2027 IJA

Schedule

What’s happening and when. IJA's Annual Festival features can’t-miss Shows, Workshops, Panels, and more, that cover the latest developments in juggling. Times and events are subject to change.
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Meet

Downtown Fort Wayne Walking Tour & Pub Crawl

Hilton Fort Wayne
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General

Gym Open

Come get your juggle on!
General

Gym Open

Come get your juggle on!
Grand Wayne Convention Center
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General

On-Site Registration / Check-in

Pick up your festival packet or buy some daily passes, show tickets, and more.
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Show

Planting the Juggling Seed

Allen County Public Library
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Workshop

First-Time Juggling: Drop, Laugh, Learn, Proven

Ready to discover the Joy of Juggling? This Workshop is for YOU! No experience? No problem! Whether you’re a complete...
Harrison Workshop Room B
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Workshop

3 Ball Tricks from 2 Ball Grease

3 Ball Tricks from 2 Ball Grease
Harrison Meeting Room E
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Workshop

Youth Juggling Academy

Get ready to dazzle and juggle like never before at the IJA's Youth Juggling Academy (YJA) community and workshop series.
Harrison Meeting Room A
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Workshop

Bar Tricks for Fun and Beers

Bar Tricks for Fun and Beers
Harrison Workshop Room D
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Workshop

Hat Tricks

Hat juggling tricks from beginner to intermediate level.
Harrison Workshop Room B
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Workshop

Knot a Workshop

Learn the fine art of manipulating a rope into a knot of your choice.
Harrison Meeting Room E
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Workshop

I'd Rather Be Funny Than Good

I'd Rather Be Funny Than Good
Harrison Workshop Room D
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Workshop

Flow with Flowersticks for Fun

Learn the history,technique and general usage of flowersticks.
Harrison Workshop Room B
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Workshop

Juggling History Exhibit

Juggling History Exhibit
Harrison Meeting Room C (Art and History)
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Workshop

Guided Tour of History Exhibit

Guided Tour of History Exhibit
Harrison Meeting Room C (Art and History)
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Workshop

Getting started with 10 club passing

Getting started with 10 club passing
Harrison Meeting Room A
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Competition

Crazy Coffee Challenge

Crazy Coffee Challenge
Convention Hall
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Meet

Champs - Judge Orientation

Orientation for IJA Juggling Championships 2026 judges.
Harrison Meeting Room E
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Workshop

Intro to Plane Juggling

Intro to Plane Juggling
Harrison Meeting Room A
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Competition

XJuggling

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

Intro to Contact juggling made fun

Contact juggling basics
Harrison Workshop Room B
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Workshop

Less than 3 club Shenanigans <3

Less than 3 club Shenanigans
Harrison Meeting Room A
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Workshop

Teach Juggling for a Living Made Easy(Pt 1/5)

Teaching for a living - How to make a great living teaching juggling professionally in schools, summer camps, youth organizations...
Harrison Workshop Room B
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Workshop

YANA Meet Up!

YANA Meet Up!
Harrison Meeting Room A
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Workshop

Passing 4-Handed Siteswaps

Passing 4-Handed Siteswaps
Harrison Meeting Room E
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Workshop

Box and inverted box passing

Box and inverted box passing
Harrison Workshop Room B
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Workshop

Learn to Juggle Clubs

Learn to Juggle Three Clubs
Harrison Meeting Room A
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Workshop

Intro to Club Stealing

Intro to Club Stealing
Harrison Workshop Room D
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Workshop

Learn Volleyclub

Learn Volleyclub
Harrison Meeting Room E
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Show

Welcome Show

Start the festival off right with a delightfully entertaining show. Featuring high quality talent and humor from around the world.
Embassy Theatre
General

Gym Open

Come get your juggle on!
Grand Wayne Convention Center
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General

On-Site Registration / Check-in

Pick up your festival packet or buy some daily passes, show tickets, and more.
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Competition
Game
Meet

CANCELLED due to weather - Disc Golf

Grand Wayne Convention Center
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Workshop

Creation and Juggling research with 3 objects

Creation and research with 3 objects
Harrison Workshop Room D
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Workshop

Youth Juggling Academy

Get ready to dazzle and juggle like never before at the IJA's Youth Juggling Academy (YJA) community and workshop series.
Harrison Meeting Room A
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Workshop

Clubs And Arms.

