Juggling convention

A Juggling Convention is an organized meeting many jugglers. Most conventions are held at the weekend in Germany about 30 per year. In addition, there are some larger, longer events like the BJC in the UK and the IJA Festival in the USA. The world's largest convention is the European Juggling Convention ( EJC ), which takes place since 1978 every year in a different European country and several thousand participants has.

Juggling conventions are usually organized by amateurs themselves and to live by the help of the participants. Many successful conventions are repeated every year, in Germany about the events in Berlin, Karlsruhe and Dresden.

In addition to the free Juggling is the exchange of experiences through workshops integral part of any juggling convention. Most workshops will be organized by participants themselves - often the idea to do so arises only in the course of the convention. Especially on big events, there are also previously announced workshops, they are advertised by the promoters.

Depending on the size of the convention, there are one or more shows. While on small conventions often only participants on a open stage ( " Open Stage " ) occur, occur on larger meetings paid artists in a gala ceremony. In addition, there are a variety of show formats, such as the nightly Renegade on the EJC in the late night everyone can occur spontaneously and actively involved in the public and often vulgar way.

Another highlight of most conventions are the juggling games. Traditionally, there are endurance competitions and Combat, in which participants juggle three clubs and almost every agent is allowed to juggle as the last and still win so. In addition, the organizers think any games from new, often silly games. If space is played by the participants often spontaneously during the entire time volleyclub.

The large, regional meetings, often organize a parade through the city in which they may take place. Some participants bring to a private costume to the convention, some walk on stilts or unicycle.