Carnicus 2012

Knoxville Auditorium | April 14, 2012 @ 7:00PM
Sponsored by: All Campus Events, Central Program Council

The Circus Returns: 100th Anniversary of Carnicus
April 14th, 2012

Ticket information:
Before the event:
$8 UT students
$10 UT staff/faculty
$12 General Public

At the door:
$10 UT students
$13 UT staff/faculty
$15 General Public
Please note, processing and facility fee will be added to the final ticket price

Students, Faculty and Staff may purchase tickets at the Central Ticket Office in the UC.
General public may purchase tickets at knoxvilletickets.com

In the early part of the previous century, UT students celebrated the end of the year’s classes with an event called the June Jubilee. It evolved into a carnival with the Glee Club performing, vaudeville shows by the students, and side shows. In 1912 a circus was added with students dressing as elephants, cows and other animals. By 1925 the carnival had become a mid-winter carnival held indoors and the circus an outdoor event held in the spring. In 1929, the All Campus Events Committee combined the two activities and George Abernathy, a member of the All Students’ Club, coined the word “Carnicus.” As Carnicus evolved over the years, emphasis was placed on the skit competitions.

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