Clubs And Arms.
Harrison Workshop Room B
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Workshop

How To Juggle 3 Balls

How To Juggle 3 Balls
Harrison Meeting Room E
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Workshop

three ball esoterica 27A

three ball esoterica 27A
Harrison Workshop Room B
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Flamingo Club

The Flamingo Club supports and encourages diversity and inclusion in the juggling community.
Anthony Wayne Ballroom B
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Workshop

Juggling History Exhibit

Juggling History Exhibit
Harrison Meeting Room C (Art and History)
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Workshop

4 Key Principles to Improve Your Juggling (Pt. 1 of Methods for Technical Juggling)

4 Key Principles to Improve Your Juggling (Pt. 1 of Methods for Technical Juggling)
Harrison Workshop Room D
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Workshop

Intermediate Club Passing

Intermediate Club Passing
Harrison Meeting Room A
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Competition

You-Are-What-You-Eat Challenge

You-Are-What-You-Eat Challenge
Convention Hall
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Workshop

How Does IJA Select Festival Sites?

How Does IJA Select Festival Sites?
Harrison Meeting Room A
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Meet

BIPOC Meet Up

Harrison Workshop Room B
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Competition

Individual Prop Competition

Jugglers will compete with 3 objects in the Ball, Club, and Ring categories.
Anthony Wayne Ballroom B
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Workshop

Flow Juggling Ballin 101 - Easy Intro

Flow Juggling Ballin 101
Harrison Workshop Room B
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Workshop

Walkabout Performance discussion forum

walkabout performance discussion forum
Harrison Meeting Room A
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Workshop

Benjamin's Guide to Stage Presence for Jugglers

Benjamin's Guide to Stage Presence for Jugglers. Have you ever wanted to take your juggling on stage?
Harrison Workshop Room D
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Workshop

Double Bounce Juggling Tricks for All Levels

Double Bounce Tricks for All Levels
Harrison Meeting Room E
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Workshop

Teach Juggling for a Living Made Easy(Pt 2/5)

Activity session - Hands on learning - How to use Juggletime instructional songs (and video)
Harrison Workshop Room B
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Workshop

Moving person club passing patterns for 3-5 jugglers

Moving person club passing patterns for 3-5 jugglers
Harrison Meeting Room A
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Workshop

Intro to Club Legos

Intro to Club Legos
Harrison Workshop Room D
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Workshop

How to Teach a Workshop

How to Teach a Workshop
Harrison Meeting Room E
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Competition

Fight Night Preliminaries

Qualifications for the 2026 IJA Fight Night Championships will be held in a round-robin style format.
Harrison Workshop Room D
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Workshop

Queer Jugglers Meet Up!

Queer Jugglers Meet Up!
Harrison Meeting Room E
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Workshop

Guided Tour of History Exhibit

Guided Tour of History Exhibit
Harrison Meeting Room C (Art and History)
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Workshop

Diabolo Workshop Beginner Friendly

Diabolo Workshop
Harrison Workshop Room B
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Workshop

Intro to Circus Hooping and Combo Juggling

Intro to Circus Hooping and Combo Juggling
Harrison Workshop Room D
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Competition
Show

IJA Juggling Championships

The IJA Juggling Championships is a prestigious international competition recognizing top-level entertainment.
Embassy Theatre
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Show

Club Renegade

At Club Renegade, anything goes!
Anthony Wayne Ballroom B
General

Gym Open

Come get your juggle on!
Grand Wayne Convention Center
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Competition

Joggling

Turnstone Center
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General

On-Site Registration / Check-in

Pick up your festival packet or buy some daily passes, show tickets, and more.
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Workshop

Four ball juggling made easy

Learn to Juggle Four Balls: Several Options
Harrison Workshop Room B
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Workshop

Youth Juggling Academy

Get ready to dazzle and juggle like never before at the IJA's Youth Juggling Academy (YJA) community and workshop series.
Harrison Meeting Room A
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Workshop

Learn to pass clubs

Learn to pass clubs
Harrison Workshop Room D
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Workshop

Kendama 101: Basics, Tips, & Tricks

Kendama 101: Basics, Tips, & Tricks
Harrison Meeting Room E
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Workshop

Dragon Staff 101 Made Easy

Dragon Staff 101
Harrison Workshop Room B
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Workshop

3 & 4 club variations

3 & 4 club variations
Harrison Meeting Room E
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Workshop

Don't Pick Up, Kick Up!

