Performers entertain attendees on the final day of circus on May 21 in Uniondale, New York. #

A child in the audience watches the circus's last show. #

Skater Ashley Vargas poses before taking part in the last weekend of the Ringling Bros. circus on May 19, 2017. #

A man waves to people visible on the Ringling Bros. red unit train as it passes by on May 1, 2017, in Enfield, Connecticut, #

Children pose for pictures in front of a trailer after watching a show on the last day of the circus. #

A kangaroo performs on the final day of the circus in New York. #

Circus acrobats perform during the last show in Uniondale, New York, on May 21, 2017. #

The audience reacts to circus performers on the high wire on May 6, 2017, in Providence, Rhode Island. #

Acrobats perform during the last show of the circus. #

The "Desert Goddesses" perform on camels during a show on May 4, 2017, in Providence, Rhode Island. #

The shadow of a clown during the final performance on May 21. #

Christopher Corzo of Bound Brook, New Jersey, attends the final day of the circus on May 21. #

Performers stage the farewell presentation on May 21. #

Ringmaster Johnathan Lee Iverson performs during the final show on May 21. #

Big-cat trainer Alexander Lacey hugs one of the tigers during the final show. #

Kids watch the final performance on May 21. #

Davis Vassallo, center, hugs a member of the trapeze troupe as he holds his daughter Adriana after the final show. #

Trapeze artists perform on the final day of the circus. #

Ringling Bros. tiger trainer Taba Maluenda reacts after finishing his last performance with the red unit, on May 4, 2017, in Providence, Rhode Island. #

Ringmaster Johnathan Lee Iverson speaks as the cast and crew gather around him following the last show of the circus. #

Tatiana Tchalabaev wipes tears from her face after the final show. #

Attendess leave the arena on the final day. #