Four days full of impressive acrobatics, innovative crossovers, and interactive and tender moments: MAD Festival looks back on its third edition with satisfaction.

With more than 14,000 visitors, you enjoyed circus and atmosphere to the fullest from Thursday, April 10 to Sunday, April 13 at Asiadok and Park Spoor Noord. MAD once again showcased a cross-section of contemporary circus in 2025: 25 productions featuring a total of 138 artists from 12 different nationalities on stage and behind the scenes. Relive the circus vibes in our aftermovie above.

The three-day MAD Convention, in collaboration with Ell Circo D’ell Fuego, welcomed 350 young and not-so-young acrobats from 8 different nationalities, offering a total of 140 workshops across more than twenty different circus disciplines.

Circus also thrives behind the scenes during MAD Festival: professionals from 15 nationalities came together to discuss all aspects of safety and joined artists in the MAD Circus Talks to talk about the different stages of the creative process.

It leaves us wanting more! The next edition of MAD Festival will take place from Thursday, April 16 to Sunday, April 19, 2026.