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Third time's the charm. All good things come in threes. Two's company, three's a crowd? In any case, we're doing it all again! The third edition of the Edinburgh Acrobatics Festival will follow a similar structure to the last two editions, except this time, we're in a new venue! And yes, this one doesn't have the world's most aggressive air conditioning. This event is a fantastic opportunity for those of us in Scotland who usually have to travel far for a large scale acrobatics meet up. The teaching lineup will showcase some local Scottish acrobatic talent and you can look forward to workshops from teachers from slightly further afield who wouldn't normally be seen out in the wild in Scotland.
This will link you to the timetable from last year which will give you a very good idea of what you can expect from this year's workshops. The plan is to offer 8 taught workshops over the three days with a choice of four (or maybe even five if we sell well) workshops at each timetabled workshop slot. There will be at least one beginner workshop running throughout to ensure that even those without a strong acrobatic practice feel welcome at all times. There will also be one solo workshop on offer at all times so that you can work on your handstands and solo acrobatics as well. There will also be timetabled jams at the end of each day as well as a led warm up and cool down.
The Venue
All three days will be in the same place in the Heriot's Centre for Sport and Exercise, Grassmarket, up the Hunters Close, EH1 2HJ, Edinburgh EH3 9HE
Dates and times
16th - 18th October 2026 Friday 1pm - 9pm Saturday 10am - 9pm Sunday 10am - 9pm
Ticket Price
Tickets cost £160 in early bird and £180 thereafter. Early bird ends on the 1st of June.
Announced Teachers
Jemma and Jean-Mario
Jemma and Jean-Mario specialise in dynamic partner acrobatics and Hungarian teeterboard. Based in Toulouse, France, they've been working together for over ten years. Their ongoing drive to learn and grow has led them through professional training at the Centre Régional des Arts du Cirque and FLIC Scuola di Circo.
Their performance experience has taken them on international to
Ian and Danuta
Two of the early pioneers of the Scottish Circus Scene, Danuta Ramos and Ian Fraser have taught and performed together worldwide since 2006. Ian kickstarted the first Edinburgh Aerial and Acro Convention in 2007 before passing the event over to Aerial Edge, and was key in establishing a thriving acro community in Edinburgh (pre-covid) both through regular support of acro at Tollcross
Scarlot and Jade
Jade Clapham (she/her) and Scarlot Robinson (she/they) are an Acro teaching pair based in Yorkshire who combine their unique strengths to offer fun, skill-focused acro training.
Jade is a base, certified with Acroyoga International. She combines her love for weightlifting and yoga, and is known for her dynamic and creative acro flows with a gymnastic fair!
Scarlot loves to fly, the
Camilla and Helena
Camilla and Helena are a fiery duo. They will be teaching multi-level L-base flows, Icarians and Whips.
Camilla is a technical base focusing on making hard tricks feel easy and accessible to everyone. She came into acro from slacklining, climbing and flow toys. Today her practice focuses on icarians and whips.
Helena has been an acro fanatic for the past 4 years, having previousl
Oran and Saya, (Oraya circus duo)
These two superstars of the local Edinburgh scene will be back teaching their signature fun and dancey acro. Perfect for those of you looking to switch it up as flyer and base.
Eric Munday
Organiser and inevitably a teacher as well!