Circuses ( cirques ) are taken seriously in France and come under the heading of culture as performance art (and there are no qualms about performing animals). As circuses tend to travel, you'll find details of the seasonal ones under "Cirques" in the "Jeunes" section of L'Officiel des Spectacles and under the same heading in the "Enfants" section of Pariscope . The Cirque Diana Moreno Bormann, Grands Sablons, at the Jardin d'Acclimatation, 16e\up6 (tel 01.45.00.23.01; Mº Sablons) is a perennial favorite; admission prices start at ?10.67.