THE TORONTO CIRCUS RIOT: A TRUE TALE OF SEX, VIOLENCE, CORRUPTION, & CLOWNS!
The Toronto Circus Riot: A True Tale of Sex, Violence, Corruption, & Clowns! Come out and support your Riverdale Historic Society for its first in-person event since COVID. Note new location, for October only: Ralph Thornton Centre, 765 Queen St. E., 3rd Floor, 6:30pm, Oct. 24th Photo: Toronto in the 1850s, with edge of the Fair Green bottom-centre Adam Bunch will take us on a journey to Toronto in 1855 when the strangest riot in Toronto history broke out, sparked by a brawl at a King Street brothel. When some rowdy clowns picked a fight with a battle-hardened crew of firefighters, they would quickly learn they’d made a terrible mistake. The circus performers found themselves facing off against Toronto’s powerful Orange Order in a bloody clash that revealed the fault lines that once violently divided our city. Adam Bunch is an award-winning storyteller who brings the history of Toronto and Canada to life. He's the author of The Toronto Book of the Dea