By JoAnn Ireland The Unicycling Society of America (USA) (https://uniusa.org) and the San Luis Obispo Unicycle Club (https://cpunicycle.wixsite.com and Instagram: @cpunicycle) hosted the North American Unicycle Convention and Championships (NAUCC) (https://cpunicycle.wixsite.com/naucc-2026). NAUCC took place in San Luis Obispo, CA with a population estimated to be approximately 47,000 (more if you include Cal Poly students) from July 12 – 18, 2026. …
Erik Åberg’s Doctoral Thesis Defense – Stockholm University of the Arts, June 2, 2026
By JoAnn Ireland I recently visited Stockholm, Sweden; my husband was there for a meeting and I paused my own work activities to take the opportunity to be a tourist for about 4.5-days. I had been to Stockholm once before on a truly incredible trip to Europe with my Dad, retired high-school mathematics and computer science teacher and recreational juggler …
Philadelphia Juggling Festival 2026
By JoAnn Ireland The Philadelphia Area Jugglers’ Association (https://phillyareajugglers.org) and the Philadelphia School of Circus Arts (PSCA) (https://phillycircus.com) hosted the Philadelphia Juggling Festival (https://phillyareajugglers.org/festival.html), which was a full weekend of juggling for professionals, hobbyists, and beginners in the West Mt. Airy neighborhood. The festival commenced on Friday, June 12th at 5:00 PM with open juggling. The weekend festival cost $35 …
Ringling Bros. & Barnum and Bailey Circus 2026
By JoAnn Ireland I had the great pleasure to watch the Ringling Bros & Barnum and Bailey Circus at the PP&L Center in Allentown, Pennsylvania. The show was about 2 hours and 15 minutes with a 15-minute intermission; I got to see many circus acts and more than I was expecting. The show started with a “Welcome” act where attendees …
32nd Congress of Jugglers at the University of Maryland
By JoAnn Ireland The University of Maryland (UMD) and the student run University of Maryland Juggling Club hosted the 32nd Congress of Jugglers that was open to the public with free admission and commenced on Friday, May 1st during the late afternoon, welcoming jugglers of all experience levels to the Ritchie Coliseum, a gymnasium on campus, drawing jugglers from surrounding …
Boston Juggling & Flow – the 50th Anniversary of the MIT Juggling Club
By JoAnn Ireland Boston Juggling & Flow (BJF) took place Saturday, April 4th in Cambridge, Massachusetts, specifically at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). This festival was hosted by the MIT Juggling Club and Arthur Lewbel, located in the spacious, natural-light-filled Morss Hall within the Building 50 Walker Memorial. This event celebrated the 50th anniversary of the MIT Juggling Club and the …
Pocono Juggle and Circus Arts Festival 2026 in Lansford, Pennsylvania
By JoAnn Ireland The Pocono Juggle and Circus Arts Festival, the fourteenth festival in sixteen years, took place this year over a three-day weekend, starting on Friday evening, February 27th and going through Sunday afternoon, March 1st at the Panther Valley Junior and Senior High School in Lansford, Pennsylvania. All skill levels are welcome at the juggling and circus arts …
48th Atlanta Groundhog Day Jugglers Festival 2026
The 48th annual Atlanta Groundhog Day Jugglers Festival took place Friday, January 30th through Sunday, February 1st, 2026 in Atlanta, Georgia, specifically at the Yaarab Shrine Center on the southern border of Atlanta’s Midtown neighborhood. This festival is hosted by the Atlanta Jugglers Association (AJA), an all-volunteer 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, a registered charitable organization in the state of Georgia. There …
So You Want to Join the Circus and Also Get a College Degree…
By JoAnn Ireland So you want to join the circus and also go to college – or maybe your parents want you to go to college – either way, there are options to turn your dream into a reality. On a recent trip to Tallahassee, Florida I visited the site of the Florida State University (FSU) (https://www.fsu.edu) Flying High Circus …