July 17–23 · South Bend, IN

2023 IJA Festival

Join us for the 76th annual festival with amazing shows, workshops, games, and opportunities to see your juggling pals!

Shows

World-class acts will be gracing our stage at this year's IJA.

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.

Photo Credit : Fahimeh Hekmatandish

Rollercoaster – Early Show

The North American Premiere of by Wes Peden

Photo Credit : Fahimeh Hekmatandish

Rollercoaster – Late Show

The North American Premiere of by Wes Peden

Cascade Of Stars

The Cascade of Stars is the highlight of the IJA festival. Widely regarded as the best juggling show in America;...

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.

Fight Night Combat – Competition

Combat juggling like no other! Head to Head Duel! Last one juggling, wins.

Volley Club Finals – Competition

Get Set for the Volleyclub tournament, and Spike the competition!

IJA World Joggling Championships

This fast paced sport is a long-standing IJA competition that combines juggling and running.

XJuggling

XJuggling is the fast paced, non-stop, best trick competition. This event is about pushing the limits of creativity and possibility.

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.