Berkeley Jam

Join us for a Day of Juggling & Circus Arts in the park on September 21nd 2025, to celebrate community and creativity on the heels of summer transitioning to autumn.

When: Sunday 9/21/2025 12-5pm

Where: Live Oak Park, 1301 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley, CA 94709

We’ll be at Live Oak Park, Picnic Area #2 (across the creek from the Berkeley Art Center, 1275 Walnut St). Best entrance is on Walnut Street. We’ll also spread out onto the big grassy lawn, so just look for jugglers!

Whether you're an experienced juggler or an absolute beginner, this event is for YOU. We're kicking off a fresh chapter in our juggling community, bringing back the spirit of our past festivals in a casual, one-day gathering. We’ll be offering free workshops throughout the day, so come learn a new skill or just enjoy watching the fun. All ages and skill levels are welcome—no experience necessary! Get ready for a day of juggling, laughter, and new connections.

Questions?

Email us at festival@berkeleyjuggling.org.

Schedule:

You can come by anytime you want, for example, if you want to learn how to juggle, just ask anyone at the Jam. We plan to have a few workshops and juggling games, too:

  • Noon: Event Starts
  • 12:30 - 1: Workshop Block #1 (Beginner Workshop & 2 Club Shenanigans)
  • 1:15 - 1:45: Workshop Block #2 Balance Workshop & Kinos Prereqs/variations)
  • 2 - 2:30: Workshop Block #3 (Funky Passing Workshop)
  • 3 - 4: Games
  • 5: Event ends

Workshops

Balance Workshop with Zeej: Get ready to wobble, wiggle, and hopefully anti-climactically just keep balancing in this beginner friendly balance workshop. We’ll explore the intersection of balance and juggling, using your body as the foundation for creative expression as you test balance points from top to toe.

2 Club Shenanigans Workshop with Elan: Take a break from your normal juggling behavior and come mess around with two clubs. We'll play around with simple throws, body throws, balancing clubs, as well as two club trap play. No prerequisites needed.

Kino Prerequisites & Variations Workshop with Kai: Come explore and deep dive into Kinos, a staple in the “West Coast/Flow” juggling style. We’ll work through beginner centric drills, improvement techniques and variations for added flare.

Funky Numbers Passing Patterns with Isaac: Time to get funky and explore different club passing patterns. This "funky passing" workshop is for moderate and advanced jugglers who can juggle 6 club 3 count. Have you ever been passing with someone and thought, 'there must be a harder way to do this'? If so, this workshop is for you! We'll get your left hand involved, and teach you a few of the funkier ways to juggle six clubs (three levels of difficulty to choose from). As time allows, we'll add a club and work through some of the hard ways to juggle seven!

Beginners Guide to Juggling with Mike: This beginner workshop will teach the foundations of ball juggling, focusing on techniques and drills to begin your juggle journey.

Jam Off

What is the Berkeley Jam without a Jam Off? Please bring homemade jam, jellies or marmalades to enter and get ready to taste and vote on your favorite jamz.

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