Fun Time At The Circus

We had a lot of fun at the circus Thursday night! The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Zing Zang Zoom Circus is an exciting and entertaining show! Thanks so much to MomCentral.com and Feld Entertainment for the party before and the show! And thanks to Meghan from Mom Central for all her work putting it together!

It was definitely fun for the whole family and we got to see some other bloggers with their families at the same time. My son has never been to the circus and really enjoyed it! We took a few pics to share.

My son (in the orange) got to try to juggle with some squawking chickens! And that is an accidental pic of Christine in the center - she blogs at From Dates To Diapers!

He's trying to learn how!

See kid? It's easy. (HA!)

Me and my ticket giveaway winner Jill. She blogs about freebies, reviews, giveaways and other things at Frugal Plus. We discovered that we live just blocks apart and have some other things in common! It took the circus to find that out - LOL! And my friend Nicole from Being Frugal Is Fabulous was there, but I forgot to get a pic!

Those stilts make him slightly taller than my hubby!

One of the elephants at the pre-show.

Me and my son!

Part of the opening act.

Another shot of the beginning!

It was too hard to get good pics during the show and we were busy enjoying all the excitement! The tightrope walkers actually fell, but caught themselves on the rope - nervewracking! Just shows you how very real the acts are! We really liked seeing the tigers and elephants too. My son loved the acts with the dogs - so cute!

I know the circus has already come through many of your towns, but if you have the opportunity to go, I do recommend it. And don't miss your opportunity to go to the free pre-show and see performers and acts up close!

The Circus Is Coming!

** This giveaway is now closed. **

The circus is coming to my town! And it's an exciting big show - far different than the small circus I experienced as a girl. It's been years since I have seen clowns, elephants, trapeze artists and more all together. My son doesn't know what a circus is like, so this is the perfect opportunity to show him. Fun for the whole family!

The show will be playing at the Sacramento Arco Arena. The show dates are:

Thursday August 27th: 7:00pm
Friday August 28th: 11:00am, 7:00pm
Saturday August 29th: 11:00am, 3:00pm, 7:00pm
Sunday August 30th: 11:00am, 3:00pm, 7:00pm

My family will be experiencing the fun at the Sacramento show and I want my local friends to experience it too! Thanks to MomCentral, here's how I can help you get to the show:

** I have a discount code that you can use for tickets! You can get a 4-pack of tickets for $44. Use promo code MOM when purchasing tickets at Arena Box Offices, Ticketmaster.com or by calling 1-800-745-3000. Enter code in the “MC Promotion Box” on Ticketmaster. Minimum purchase of 4 tickets required; additional tickets above 4 can be purchased at $11 each. Not valid on VIP, Front Row and Circus Celebrity seats or combinable with other offers. Service charge, facility fee and handling fees may apply.

** I have a ticket giveaway! Woo Hoo!! One lucky winner will receive 6 tickets to the Sacramento opening show on August 27th at 7pm. You'll also get to come to the pre-show (along with me and my family!) at 5pm and meet the performers, see the animals up close, and more! Entry details below.

This giveaway will be open through Wednesday, August 19th and I'll announce the winner on August 20th! Remember, to enter, you must be able to get to Sacramento Arco Arena for the opening show on the evening of August 27th.

One entry given for just leaving a comment on this post!

Now I know that many of you aren't comfortable with leaving comments. It's easy - really! Go to the bottom of the post where it says how many comments there are and click on it. A comment box will open. Scroll down until you see the comment box that you can type in. Type in a lovely comment! Below that, you need to choose an identity. If you aren't sure what to do, then choose anonymous, but make sure to leave me your info within the comment so I can reach you if you win - like "Gretchen from your son's school" or "Gertrude from church" or "Lisa W., email address info". Then click Publish! That's it!

You do have the opportunity to get one (and only one) additional entry for this giveaway!

That's by promoting the circus and this giveaway. You can promote it through blogs, Twitter, Facebook, forums, emailing friends and family, and more! Just leave me a separate comment and tell me how you promoted the giveaway. Thanks for helping!

Spread the word to all your Sacramento area friends and family! Can't wait to see who wins and will join me at the show!!