NEW YORK — The Big Apple Circus is up for sale.
The one-ring circus filed for bankruptcy in November and is now putting its assets up for auction. Buyers can put in bids by a Feb. 3 deadline. The court-ordered auction is expected to be held Feb. 7.
The circus said its debts amounted to $8.3 million, against assets of $3.8 million, in its Chapter 11 filing.
The Big Apple Circus began in 1977 and at its height staged more than 300 shows.
Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus recently announced it was closing after 146 years, citing falling ticket sales, high operating costs and changing public tastes in entertainment.
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