For the 13th year the Zoppé Italian family circus will return to Tucson at the Mercado. This years theme, Carnevale di Venezia, will highlight the culture that resides in Venice, Italy. This years performance will feature twenty-four individual performers. The circus is open Friday-Sunday Jan. 6- Jan. 21, 2024 with three performances on MLK Day, Jan. 15. Children 3 and under are free, general admission tickets are priced at $25 with a $45 ringside option.
Paul Molnar, left, sits while Brayan Leyva Portugal grabs a metal stake from another worker before he secures the bolts on the top of the onion during set up for the Zoppé Italian family circus, 267 South Avenida del Convento, Jan. 4, 2023.
Giovanni “Julien” Zoppé climbs up a ladder that hangs from the top of the tent while set up continues for the Zoppé Italian family circus, 267 South Avenida del Convento, Jan. 4, 2023.
Two Flam Chen participants volunteer to help set up for the Zoppé Italian family circus, 267 South Avenida del Convento, Jan. 4, 2023. For the 13th year the Zoppé Italian family circus will return to Tucson at the Mercado. This years theme, Carnevale di Venezia, will highlight the culture that resides in Venice, Italy. This years performance will feature twenty-four individual performers.
Two Zoppé Italian family circus employees hammer a stake into the ground during set up for the Zoppé Italian Family Circus, 267 South Avenida del Convento, Jan. 4, 2023. The circus is open Friday-Sunday Jan. 6- Jan. 21, 2024 with three performances on MLK Day, Jan. 15. Children 3 and under are free, general admission tickets are priced at $25 with a $45 ringside option.
John Thierry puts a wooden log in position for the large blue structure to rest on during set up for the Zoppé Italian family circus, 267 South Avenida del Convento, Jan. 4, 2023.
Heather Cossette checks each light bulb to ensure each is working properly during set up for the Zoppé Italian family circus, 267 South Avenida del Convento, Jan. 4, 2023.
Three men pull down on the rope as one secures it around metal stake, ensuring security for the base of the circus tent during set up for the Zoppé Italian family circus, 267 South Avenida del Convento, Jan. 4, 2023. For the 13th year the Zoppé Italian family circus will return to Tucson at the Mercado. This years theme, Carnevale di Venezia, will highlight the culture that resides in Venice, Italy. This years performance will feature twenty-four individual performers.
The onion tent stays down while workers attach the rest of the tent from the inside during set up for the Zoppé Italian family circus, 267 South Avenida del Convento, Jan. 4, 2023. For the 13th year the Zoppé Italian family circus will return to Tucson at the Mercado. This years theme, Carnevale di Venezia, will highlight the culture that resides in Venice, Italy. This years performance will feature twenty-four individual performers. The circus is open Friday-Sunday Jan. 6- Jan. 21, 2024 with three performances on MLK Day, Jan. 15. Children 3 and under are free, general admission tickets are priced at $25 with a $45 ringside option.
A young girl tries to help out her family by grabbing a metal stake during set up for the Zoppé Italian Family Circus, 267 South Avenida del Convento, Jan. 4, 2023.
The main truck for the Zoppé Italian Family Circus sits in a dirt lot, 267 South Avenida del Convento, Jan. 4, 2023.
Grace Trejo
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