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 …
15 Years of the IJA Regional Competitions
By: Esteban Vélez. Natalia Díaz and Diego Blandón, winners of the IRC Colombia 2025. Photo: Manizales International Theatre Festival. The 50th edition of the International Juggling Association Regional Competition (IRC) took place on June 20th at the Ensenada State Arts Center in Baja California, Mexico, as part of the Ensenada International Circus Festival. It coincided with World Juggling Day. To …
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 …
IRC Peru – 2026
By: Esteban Vélez. On April 3rd, the IJA Regional Competition (IRC) was held in the Ventanilla district of Callao, Peru. The event took place within the framework of the fourth Lleca Circus and Arts Convention, held between April 2nd and 6th. For this edition of the IRC, the finalists were: Karen Tapia did not participate in the competition. The event …
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 …
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 …