2026 IJA

Downtown Fort Wayne Walking Tour & Pub Crawl

Join in our casual walking tour of all our festival venues and downtown Fort Wayne on Monday afternoon, July 27, 2026. You’ll get a look at all our festival venues, including the gorgeous Embassy Theater and the Grand Wayne Convention Center, visit all the new eating and drinking spots close to our festival venues and hotels, plus learn your way around downtown.

Our tour is just $25 per person, and includes three draft pints at stops along the way and check-ins in over a dozen other spots close to our IJA venues. We’ll wind up at a downtown dinner favorite for an OPTIONAL group dinner with your old and new IJA friends.

Tickets are limited, so make plans NOW to be in town and ready to join our tour early in the afternoon on Monday! Click here to get your ticket!

Gym Open

The main juggling space is open to all registered attendees, 24 / 7! If you arrive prior to the registration desk opening, please check-in when the registration desk opens.

Gym Open

The main juggling space is open to all registered attendees, 24 / 7! If you arrive prior to the registration desk opening, please check-in when the registration desk opens.

On-Site Registration / Check-in

Come pick up your festival package if you registered online or buy one on-site. To learn what’s available please view the pricing page.

Planting the Juggling Seed

All are welcome at this free juggling showcase presented by the International Jugglers’ Association Festival and produced by the Youth Juggling Academy. Learn all about the joyful journey of juggling as you watch beginner and professional jugglers. They’ll be bringing what they love about juggling to the stage and share it with you!

Speaking of which… We want you to bring your questions and your curiosity! You will get a chance to have all your juggling questions answered during the show! These questions might include: Is juggling dangerous? Who is the best juggler? Can anyone juggle? What is a juggler’s favorite food? How do I become a juggler?

We can answer that last question now: Join us after the showcase for a FREE juggling lesson! And, if you want to help your juggling seed grow, come visit us at the Grand Wayne Convention Center July 27-Aug 2, 2026 to join in on the rest of the juggling festival fun.

10:00am – Planting the Juggling Seed Showcase
11:00am – Free Juggling Workshop!

Ages: All ages! (Children, bring your adults. Adults, bring YOUR adults!)

Cost: Free!

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

DROP, LAUGH,

LEARN

In this workshop, you’ll discover the secrets to mastering the 3-ball cascade—the essential building block of juggling. With simple, step-by-step guidance, you’ll leave feeling confident and excited to keep practicing.

Why You’ll Love It:

• It’s all about fun! Expect lots of laughs, a few drops (they’re part of the magic!), and a supportive vibe.

• No judgment zone. Drops are just proof you’re learning, and I’ll even show you how to embrace them as part of the juggling journey.

• You’ve got this! All it takes is a spark of curiosity and a willingness to try. I’ll be with you every step of the way.

What to Bring: Just your enthusiasm and a can-do spirit! Got juggling balls? Bring ‘em! If not, don’t worry—I’ve got plenty to share.

Come play, learn and surprise yourself with how much you can achieve in one workshop. Let’s make some juggling magic together! (more…)

3 Ball Tricks from 2 Ball Grease

3 Ball Tricks

Two ball control makes three ball tricks slide like butter, baby! Rock and roll, come to show and tell. We have handouts and jokes!

 

Find more workshops here: https://2026festival.juggle.org/workshops/

Youth Juggling Academy

Youth Juggling Acadamy

Youth interested in furthering their juggling and performance abilities will attend daily (Tues-Fri) youth get-togethers during the IJA Festival from 10am – 12pm. During this time, we will engage in youth-focused juggling workshops, performance workshops, and group activities/games to build friendship and community.

This program is open to youth circus programs and families! To help us prepare for our festival this year, Sign-up here: https://forms.gle/6GCuhFrHuTSkdTf49

 

More workshops can be found here: https://2026festival.juggle.org/workshops/

Bar Tricks for Fun and Beers

Learn 10 fun and easy bar tricks you can haul out the next time you want to entertain and amaze your friends!
They’re easy to learn, self-working and very, very clever. Win bets, look smart and always be ready to bring some laughs and learning to your next night out! And if you have a couple of your own, bring them and be ready to share with the group!

Hat Tricks

HAT TRICKS

Learn beginning to intermediate hat manipulation. Bring a hat if you can. Some will be provided.

 

Find more fun workshops here: https://2026festival.juggle.org/workshops/