About the New Zealand Juggling Association

The New Zealand Juggling Association (NZJA) is an incorporated society established as a non-profit organisation to advance the development, understanding, and appreciation of juggling and associated disciplines throughout New Zealand.

As part of this role, the NZJA fosters and promotes events that raise awareness of juggling and related disciplines. A key activity is the organisation and support of an annual national convention, the New Zealand Juggling & Circus Festival (NZJCF).

Both the NZJA and the NZJCF are organised and operated by unpaid volunteers who generously contribute their time and effort to support the community, nurture emerging talent, and present juggling and circus arts to the wider public.

The officers of the NZJA and the Festival organising committee are typically the same group of volunteers, elected by members at the Annual General Meeting held during the preceding year’s festival.

The New Zealand Juggling & Circus Festival has now been held for more than 30 consecutive years and has grown to include much of New Zealand’s wider circus, poi, fire, and unicycling communities. Since its inception, the festival has been hosted in a range of locations throughout the country, with local juggling communities undertaking the organisation of the event in their region.