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 …
Best of 2025 in Regional Juggling Festivals (and Unicycling or Diabolo Events)
By JoAnn Ireland In the spirit of recounting juggling events as we all collectively get ready to ring in the New Year, here are my highlights from the regional juggling festivals (and unicycling or diabolo championships) that I had the opportunity to attend this year. A running theme for all of these juggling festivals is that all skill levels are …
Fluggleburgh Pittsburgh Circus Arts Festival 2025 Recap
By JoAnn Ireland Fluggleburgh (Flow Arts Juggle Pittsburgh) 2025, also referred to as the Pittsburgh Circus Arts Festival (https://www.andrew.cmu.edu/user/juggle/festival/) took place Friday, November 7 through Sunday, November 9, 2025 at the Kingsley Association, a recreation center, which is in the east end of Pittsburgh. There was juggling, acrobatics, flow arts, a beautiful gym, workshops, games, and a Saturday evening gala …
11th Cleveland Circus and Juggling Festival 2025
By JoAnn Ireland During the weekend of Friday, October 3 through Sunday, October 5, 2025 the Case Western Reserve University (Case or CWRU) Juggling Club (https://community.case.edu/juggling/home/) hosted the 11th Annual Cleveland Circus and Juggling Festival. During the festival weekend there was open juggling, games, workshops, vendors, a raffle, and a Saturday evening public show. The CWRU Juggling Club is a …
New York City Unicycle Festival – Labor Day Weekend 2025
By JoAnn Ireland The 16th New York City Unicycle Festival was organized by the Bindlestiff Family Cirkus and this four day festival took place August 28 – 31, 2025. New York City is of course the largest city in the United States (population estimated to be 8.48 million as of 2024) and no doubt an incredible place to a part of …
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