NEBRASKA STATE FAIR Meet the Flying Royals, a first-generation circus family soaring at the State Fair JEFF BAHR Sep 4, 2026 9 hrs ago 0 × Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Unlike many trapeze acts, the members of the Flying Royals didn't grow up in circus families.kAmQp4EF2==J[ ?@?6 @7 E96 EC@FA6 >6>36CD 4@>6 7C@> EC25:E:@?2= >F=E:\86?6C2E:@? 4:C4FD 72>:=:6D[Q D2:5 pAC:= r9@5<@HD<:] Q(6VC6 2== 86?6C2E:@? @?6] (6 7@F?5 @FC @H? F?:BF6 H2JD E@ A6C7@C>:?8 @? E96 EC2A6K6[ 2?5 E96 C6DE @7 E96 24ED E92E J@FV== D66 96C6 :? @FC D9@H]Qk^AmkAmr9@5<@HD<: 2?5 96C 9FD32?5[ yFDE:?[ @H? E96 u=J:?8 #@J2=D[ H9@ 2C6 2AA62C:?8 2== H66< 2E E96 }63C2D<2 $E2E6 u2:C]k^Am A member of the Flying Royals performs a mid-air trick on Thursday, Sept. 3, 2026, during the Nebraska State Fair in Grand Island. 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