Description

It's Flowburger Time! Year 5

Flowburger is a 42-hour juggling and flow arts retreat and an experiment in minimalist flow events. Expect music, games, a communal meal, and plenty of space for practice, learning, and connecting with your flowmies.

Come celebrate the end of summer and kick off fall! Friday night through all of Saturday, with tunes, friends, and more.

Big thanks to Fund the Flow Arts this year for a grant that is helping us continue to make this possible.

Low cost + pay what you can

Tickets are $10 minimum, with $25+ suggested if you're able.

We want Flowburger to be accessible. If the $10 minimum is a barrier, reach out and we'll send you a $0 coupon. (We just ask that you only request one if you plan to attend!)

Finances are shared after the event. Expected expenses include porto potties, insurance, a land use stipend, the group meal, and volunteer supplies. Any remaining funds support future Flowburgers.

The structure

• Workshops
  No schedule — but there's a renegade board. Want to see a workshop? Teach it!

• Fire Spinning
  Fuel depot on site, BYO fuel. No dedicated safety volunteers, each burner safeties for the next person so no one is stuck on safety duty for long.

• Vendors
  None, food or otherwise. There are a handful of local eatery options within 10 minutes of the site, including a pretty decent pizza place called Snappy Tomato Pizza that delivers!

• Performances
  Open stage, if we get enough acts (and maybe someone to stage manage).

• Volunteering
  Some volunteers will be needed for gate, contact Jonah if interested in helping out.

• Juggling Games
  Games will happen, probably around lunch, weather depending.

• Group Meal
  Flowburger believes sharing a meal brings people together. We provide dinner to all attendees Saturday evening and do our best to accommodate a wide range of diets.

The rules

• Gate is open 6pm–midnight Friday; reopens 8am Saturday

• Gate sales available while tickets last, ending at 2pm Saturday

• Whips with no crackers only

• Fire breathing restricted to designated spaces

This event is operated in accordance with the 10 principles and our safer spaces policy and participant agreement. Pack everything you need to survive and have your idea of a fun time, be prepared to Leave No Trace, and above all Don't Be That Guy. 

The locale

Eleven acres of field and forest with a swimming pond in Seaman, Ohio, near Tranquility Wilderness Preserve and Serpent Mound. Shaded hike-in campsites and a big flat accessible field near parking. Preview campsite neighborhoods and see recommended directions on the property map >

The backstory

Many moons ago Marvin Ong would wax poetic on his "make your own cheeseburger" philosophy. Everyone has a different definition of the perfect cheeseburger. Some people like mustard but not pickles, some want a bun, some want a donut as the bun, some don't even want cheese. In the end, only you know your perfect cheeseburger, and you're welcome to enjoy it how you like, just don't go raining on someone else's cheeseburger because they have different tastes.

After many years of co-creating events and working in the flow arts and juggling communities, the organizer Jonah has the opportunity and privilege to present this variation on the flow arts retreat cheeseburger. An event focused on keeping costs as low as possible, inspired by burns and modeled in large part on juggling conventions.

Date & Time

Sep 25, 2026 6:00 PM - Sep 27, 2026 2:00 PM

Venue Details

Home Afarm

705 Rankin Road
Seaman, Ohio 45679

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