Gsi-JC – 1st Vorarlberg Juggling Convention
When?
August 29–31, 2014
(starting Friday at 2 p.m., closing Sunday at approximately 3 p.m.)
Where?
Reichenfeldhalle, Schillerstraße 11a, 6800 Feldkirch
Feldkirch is located in Vorarlberg, Austria’s most western province, close to the borders of the Principality of Liechtenstein and of Switzerland. The festival will take place on Reichenfeld, an urban outdoor and recreational area close to the city center. At the jugglers’ disposal will be a large gym (24 hours a day), a beach area for playing jollyball and volleyclub, a hardcourt for unicycling, a meadow for juggling and more. (For more details see the convention site’s map.)
How to get there?
By train:
Feldkirch is located at one of Austria’s main railway lines. So, it’s easy to get there by train, e.g. from Innsbruck, Salzburg (city), Linz, Vienna, or, Klagenfurt.
The train ride e.g. from Innsbruck, Salzburg or Vienna will take about respectively 2, 3 3/4 or 6 1/4 hours.
For details and timetables, please, check:
http://fahrplan.oebb.at/bin/query.exe/en?
By car:
From the west take the autoroute A12/E60, then S16/E60, finally A14/E60; from Bregenz take the autoroute A14/E60. Leave in both cases at junction 41-Feldkirch in direction Feldkirch/Frastanz and follow the signs B190/Feldkirch to Feldkirch. Turn left at Hirschgraben/B191. Hirschgraben leads directly to Schillerstraße.
How to find the festival place?
If coming by train, walk from the train station in south west direction. Pass straight through the historic city centre, cross the river (Ill) and you are there. (Or, have a look to the convention site’s map.) The walk will take you about 15 minutes.
Housing:
Camping:
At the festival site there will be camping and caravan areas. If coming by car, please, check-in at the Foyer (Schillerstraße 11a) first. A parking space will be assigned to you. You may arrive already on Thursday.
Private accomodation:
For more information, please, check:
http://www.feldkirch.at/stadtmarketing/tourismus/unterkuenfte
Organize the booking yourself.
Food:
Breakfast (Friday–Sunday) and dinner (Friday, Saturday) will be prepared by the vegan cooking community KochKollektiv and are included in the convention fee (2 day pass and 3 day pass).
Close to the convention site you'll find an organic food store and – on Saturday morning – a farmers’ market.
Festival program:
Free juggling, workshops; Friday: opening ceremony, fire night and live percussion; Saturday: gala show, party, concert: Ski-Schuh-Tennis Orchestra & DJ, Su: jazz and juggling brunch, olympic juggling games. For more details, please, visit the convention homepage, Info & FAQ.
Cost:
3 days: EUR 50,– (if preregistered), EUR 58,– (otherwise)
2 days: EUR 40,– (if preregistered), EUR 48,– (otherwise)
1 day: EUR 12,– (if preregistered), EUR 15,– (otherwise)
Young people (from 7 up to the age of 15) pay 50% of the fee.
Free admission for children up to the age of 6.
For more details see the convention homepage, Anmeldung & Beitrag.
Preregistration:
See convention homepage, Anmeldung & Beitrag. Deadline: August 10th, 2014.
Further information:
Convention homepage: http://www.gsijc.at/
Convention Flyer
Convention Poster
Contact:
General information:
Fulti <office@gsijc.at>,
Daniel <info@gsijc.at>
Preregistration: anmeldung@gsijc.at>
Artists:
Sarah <sarah@gsijc.at>
Volunteers:
Paolo <wir@gsijc.at>
Media, Marketing, Design: Momo <grafik@gsijc.at>
Tourist information:
Feldkirch Tourismus, Palais Liechtenstein, Schlossergasse 8, 6800 Feldkirch
Öffnungszeiten: Mo–Fr 9:00–17:30, Sa 9:00–12:00
Tel.: +43 5522 73467
Web: http://www.feldkirch.at/stadtmarketing/tourismus
Some further links:
Convention site:
Photographs: http://www.gsijc.at/Location
Altes Hallenbad: http://www.montforthausfeldkirch.com/de/altes-hallenbad
Feldkirch:
Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feldkirch,_Vorarlberg (more information in German: http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feldkirch)