The 2005, MONDO XVI Shirt Design
(on black)

Festival Information:

MONDO XVI will be held February 18-20, 2005 on the campus of Concordia University in St. Paul, Minnesota. This will be the 7th year at this venue, and any of you that have been there will agree that this is one of the best sites for a juggling festival anywhere. The main gym alone is larger than 4 basketball courts with a 6 lane track around it. You can check out some of the pictures from MONDO X to get a better idea of what we're talking about.

Festival Hours:

• Friday, February 18: 5:00 p.m. to Midnight
• Saturday, February 19: 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 a.m.
  (Note: the Gym will be closed during the Spectacular, from 5 p.m. until the end of the show around 10 p.m.)
• Sunday, February 20: 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Registration:

Gym passes good for all three days are $3 pre-paid, or $5 at the door. All attendees will be required to sign a waiver before admittance to the festival. Pre-registration forms should be postmarked by February 4 to ensure that they arrive in time. We cannot be responsible for late mail. For more registration information, visit our registration page.

Vendors:

There will be a number of vendors and merchants at this year’s festival offering a variety of goods and services, including juggling and yo-yo props and a massage therapist. If you want to vend, contact us to reserve space. The fees to be a vendor will be $25 to vend, which includes 2 tables and 2 gym passes. Each additional table is $10. Email vendors@mondofest.org for more info. Here is a list of vendors currently planning on exhibitting at this year's MONDO.

T-Shirts and Sweatshirts:

This year’s shirts will feature the "Unicycling Juggler" (or is that the "Juggling Unicyclist". T-shirts will cost $10 pre-paid, or $12 at the door, and sweatshirts will be $18 pre-paid, or $20 at the door. On Friday evening, shirts will only be available to pre-paid registrants. General shirt sales will begin Saturday morning. We expect shirts to sell out, so it’s best to pre-order.

Events and Attractions:

Below are some highlights of what to expect at MONDO XVI. Check out the schedule for more details.

The MONDO Spectacular Public Show:

Matt Hall will be headlining the MONDO Spectacular held on Saturday, February 19th, at Central High School in St. Paul. Central is about 4 blocks east of Concordia at the corner of Marshal and Lexington (see map). Showtime is 7:00pm and tickets are $10 for adults, and $8 for children 12 & under. We encourage you to buy your tickets in advance as we expect to sell out again. [more information]

Minnesota State Yo-Yo Championships

The 2005 Minnesota State Yo-Yo Championships (AYYA sanctioned) will be held on Sunday beginning at 12:30pm, with registration beginning at 11am. This event is sponsored by the Twin City Extreme Spinners Association. There will also be a Top ladder for all you Top thrower’s. Please check their web site for trick lists and other information at www.spincentral.net.

TCUC Skills Demo:

The Twin Cities Unicycle Club will present a demo of tricks on Saturday afternoon. This demo will highlight various tricks and skills used by some of the worlds best unicyclists.

Raffle:

The MONDO Raffle will be held at 4pm on Saturday afternoon. If you have any items that you’d like to donate to the raffle, we’d love to have them. Please let us know what you have. You can email vendors@mondofest.org.

Workshops

MONDO XIV will have several workshops that people can attend to both advance their own abilities, as well as just see what other folks are doing with their props. Some of the things that are tentatively on the schedule are listed below, but the complete list will be available as we get closer to the festival.

• Matt Hall workshops include 3-ball, 5-ball, cigar boxes and diablo
• Manipulation & Magic
• Beginning Unicyle
• Baloon Twisting
• Multi-person Club Passing
• Yo-yo Tricks

Games: (Last year's info, but will be updated soon)

As in previous years, we will be hosting several organized juggling games and contests at MONDO. Below is a tentative and incomplete list of possible games to be played. If you would like to make games suggestions, or give other comments about the games, please email games@mondofest.org:

• 3-ball Novice and 5-ball Endurance
• Club Passing
• Devil Stick Tornado
• Diabolo Bullseye
• Unicycle Hockey
• Juggling Combat -- read our house rules
• Balloon Animal Races.

In addition to the above games, we plan to have a Juggling Challenge, though not exactly like the Karamozov’s. For details about what kinds of objects can be included, look at the UFO Juggling Challenge. For more information about the other games, check out the rules and descriptions list.

If you have any questions about MONDO, please email us for more information.