For those vagabonds of heart, the phrase, ‘running away from home to join the circus’, suggests living a life devoid of home place – a life without connections to place. Reading the oral histories of circus people from three circuses that winter in Hugo, Oklahoma, USA, however, suggests otherwise. In their stories, complex geographies of home emerge that depart from traditional ideas of ‘home’. I argue that for these circus people, home is created through points of arrival, departure, and connection in route and in Hugo. In what follows, I first review literature concerning home and mobilities to situate my study. Next, I explain the typical workings of the Carson & Barnes, Kelly-Miller, and Culpepper Merryweather circuses over a year, including a typical day during circus season. I then explore two activities: schooling and funerary activities for circus people. By examining the practices and materiality of movement and moorings at a variety of scales both geographically and temporally, I show how dynamic networks create home not as the road and Hugo but rather as their enfolding. My analysis is based upon 20 oral histories of long-time circus people who winter or who (now) live in Hugo.1 All participants were white, including men and women (born between 1927 and 1977), who held an assortment of positions, including circus owner, performer, animal trainer, and booking agent. Most participants had held a variety of such positions – many came from circus families.