Don't Pick Up, Kick Up!
Harrison Workshop Room D
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Workshop

Juggling History Exhibit

Juggling History Exhibit
Harrison Meeting Room C (Art and History)
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Workshop

Fan Weaves and Flowers

Weaves and Flowers
Harrison Workshop Room B
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Workshop

Back to Front passing fundamentals

Back to Front passing fundamentals
Harrison Meeting Room A
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Workshop

Street Performers Forum

Street Performers Forum
Harrison Workshop Room D
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Competition

Downtown Blitz-Mix Challenge

Downtown Blitz-Mix Challenge
Convention Hall
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Meet

IJA Annual General Meeting

This is the formal annual meeting of the IJA Board, Officers, and IJA Members.
Anthony Wayne Ballroom B
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General

Board of Directors Election

Vote in the 2026 IJA Board of Directors election
Convention Hall
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Workshop

Breaking Down and Analyzing your Juggling (Pt. 2 of Methods for Technical Juggling)

Breaking Down and Analyzing your Juggling (Pt. 2 of Methods for Technical Juggling)
Harrison Workshop Room D
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Workshop

Teach Juggling for a Living made Easy (Pt 3/5)

Instructional Materials
Harrison Workshop Room B
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Workshop

Flow With Miranda -Mougee Star

We'll cover Mougee Star grip, body positioning, basic spins, rhythm, and simple transitions that connect movements into smooth, continuous flow.
Harrison Meeting Room A
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Competition

Diabolo Battle

Diabolo Battle
Anthony Wayne Ballroom B
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Workshop

Guided Tour of History Exhibit

Guided Tour of History Exhibit
Harrison Meeting Room C (Art and History)
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Workshop

Easy 3-Club Juggling Tricks

Easy 3-Club Juggling Tricks
Harrison Workshop Room B
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Workshop

8 ring juggling-basics and beyond

Learn how to get started and share your own tricks with the group.
Harrison Meeting Room A
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Show

Flow Show

Flow Arts are an intersection of object manipulation and dance that the IJA embraces.
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Show

Club Renegade

At Club Renegade, anything goes!
Anthony Wayne Ballroom B
General

Gym Open

Come get your juggle on!
Grand Wayne Convention Center
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General

On-Site Registration / Check-in

Pick up your festival packet or buy some daily passes, show tickets, and more.
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Workshop

Bar Tricks for Fun and Beers

Bar tricks
Harrison Workshop Room B
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Workshop

Youth Juggling Academy

Get ready to dazzle and juggle like never before at the IJA's Youth Juggling Academy (YJA) community and workshop series.
Harrison Meeting Room A
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Workshop

Informal MC Roundtable

Informal MC Roundtable
Harrison Workshop Room D
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Workshop

three ball esoterica 27b

three ball esoterica 27b
Harrison Meeting Room E
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Competition

IJA Numbers Championships

Jugglers compete to juggle the most balls, clubs, and rings, for the most number of catches.
Convention Hall
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Workshop

Passing Cigar Boxes Introduction

Intro to passing cigar boxes
Harrison Workshop Room B
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Workshop

Doctor, Doctor!

Doctor, Doctor!
Harrison Meeting Room E
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Workshop

Introduction to Juggling Passing

Introduction to Juggling Passing (Led by Josh Schilling)
Harrison Workshop Room D
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Workshop

Toss Juggle Cards in Unique and Awesome ways Level 1 and up

Learn techniques and practice tips to toss juggle individual playing cards.
Harrison Workshop Room B
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Workshop

Creative Club Stealing

Creative Club Steals
Harrison Meeting Room A
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Workshop

Hectic Mills Mess

Hectic Mills Mess
Harrison Workshop Room D
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Workshop

Diabolo Game Simon Says for Fun

Very beginner friendly diabolo game of Simon Says. No prior diabolo experience necessary
Harrison Workshop Room B
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Workshop

Partner Acro Juggling

Partner Acro Juggling
Harrison Meeting Room A
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Workshop

Intro to Club-on-Club Balance

Learn how to do tricks incorporating club on club balance. *Face-balance is NOT a prerequisite.
Harrison Workshop Room D
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Workshop

Factories that Make Boxes

Factories that Make Boxes
Harrison Meeting Room A
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Workshop

Order Motion Theory

Order Motion Theory
Harrison Workshop Room B
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Workshop

Advanced Club Passing

Advanced Club Passing
Harrison Workshop Room D
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Workshop

Knot Jam

Knot Jam
Harrison Meeting Room E
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Show

