Preferred label
Circus spectacles
Broader term
Entertainment
Related terms
Circuses & shows
Pageants
Scope note
A feature of early circuses, spectacles were large scale, lavish dramas or pageants based on imaginative or historical themes. Today refers to the grand-opening parade before the performance or the parade just after the conclusion of the first half of the program. Not to be confused with circus street parades.
Change note
Formerly TGMI term.