The British Juggling Convention (also known as The BJC) is an annual

Juggling convention Many countries, cities or juggling clubs hold their own annual juggling convention or juggling festivals. These are the backbone of the juggling scene, the events that regularly bring jugglers from a wide area together to socialize. The attendanc ...

held in a different town or city in

Britain Britain most often refers to: * The United Kingdom, a sovereign state in Europe comprising the island of Great Britain, the north-eastern part of the island of Ireland and many smaller islands * Great Britain, the largest island in the United King ...

every year. The event usually takes place in the

Easter Easter,Traditional names for the feast in English are "Easter Day", as in the '' Book of Common Prayer''; "Easter Sunday", used by James Ussher''The Whole Works of the Most Rev. James Ussher, Volume 4'') and Samuel Pepys''The Diary of Samuel ...

school holiday, usually lasting from the Wednesday to Sunday. The event is for all forms of

juggling Juggling is a physical skill, performed by a juggler, involving the manipulation of objects for recreation, entertainment, art or sport. The most recognizable form of juggling is toss juggling. Juggling can be the manipulation of one object ...

and object manipulation, plus many other

circus A circus is a company of performers who put on diverse entertainment shows that may include clowns, acrobats, trained animals, trapeze acts, musicians, dancers, hoopers, tightrope walkers, jugglers, magicians, ventriloquists, and unicyclis ...

skills. The BJC usually features many

workshops Beginning with the Industrial Revolution era, a workshop may be a room, rooms or building which provides both the area and tools (or machinery) that may be required for the manufacture or repair of manufactured goods. Workshops were the onl ...

, talks and shows during the day,

renegade show A renegade show at a juggling convention is "an open stage where anyone can, at short notice, get up and perform just about anything." At their best, they allow amateur jugglers to perform a couple of unique tricks for fellow jugglers without havin ...

s at night, and a public show on the Saturday. BJC 2020 and 2021 were cancelled due to Covid, the next British Juggling Convention will be held in Ramsgate in 2023.

External links

* https://bjc2023.co.uk Official 2023 British Juggling Convention website * http://www.thebritishjugglingconvention.co.uk Over 500 pages of information concerning the BJC, its history, its culture, and many tips on how to organise one. * https://www.britishjugglingconvention.co.uk BJC website {{Juggling Clubs and societies in the United Kingdom Juggling conventions