Open Stage

The show will be nothing short of amazing and will leave the you on the edge of your seat.
Anthony Wayne Ballroom B
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Workshop

Teach Juggling for a Living made Easy (Pt 4/5)

Session 4 - Benefits of Juggling (small group discussion)
Harrison Workshop Room B
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Workshop

Wall Plane Juggling 3 Poi

Wall Plane Juggling 3 Poi
Harrison Meeting Room A
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Workshop

Getting Past a Plateau

Getting Past a Plateau
Harrison Meeting Room E
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Workshop

Hoop Juggling Grab Bag

Hoop Juggling Grab Bag
Harrison Workshop Room D
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Juggle a Melody: Joyful Musical Juggling Fun

Join Mickey Simple for a playful exploration of juggling and melody. Boomwhackers, Chuka Chuks, egg shakers, and kazoos will be...
Harrison Workshop Room B
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Seasoned Performer AMA & Showbiz Storytelling

Seasoned Performer AMA & Showbiz Storytelling
Harrison Meeting Room A
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Workshop

2-count (on average)

2-count (on average)
Harrison Workshop Room D
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Workshop

The Business of Juggling on Social Media

The Business of Juggling on Social Media
Harrison Meeting Room E
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Competition
Meet

IJA Film Festival

The IJA Film Festival is back for the first time since 2019! Create a short film where juggling plays a...
Anthony Wayne Ballroom B
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Meet

Fire Night

Grab your props and join us for the IJA's annual fire jam
The Landing
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Competition

Fight Night Combat Juggling

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

Club Renegade

At Club Renegade, anything goes!
Anthony Wayne Ballroom B
General

Gym Open

Come get your juggle on!
Grand Wayne Convention Center
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Competition

Joggling - Long Distance

Turnstone Center
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General

On-Site Registration / Check-in

Pick up your festival packet or buy some daily passes, show tickets, and more.
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Competition
Game
Meet

CANCELLED due to weather - Disc Golf

Grand Wayne Convention Center
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Workshop

Yo-yoing all skill levels

Yo-yoing all skill levels
Harrison Workshop Room B
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Workshop

How To Juggle 3 Balls

How To Juggle 3 Balls (Led by Josh Schilling)
Harrison Workshop Room D
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Workshop

Let's Show Off and Talk About our Prop Cases!

Let's Show Off and Talk About our Prop Cases!
Harrison Meeting Room E
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Workshop

Peruvian Mills Mess

Peruvian Mills Mess
Harrison Meeting Room A
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Workshop

Fast vs. Slow Club Passing Patterns

Fast vs. Slow Club Passing Patterns
Harrison Meeting Room A
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Workshop

Intermediate Contact juggling - Body Rolling

Intermediate Contact juggling - Body Rolling
Harrison Workshop Room B
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Workshop

Juggling History Exhibit

Juggling History Exhibit
Harrison Meeting Room C (Art and History)
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Workshop

Guided Tour of History Exhibit

Guided Tour of History Exhibit
Harrison Meeting Room C (Art and History)
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Workshop

Working up to the five ball cascade

Working up to the five ball cascade
Harrison Meeting Room A
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Workshop

Stacked Columns (4 ball trick) and other Temoto tricks

Stacked Columns (4 ball trick) and other Temoto tricks
Harrison Workshop Room D
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Unicycle Games

Unicycle Games
Convention Hall
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Workshop

How to Teach Modern Passing

How to Teach Modern Passing
Harrison Meeting Room E
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Competition
Game

Games

The Games of the IJA. Just of all skill levels are invited to compete for glory at the IJA games!
Anthony Wayne Ballroom B
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Workshop

Reverse Mills Mess

Reverse Mills Mess
Harrison Workshop Room B
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Meet

Big Toss Up Photo

Grab your favorite prop and join us in the Grand Foyer for the IJA Big Toss Up Photo!
Grand Wayne Convention Center
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Workshop

Teach Juggling for a Living made Easy (Pt 5/5)

Session 5 - Presenting as a Professional Conference Speaker
Harrison Workshop Room B
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Workshop

Juggling and Circus Hooping Transitions

Juggling and Circus Hooping Transitions
Harrison Workshop Room B
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Workshop

Social Media Strategies

Social Media Strategies
Harrison Meeting Room A
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Meet

Teen Meet-up

Harrison Meeting Room E
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Show

Cascade of Stars

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

Gym Open

Come get your juggle on!
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