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 …
Youth Circus and Arts Convention – Colombia 2025
By: Esteban Vélez. Photo: Moflux. From September 11th to 14th, 2025, the fourth Youth Circus and Arts Convention was held in the municipality of Campoalegre, Huila, Colombia, organized by the Zansue collective. It spanned four days where juggling, acrobatics, stilt walking, and other techniques came together to bring circus to communities with limited cultural resources. The convention was attended by …
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 …
USA Diabolo Association Competition 2025 in Metuchen, New Jersey
By JoAnn Ireland The USA Diabolo Association (USADA) hosted the USA Diabolo Competition (USADC). The USADA’s mission is to grow diabolo into a sport that more people can enjoy across the United States and through the USADA, they hope to encourage players of all skill levels to connect with one another and to share their collective passion for diabolo. The …
Philadelphia Juggling Festival 2025 Review
By JoAnn Ireland Philadelphia Juggling Festival at the Philadelphia School of Circus Arts The Philadelphia School of Circus Arts (PSCA) (https://phillycircus.com) and Circadium (https://circadium.edu) hosted the Philadelphia Juggling Festival (https://circuscampusphiladelphia.com/JugglingFestival), which was a full weekend of juggling for professionals, hobbyists, and beginners. The festival commenced on Friday, June 13th at 5:00 PM with open juggling. The weekend festival cost $30 …
31st 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 31st Congress of Jugglers that was open to the public with free admission and commenced on Friday, May 9th during the late afternoon, welcoming jugglers of all experience levels to the Ritchie Coliseum, a gymnasium on campus, drawing jugglers from surrounding …
45th Annual RIT Juggle-In Review
By JoAnn Ireland The Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) and RIT Juggling Club hosted… (drumroll please) …The 45th RIT Juggle-In that was open to the public with free admission and commenced on Friday, April 4th at 5:00 PM, welcoming jugglers to the Clark gym on the RIT campus. The RIT Juggling Club’s mission is to provide a place for members …
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Pocono Juggle and Circus Arts Festival in Lansford, Pennsylvania
By JoAnn Ireland The Pocono Juggle and Circus Festival, the thirteenth festival in fifteen years, took place this year over a three-day weekend, starting on Friday evening, February 28th and going through Sunday afternoon, March 2nd at the Panther Valley Junior and Senior High School in Lansford, Pennsylvania. All skill levels are welcome at the juggling and circus arts festival …