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Program

6 years and up ( 9 )
8 years and up ( 13 )
All ( 10 )
10 years and up ( 15 )
4 years and up ( 8 )

Free ( 11 )
Paying ( 13 )

Park Spoor Noord ( 4 )
MAD Festival Site ( 14 )
On location ( 2 )
SPRK ( 2 )
Arenberg ( 1 )
Oude Badhuis ( 4 )

Thu 16 April 2026

Thu 16.04 Made by MAD

SAFE meeting
Free
Thu 16.04 Sun 19.04 Dernière

PAKMAN

Post Uit Hessdalen
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Thu 16.04

Kyo Ru Gi

Petri Dish
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Thu 16.04 Fri 17.04 In open air

Frames

Not Standing/Alexander Vantournhout
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Thu 16.04 Sun 19.04 Made by MAD Young Creators

esac goes MAD

2025 Graduation acts
Free
Thu 16.04 Sun 19.04

Hourvari

Cie Rasposo
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Thu 16.04 Sat 18.04

Ki No Nagare

Collectif Malunés & Arne Sabbe
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Thu 16.04

Kelly & Dolly

Ask your Tune
Free

Fri 17 April 2026

Fri 17.04 Sun 19.04 A taste of circus

MAD Convention

Ell Circo D'ell Fuego
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Fri 17.04 Made by MAD

Circus Talks

Thank you for the music
Free
Fri 17.04 Sun 19.04 A taste of circus

Initiation parent-child

Ell Circo D'ell Fuego
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Fri 17.04 Sun 19.04 In open air

Initiation Swinging Trapeze

Ell Circo D'ell Fuego
Free
Fri 17.04 Sun 19.04 Premiere

Looking Forward

Monki Business
Free
Fri 17.04 Sun 19.04 Pre-premiere

Droplines

Tall Tales Company
Free
Fri 17.04 Sun 19.04 Free in open air

Beyond

Circumstances & Piet van Dycke
Free
Fri 17.04 Sun 19.04 A taste of circus

Initiation circus mobility

Ell Circo D'ell Fuego
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Fri 17.04 Sat 18.04 Made by MAD

Open Circus Stage

MAD Convention
Free
Fri 17.04 Sat 18.04

Food

Michael Zandl
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Fri 17.04 Sat 18.04 Made by MAD

MAD Generation

Various artists
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Fri 17.04 Sat 18.04

Soirée Magique

Cie 14:20
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Sat 18 April 2026

Sat 18.04

DJ Manteiga
Free

Sun 19 April 2026

Sun 19.04 Made by MAD

Field Learning Tour

Knowledge exchange on outdoor tent festival productions
Free
Sun 19.04 Start-up Labo

Bila

Nathan Glaister
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Sun 19.04 Start-up Labo

(H)OOPS

Company ATA
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A CIRCUs sTATe OF MIND

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