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Find a Location

Garden Bros Circus has 4 locations, listed below.

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    • Garden Bros Circus

      2187 Siesta Dr Sarasota, FL 34239-5235

    • Garden Bros Circus

      32 S Palm Ave STE 1 Sarasota, FL 34236-5609

    • Garden Bros Circus

      PO Box 25777 Sarasota, FL 34277-2777

    • Garden Brothers Circus

      1700 TX 36 Abilene, TX 79602

    Business ProfileforGarden Bros Circus

    Circus Companies
    Multi Location Business

    Additional business information

    Additional Info:
    Mr. Niles Garden, President of Garden Bros Circus is also listed as the President of Monster Truckz.

    A separate BBB Business Profile for this business is available at:

    https://www.bbb.org/us/fl/sarasota/profile/entertainment/monster-truckz-0653-90385384
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    At-a-glance

    Customer Reviews

    1.67/5stars

    Average of 45 Customer Reviews

    Customer Complaints

    20 complaints closed in last 3 years

    10 complaints closed in last 12 months

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    Reasons for BBB Rating

    Business Details

    This is a multi-location business.

    Find a Location

    Garden Bros Circus has 4 locations, listed below.

    *This company may be headquartered in or have additional locations in another country. Please click on the country abbreviation in the search box below to change to a different country location.

      Country
      Please enter a valid location.
      • Garden Bros Circus

        2187 Siesta Dr Sarasota, FL 34239-5235

      • Garden Bros Circus

        32 S Palm Ave STE 1 Sarasota, FL 34236-5609

      • Garden Bros Circus

        PO Box 25777 Sarasota, FL 34277-2777

      • Garden Brothers Circus

        1700 TX 36 Abilene, TX 79602

      Location of This Business
      2187 Siesta Dr, Sarasota, FL 34239-5235
      BBB File Opened:
      3/22/2004
      Business Incorporated:
      4/14/2014
      Type of Entity:
      Corporation
      Alternate Business Name
      • Stellar Entertainment Group Inc
      • Kids Fun Fest
      • Alacazam
      • Garden Brothers Circus
      • Garden Bros Nuclear Circus
      Business Management
      • Mr. Niles T. Garden, President
      • Mr. Niles Garden, Routing Coordinator
      Contact Information

      Principal

      • Mr. Niles T. Garden, President

      Customer Contact

      • Mr. Niles T. Garden, President
      • John Whitfield, Secretary
      • Cuinn Griffin, Promotional Director.
      • Mr. Niles Garden, Routing Coordinator
      • Mr. Christian Coyne
      • Mr. Jim Davis, Vice President
      Additional Contact Information

      Fax Numbers

      • (941) 343-2397
        Primary Fax

      Customer Complaints

      20 Customer Complaints

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      Most Recent Customer Complaint

      03/27/2024

      Complaint Type:
      Service or Repair Issues
      Status:
      Answered
      Purchased tickets for *********** event. Family emergency prevented us from attending. I have tried requesting a refund since March 1st. Tried the website, calling, and ******** messenger. After letting them know I was filing complaints, they emailed me stating they do not offer refunds, and tickets never expire. But their website has request refund option. Now they will not respond to me. They will not help me in anyway.
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      Customer Reviews

      45 Customer Reviews

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      Most Recent Customer Review

      David M

      1 star

      06/16/2024

      Biggest waste of money ever. Their ad claims a climate controlled tent, it was open and we were all sweating to death.$6 for a bottle of coke. I hope they shut down. I highly recommend that nobody waste their money on this sham of a circus.

      Garden Bros Circus Response

      06/18/2024

      Good Morning,

      Our tent is in fact climate controlled however like most things with the traveling industry things are subjected to change (as advised on our website) and unfortunately we took an unfortunate loss with 2 of our generators going down this past weekend. We had multiple companies out to take a look and to fix the issue. Just like our attendees, we also want our staff to also be performing in cool climates as well, as you can imagine how unbearable for all it is. As for our rates on food and beverages, we are no different if anything cheaper than most concerts, festivals, fair and so fourth. We hope you understand as we tried to quickly iron out the circumstances and accommodate as efficiently as possible. 

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