Did you hear the one about the elephants walking down Grand?

Yep, and this one is not a joke. 

In celebration of the return of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus returning to Downtown Kansas City and the Sprint Center on Wednesday (through Sunday). the elephants will stroll through the streets of Downtown on four different occasions this week.

Make plans to see this entertaining, unique and free attraction at one of the following days/times:

• Tuesday, Sept. 11: Grand entrance — Elephant walk from Union Station to Sprint Center, beginning at 6:30 p.m. Of course, due to train schedules, the time is tentative. The best location for viewing will be at Truman Road and Oak. The complete route leads from the rail-yard at Union Station; northeast on Avenida Cesar E. Chavez, which becomes West 22nd Street; north on Baltimore Avenue; east on 20th Street; north on Walnut Street; east on 19th Street to Oak Street; north on Oak to Sprint Center.

• Wednesday, Sept. 12: Elephant brunch and brief show at 11:40 a.m. on Grand Blvd.in front of Sprint Center. (Grand will be closed from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. between 13th Street and Truman Road.)

• Sunday, Sept. 16: Grand exit — Elephant walk from Sprint Center to Union Station, beginning at 7:30 p.m.