The 50th annual Isla Vista Juggling Festival | Credit: Elaine Sanders 
The 50th annual Isla Vista Juggling Festival | Credit: Elaine Sanders 
The 50th annual Isla Vista Juggling Festival | Credit: Elaine Sanders 
The 50th annual Isla Vista Juggling Festival | Credit: Elaine Sanders 
The 50th annual Isla Vista Juggling Festival | Credit: Elaine Sanders 
The 50th annual Isla Vista Juggling Festival | Credit: Elaine Sanders 
The 50th annual Isla Vista Juggling Festival | Credit: Elaine Sanders 
The 50th annual Isla Vista Juggling Festival | Credit: Elaine Sanders 
The 50th annual Isla Vista Juggling Festival | Credit: Elaine Sanders 
The 50th annual Isla Vista Juggling Festival | Credit: Elaine Sanders 
The 50th annual Isla Vista Juggling Festival | Credit: Elaine Sanders 
The 50th annual Isla Vista Juggling Festival | Credit: Elaine Sanders 
The 50th annual Isla Vista Juggling Festival | Credit: Elaine Sanders 
The 50th annual Isla Vista Juggling Festival | Credit: Elaine Sanders 
The 50th annual Isla Vista Juggling Festival | Credit: Elaine Sanders 
The 50th annual Isla Vista Juggling Festival | Credit: Elaine Sanders 
The 50th annual Isla Vista Juggling Festival | Credit: Elaine Sanders 
The 50th annual Isla Vista Juggling Festival | Credit: Elaine Sanders
Friday night kicked off a weekend of juggling in the 50th annual Isla Vista Jugglers’ Festival. Open to all, the event was co-hosted by Santa Barbara Jugglers Association and UCSB’s Juggling Club and raised funds for the non-profit, Standing Together to End Sexual Assault (STESA).
The event drew jugglers from Los Angeles and the Central Coast, many of whom know each other from the juggling festival circuit. But the crowd of around 60 on Friday was also dotted with folks learning to juggle for the first time, passersby of Little Acorn Park who were drawn in by the colorful clubs and glowing balls.
Once the sun had left the sky, the torches were lit. After having a safety briefing where folks learned how to smother flames with fire blankets and signing liability waivers, folks had the opportunity to juggle with fire. For a few, it was their first time catching fire, and many a torch was dropped. Thankfully, the emergency responders who were standing by did not have to extinguish any flames or treat any burns that night.
Saturday and Sunday saw two full days of juggling at the park, the main event being a ticketed professional juggling show at the I.V. Theater on Saturday night.
