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MAD Festival 2026: Check out the first names!

From 16 to 19 April 2026, MAD Festival and Ell Circo D'ell Fuego will be turning the quays of the Asiadok upside down for the fourth time! Four days of watching and participating in circus. Think dazzling acrobatics and poetic performances by both established names and emerging talent. 

The first names for the fourth edition have already been announced:

  • ‘Hourvari’ – Compagnie Rasposo  
    Magical circus on the border between illusion and reality.
  • ‘Beyond’ – Circumstances & Piet Van Dycke 
    Free open-air show full of thrilling acrobatics. 
  • ‘Ki No Nagare’ – Collectif Malunés & Arne Sabbe  
    Where circus and Japanese martial arts meet. 
  • ‘Frames’ – Not Standing/Alexander Vantournhout 
    An open-air course at the old docks that constantly challenges space and perspective. 
  • ‘Soirée Magique’ – Compagnie 14:20 
    An unmissable experience from the pioneers of Magie Nouvelle, where nothing is what it seems.

Join in the circus initiations, get your dancing shoes on at the MAD parties and expect even more vibrant shows, atmosphere and madness!

More names for MAD Festival 2026 will be announced soon. The full programme will be available on the website at the end of January 2026, and tickets will go on sale on Tuesday 3 February at 11 a.m.