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July 14–20, 2025 · Evansville, IN USA
2025 IJA Festival
Join us for the 78th annual festival with amazing shows, workshops, games, and opportunities to see your juggling pals!
Shows
Shows
World-class acts will be gracing our stage at this year's IJA.
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Welcome Show
Start the festival off right with a delightfully entertaining show — featuring high quality talent and humor from American and...
Flow Show
Flow Arts are an intersection of object manipulation and dance that the IJA embraces.
Cascade Of Stars
The Cascade of Stars is the highlight of the IJA festival. Widely regarded as the best juggling show in America;...
Useless
What happens when you spend three decades perfecting an art that the world calls impractical? Michael Karas is about to...
Useless
What happens when you spend three decades perfecting an art that the world calls impractical? Michael Karas is about to...
Competitions
Competitions
From winning the gold in the IJA Juggling Championships to catching the most clubs in games. There's something for everyone!
IJA Juggling Championships
The IJA Juggling Championships is a prestigious international competition recognizing top-level entertainment.
IJA Numbers Championships
Jugglers compete to juggle the most balls, clubs, and rings, for the most number of catches.
XJuggling
XJuggling is the fast paced, non-stop, best trick competition. This event is about pushing the limits of creativity and possibility.
IJA World Joggling Championships
This fast paced sport is a long-standing IJA competition that combines juggling and running.
Workshops
Workshops
Learn new skills and techniques from the best jugglers out there.
Jul 15, 2025
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10:00 am
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Ballroom B
Club YJA
Get ready to dazzle and juggle like never before at the IJA's Youth Juggling Academy (YJA) community and workshop series...
All Props
Jul 15, 2025
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10:00 am
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Ballroom D
Two Ball Tricks for Three Ball Jugglers
Controlling two balls is the foundation for mastering three ball tricks. Good jokes and a Great handout!
Balls
Jul 15, 2025
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10:00 am
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Ballroom A
IJA festival 101
Is this your first IJA festival? Or first juggling festival in general!?
Notebook and Writing Tool
Jul 15, 2025
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11:00 am
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Ballroom A
How a Festival Site is Chosen
Everything you wanted to know about how we choose a Festival City for the annual IJA Festival.
Notebook and Writing Tool
Jul 15, 2025
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11:00 am
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Ballroom C
Knot a Workshop
Learn how to throw various knots to amaze yourself and your friends.
Ropes/Knots
Jul 15, 2025
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11:00 am
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Ballroom D
Queers and Peers Hangout
All Props
Jul 15, 2025
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12:00 pm
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Ballroom B
How to Juggle While on a Chair
Chairs
3 Balls
Jul 15, 2025
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12:00 pm
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Ballroom D
Yo! What do I do with this yoyo now????
I will show you some good resources for yoyo tutorials and teach you some easier yoyo tricks.
Yoyo
Jul 15, 2025
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12:00 pm
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Ballroom C
Multitasking
This is a funny/special workshop for all the people who want to have fun mixing juggling with new skills.
All Props
3 Balls
Balls
Clubs
Hoops
Notebook and Writing Tool
Rings
Unicycle
Jul 15, 2025
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1:00 pm
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Ballroom B
How to Juggle while on a Pole
In this workshop, we go over the fun and ridiculous concept juggling while on a pole.
Pole
3 Balls
Festival Gear
Support IJA year round by buying and rocking some merch!
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Enter the Raffle! Coming Soon!
Try your chances to win incredible prizes. From t-shirts to Vision Clubs, there's something you'll want to win!
Want to provide financial support to up-and-coming talent?
Rendering assistance to fellow jugglers by providing jugglers financial support to get to the festival.
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