Madfest 2026 Recap

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Another great Madfest has wrapped up, and we want to send a huge THANK YOU to everyone who helped make it such a success!

Whether you:

  • Volunteered your time
  • Donated
  • Came to the show
  • Bought t-shirts


We truly appreciate you. Madfest wouldn’t be what it is without this incredible community.

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📅 Save the Date: Madfest 2027

Madfest 2027 is already in the works and will take place January 15–17, 2027.
We hope to see you there for another amazing festival!

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🔎 Lost & Found

P.S. We have several items in our lost and found. If you think something might be yours, please contact us and we’ll do our best to get it back to you.

Thanks again for being part of Madfest!

Lost & Found 2026

Items in the lost & found

  • Jacket Black
  • Jacket Navy
  • Sweatshirt Badgers red
  • Sweatshirt grey
  • Sweathshirt Indianapolis dog shelter
  • Gloves Burgundy
  • Gloves Black x2
  • Long sleeve shirt black
  • Water bottle black
  • Blender bottle pink
  • Bag of clubs Forest Green
  • Cooler black
  • Scarf white & black
  • Hat dark green
  • Notebook
  • Clubs (assorted)
  • Balls (assorted)
  • Rings Orange and Pink
  • Scented spray suger

Extra club weave 3 count

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In this pattern the weavers are in a 9 count and the feeder is in a 3 count. The weavers are walking in a figure 8 always facing the feeder. Either the feeder or the weavers need to throw crossing throws. In this version the feeder is crossing (similar to 7 club three count in 2 person passing). All passes are in doubles to add the extra club.

Pattern book link: https://github.com/madjugglers/pattern-book/blob/master/chapters/04_four_person_patterns.md#weaves

Extra club egg beater

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In this pattern there is a feeder and 4 movers. The movers are walking in circles around each other in pairs. The feeder is throwing to alternating feeders in a four count. The movers are passing in a four count, six count and then six count. The movers move on the six counts and pass between the six counts to the feeder. The extra club has been added by making all passes two and from the feeder doubles.

Pattern book link: https://github.com/madjugglers/pattern-book/blob/master/chapters/05_five_person_patterns.md#egg-beaters

Twister Plus

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Twister plus is a 5 person juggling pattern. The jugglers in the middle are walking in a figure 8 and pass in a six count to the feeders on the outside. The weavers have to turn to face the feeders. The “plus” is an extra club that the feeders are juggling in triples over the weaver’s heads. The weavers are passing in a two count alternating with singles to the weavers and triples to the other feeder.

Pattern book link: https://github.com/madjugglers/pattern-book/blob/master/chapters/05_five_person_patterns.md#twister-weaves

Mangled Squirrel

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Mangled squirrel is a two extra club rotating feed pattern. The base pattern is a W where the three feeders are in two count and then ends are in a four count. In this pattern the feeders change quickly by moving to the other side of the pattern. The mantra we use to track individual juggling is triple, two, one, two. You walk in a four count to the other side and throw a triple the the person farthest on your left. Then in two count you feed two double passes to the next person to the right, one double to the person on their right and then two doubles to the person on their right. You then walk across the pattern in a four count and repeat with a triple again.

Pattern Book Link: https://github.com/madjugglers/pattern-book/blob/master/chapters/05_five_person_patterns.md#mango-swirlmangled-squirrel

796 vs 794 About

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Nick, Peter and Steven worked on a round about pattern based on a passing pattern where one side does 796 and the other side does 794. The sides of the pattern are not symmetrical so it felt pretty weird and was hard to keep track of. We were trying to carry the 7s in this variation.