Berkeley Jam 2026: Free Juggling & Circus Arts Festival (Willard Park)

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

Right Left, Left Right Passing with Stephane: Come learn double and triple variations while passing 6 clubs. This workshop will explore double, triple and quad throws from both hands in 4-count, 3-count, and 2-count variations, as well as how to apply it to a 3-person feeding pattern. Want a sneak peak? Check out this resource guide!

Intro to Poi with Dominic: Learn the basics of poi spinning! In this workshop, Dominic will be teaching the fundamental building blocks of poi spinning. If you’ve never spun poi before, or are still relatively new, or just want to review some key exercises, then this is the class for you!

Funky Box Variations with Yonah: Come learn some funky box variations with juggling balls! While we won’t be unpacking Pandora’s box, we’ll introduce the broken and burst variations. Have fun catching and throwing under your arm while having your brain in a twist. All levels welcome, but having a solid shower pattern will be helpful.

Think Inside the Box with Zeej:  Old prop, new possibilities. Learn the history and basics of cigar box juggling through flips, grips, turns, takeouts, tumbles, and tosses. We’ll start with the strange physics of a single box, build up to classic three-box manipulation, then invent tricks of our own. By the end, beginners should understand: You don’t need to memorize a hundred cigar-box tricks. Most cigar-box juggling comes from a few simple ideas: hold → release → turn → catch → change grip → recombine. No box experience needed but do bring your own boxes if you have them!

Mixed Chocolates & Whirling Dervish Passing Patterns with Jed: This workshop will explore two different multi-person passing patterns. Mixed Chocolates is a 3 person passing pattern (with either balls or clubs) and requires experience with chocolate bar passing (pass, pass, self, self) plus some capability with angles. Variations include rotating the pattern, as well as the more advanced “Mixed Chocolate Mocha” which uses ¾ passing. Whirling Dervish is a rotating 4-count club passing pattern that can be run with 4-7 people. Variations include rotating out the person in the middle, aka the Dervish.