{"id":8885,"date":"2026-02-03T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-03T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ecdf.be\/?p=8885"},"modified":"2026-02-03T10:19:11","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T09:19:11","slug":"get-your-tickets-for-mad-convention","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ecdf.be\/en\/get-your-tickets-for-mad-convention\/","title":{"rendered":"Get your tickets for MAD Convention"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>From <strong>April 16 to 19, 2026<\/strong>, you can once again experience the circus to the fullest in Antwerp. With impressive acrobatics, innovative crossovers, and a dizzying dive behind the scenes. As a member of ECDF, you will receive a nice discount when purchasing a weekend ticket for MAD Convention (send us an email via <a href=\"mailto:info@ecdf.be\">info@ecdf.be<\/a> to obtain a special promocode).<\/p>\n<h2>Countdown to MAD Convention<\/h2>\n<p>During <a href=\"http:\/\/www.madfestival.be\">MAD Festival<\/a>, we organize an international circus convention in and around Park Spoor Noord, where young and old, amateurs and (semi)pros can practice together, sweat together, and learn together for three days. At the end of each convention day, you can enjoy performances by artists who give workshops during the day at MAD Festival! Not only does that sound great, it is! <strong>What&#8217;s more, as a member of ECDF, you get a nice discount when you purchase a weekend ticket.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"btn\" href=\"https:\/\/www.madfestival.be\/en\/program\/mad-convention\/a0NP500000JIcbnMAD\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Get your tickets now<\/a><\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/ecdf.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/250815_ECDF_MADCON_REPORTAGE.00_00_13_17.Still002-1024x576.png\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ecdf.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/250815_ECDF_MADCON_REPORTAGE.00_00_13_17.Still002-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/ecdf.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/250815_ECDF_MADCON_REPORTAGE.00_00_13_17.Still002-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/ecdf.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/250815_ECDF_MADCON_REPORTAGE.00_00_13_17.Still002-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/ecdf.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/250815_ECDF_MADCON_REPORTAGE.00_00_13_17.Still002.png 1080w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Good to know<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>ECDF members receive a nice discount when purchasing a weekend ticket. With our <b>promo code<\/b>\u00a0you pay <b>150 euros<\/b> (instead of 180 euros) for three days of MAD Convention. This includes <b>3&#215;3 workshops, 3x lunch, 3x dinner, and 2 evening performances<\/b> of MAD Festival + some other cool extras!<\/li>\n<li>This year, we are offering a specialist program on <b>bascule<\/b>!<\/li>\n<li>For our youngest members\u2014aged 10 and up*\u2014we provide <b>supervision<\/b>. Their parents drop them off at SPRK at 8:30 a.m. and can pick them up again in the evening after the workshops, before heading to MAD Festival together. Would you like to take advantage of this supervision? Let us know before March 31 via <a href=\"mailto:info@ecdf.be\">info@ecdf.be<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i>* MAD Convention is suitable for participants aged 10 and up. For our younger acrobats, there are fun introductions to circus as part of the regular MAD Festival program. You can also buy tickets for these in advance via <\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/www.madfestival.be\/\"><i>madfestival.be<\/i><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>One More Thing<\/h2>\n<p>Don&#8217;t forget: spring break is coming up soon. There will be no circus classes <b>from February 16 to 22, 2026.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2>Do you have any questions?<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>About the content of lessons\/internships? <\/strong>Let Ben know via <a href=\"mailto:pedagogie@ecdf.be\">pedagogie@ecdf.be<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>About registrations &amp; payments? <\/strong>Let An and Wenke know via <a href=\"mailto:info@ecdf.be\">info@ecdf.be<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Starting today, you can purchase tickets for MAD Festival and MAD Convention.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":8723,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[172],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8885","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-doing-circus"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - 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