2026 IJA

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79th Annual IJA Festival - Fort Wayne, IN 2026

Adult Festival Package

Access to everything! 24hr juggling space, show tickets, and more!

$350 - Early Bird

September 1, 2025 — December 31, 2025

Register

$375 - Pre-Registration

January 1, 2026 — August 17, 2025

$400 - Onsite Registration

Available only July 27 – 28, 2026, Day Passes are available July 29 – August 2, 2026. Does not include a festival t-shirt.

Youth Gym Pass

NEW FOR 2026!! Youth who will be under 18 on July 27, 2026 can register for a gym pass at no cost*.

Free

September 1, 2025 — June 17, 2026

Register
* Youth must be accompanied by a paid adult. Families and groups of up to 5 youth must be accompanied by at least one paid adult registration. Youth participants are required to hold a valid IJA Youth membership or be covered under a Family membership plan. To attend shows, you may either pre-register for a Youth Show Package online or purchase individual tickets at the festival. T-shirts must be pre-ordered to guarantee availability and picked up no later than Thursday of the festival.

What’s included in your Festival Package?

24/7 gym admission throughout the week

Juggle till your arms can’t any more.

Access to all regular festival workshops

Attend over 100 workshops instructed by the some of the best!

Festival T-shirt

Receive a unique festival shirt only available at this year's festival! Must pick up shirt by the Thursday of the festival.

*exceptions apply for youth gym passes and onsite festival packages and day passes

Theater Shows

A ticket to each of the evening shows in the Embassy Theater

All Events*

Access to watch and participate in all regularly-scheduled events in the gym and other indoor festival venues.

Youth Groups

For youth groups, please reach out to us directly. Each youth is required to have their own membership (unless included under a Family membership). One paid adult registration is required for every five youth participants. For example, a group bringing 14 youth would need at least 3 registered adults to attend the festival.
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You must be a member of the IJA to register for the Festival. Join or renew your membership.

Additional Available Items

Youth Show Package
A ticket to each show at the Embassy Theatre
$30
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Youth T-Shirt
$20
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Championship Entry Fee (online only)
Coming soon
Joggling Entry Fee
(onsite or online)
$25
Register
Numbers Entry Fee
(onsite or online)
Coming soon

Onsite Only Items

For a friend or family member who doesn’t juggle, to visit the gym for the day. Cannot attend workshops or events.
Adult Day Pass
24/7 gym admission throughout the day, access to all regular festival workshops, Access to watch all regularly-scheduled events in the gym and other indoor festival venues (excluding special shows).
$75/Day
Spectator Pass
24/7 gym admission throughout the day, access to watch all regularly-scheduled events in the gym and other indoor festival venues (excluding special shows).
$10/Day
Embassy Theatre Show Ticket - Adult Ticket
(Locals 50% discount with an ID in-person at the box office)
$20
Embassy Theatre Show Ticket - Youth Ticket
(Locals 50% discount with an ID in-person at the box office)
$10

Registration FAQ

Yes, you need to be an IJA member to register for a festival package. You do not need to be a member to be a spectator or to attend the shows at the theater.

These include gym admission all through the week (including all regular festival workshops), a festival T-shirt, a ticket to each of the evening shows in the theater, access to watch all regularly-scheduled events in the gym and other indoor festival venues (excluding special shows).

You will be able to pick your Festival Package(s) at the onsite registration desk. The registration desk will open on the first day at 1pm.

We welcome all vendors! Please view our vendor page for more information.

No, full payment with a debit or credit card is required to register online.

All official event sales (packages, passes, show tickets, merchandise) are cashless and accept credit cards, debit cards, Apple Pay, or Google Pay. However, some independent vendors on site may still accept cash.

Yes! If you weren’t able to register for a festival package, that’s not a problem, you can still join us by purchasing a day pass for each day you’d like to attend. Individual shows and other offerings will also be available à la carte.