Circus Historical Society Convention 2025
Registration is now open for the 2025 Circus Historical Society Convention in fabulous Las Vegas from October 22 to 25!
Program
The convention will begin with the Opening Reception at 5:30pm on Wednesday, October 22. The convention program includes two days of circus history presentations, our annual banquet and circus memorabilia auction, attendance at a competition performance of the Vegas Variety Circus Festival, and a movie night program of historic Max Fleischer circus cartoons featuring Koko the Clown and Betty Boop, presented by Fabulous Fleischer Cartoons Restored!
We are still accepting presentation proposals. If you would like to submit a proposal, click here. The final list of presentations and activities will be posted on this page at a later date.
Registration Rates
CHS Members and their guests can register at the Early Bird rate of $225 per person through June 1, 2025. (CHS Members must log on to our Back Yard (members-only) site to access the member registration rates. Click here to log on to the Back Yard.) The Non-member Early Bird rate of $285 per person through June 1, 2025 includes a one-year membership and subscription to Bandwagon. Registration rates will be higher after June 1, 2025.
The full-time Academic rate is $150, and the full-time Student rate is $125.
Registration includes admittance to the presentation sessions, reception, banquet, auction, and a competition performance of Vegas Variety Circus Festival.
One Day Only rates are also available to anyone who wants to attend only one day of the convention, and a Virtual rate of $50 is available to attend the October 23 presentations online via Zoom.
Cancellation / Refunds: 50% through September 15. No refunds after September 15.
To register, click either the Green REGISTER button at the top left of the announcement or the Blue REGISTER button on the website page. CHS Members who are not logged on to the CHS Back Yard (members-only) site will need to authenticate to register at the Member Rate. To register by mail, click here to download the mail-in form.
Convention Hotel
Sunset Station Hotel & Casino at 1301 W Sunset Road in Henderson, Nevada 89014. Click here for additional hotel information.
The hotel rates vary depending on the day of the week. The Circus Historical Society group rate, which includes the hotel service fee, averages out to $135 per night, plus taxes, over the course of the convention. The CHS group rate will only be available until September 22, 2025 or until our room block is filled, whichever comes first. Free parking and in-room internet service are included. Click here for room reservations or call the hotel at (888) 786-7389 and use code SCICHSC.
Auction - Advertising - Sales Information
Contact Brian Hollifield at info@freedomauctions.com to donate items for sale at the convention auction. Contact Bruce Hawley at president@circushistory.org for advertising, sponsorships, and sales table rental information. Click here for Advertising and Sales Table rates.
We are looking forward to seeing you at the 2025 CHS Convention!
