Katie Boardman of Long Grove, Ill., giggles at the munching llamas and alpacas.

Francesca Cavalini performs "I am the Circus," while members of the audience join in a parade as part of the act

Michelle McGinnis, 12, of Evergreen Park, Ill., and Eli Stickney, 9, of Delavan, took their turn for a ride on Viola, an elephant traveling with the Carson & Barnes Circus.

A performer in the Carson & Barnes Circus pauses in her act of juggling up to 50 hula hoops through an array of spins and twirls.

Artists in Native American costumes dangled from the ceiling of the tent and danced mid-air in the spotlights.

A clown turns on the tears during a musical number in the show.

High-flying trapeze artists showed off their skills leaping and flipping back and forth.

Wimpy the Clown, also known as Jarret McKett, 14, 14, of Monroe, and a member of Cousin Otto's Clown Alley of Delavan, introduced his pet "cat" to, from left, Addison Halbesma, 2; Isabel Halbesma,6; and Sarah Halbesma, of East Troy.