WINNIPEG – The world’s largest touring tent went up at Sterling Lyon Parkway and Kenaston Boulevard Tuesday, in preparation for the opening of Odysseo in September.
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A team of 80 people erected the white big top, which spans a surface equivalent in size to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers football field, a news release says. The tent will rise 38 metres and cover 6,320 square metres.
Odysseo is a horse show that features 65 horses and 45 riders, acrobats, dancers and musicians. The $30-million production will run Sept. 10 to Oct. 4.
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