Check the 2nd quarter newsletter for news of the 2026 convention, including a new location!
Early registration is June 1! The early registration fee is $190 and is ONE DAY ONLY!
Themes & Headliner
THURSDAY NIGHT BANQUET – Theme: 1920 Speak Easy
So put on your Great Gatsby Flapper Dresses with Necklace and Headband or Gangster Mobster Outfit for a fun night and lively music. We’ll have Open Mike, games and other surprises!
FRIDAY NIGHT BANQUET – Theme: Colonial America
Celebrating the great pioneering contribution that make America such a great country.
SATURDAY NIGHT BANQUET – Theme: The American Circus
Celebrating the great circus history and the circus personnel that performed and brought joy to their American Audiences.
Our headliner will be Jaquan Fields, aka Quany the Clown!
As always, we’ll honor our veterans and have the annual installation of MACA
officers.
Conference Registration
Early registration is June 1! The early registration fee is $190 and is ONE DAY ONLY!
Registration for the 2026 convention is available through TicketSpice, an external site, at this link: https://midatlanticclownassociation.ticketspice.com/midatlantic-clown-convention-2026 or via the button below.
Hotel Information
MACA has reserved a block of rooms at the Holiday Inn Harrisburg, 604 Station Road, Grantville PA with a preferred rate. Breakfast WILL BE PROVIDED by the hotel to those who register on-line or by calling the hotel.
Use this link or the QR code posted below to reserve your room, or call the Front Desk at 717-469-0661 to use the booking code of “MCZ”.
The cutoff date for the block is October 12, 2026. Everyone will have until midnight to make their reservations. Any unused rooms after midnight on the 12th will fall back into the hotel’s inventory and the code will be inactive.
Schedule
Wednesday, November 11th – evening registration
Thursday, November 12th
- 8 am – 9:15
- Flea Market & registration in the lobby.
- Signups for Open Mic Speak Easy at Registration
- 9:30 – 10:30
- Accessories & Socks: Mix & Match to Make Your Look Pop
- Wes Whiteside
- 10:45 – 11:45
- How to Create Paper Roses: Excellent for Caring Clowns, Acts of Kindness
- The Grettons
- 12:00 – 1:00 Lunch on your own
- 1:15 – 2:15
- Best in Magic from Mingus Magic
- Wayne Shiflet
- 2:30 – 3:30
- It’s Alive! Basics that can bring you to pro
- Bob Abdou
- 3:45 – 5:15
- Show & Tails: Still trying to find that funny bit and your repertoire is 20+ years old? The bit just doesn’t seem funny anymore? This class will show you how to reword, rework, and keep it relevant to today
- Quany
- 6:15
- Buffet Dinner
- Speak Easy with Open Mic Lounge Acts
Friday, November 13
- 8:30 – 9:30
- Joke Writing Like the Experts
- Bob Abdou
- 9:45 – 10:45
- “Balloons and More”: Pumps Types and Brands
- Wes Whiteside
- 10:55 – 11:55
- 50 performance tips: audience involvement to zany introductions! Become a better performer with attention to detail
- Steve Kissell
- 12:05 – 1:20
- Group picture and lunch
- Be on time!
- 1:25 – 2:25
- Wacky Games
- Jill and Robin
- 2:30 – 3:30
- Mirrors and Make-up Lights, Camera, Action! Apply your makeup like a pro with these tips. I’ll create 4 new faces in class
- Quany
- 3:40 – 4:40
- What’s in Your Tool Belt?
- George Caban
- 4:45 – 5:45
- Glitter tattoos using reusable stamps
- Susan
- 6:30
- Buffet dinner
- Headliner performance by Bob Abdou
Saturday November 14th
- 8:30 – 9:30
- Balloons: Your imagination is your only limit!
- Willy McGinnis
- 9:45 – 10:45
- Speak Softly but Carry a Big Schtick
- Erick Hershey
- 11:00 – 12:00
- Making Paper Magic: 20 easy to perform and make routines that will WOW any audience from 1-100
- Steve Kissell
- 12:00 – 1:00 LUNCH
- 1:15 – 2:15
- All about Hats! (Balloon Hats)
- Karan “Hugs”
- 2:30 – 3:30
- 3:45 – 5:00
- General membership meeting
- Bring your MACA Membership Card
- 6:15
- Banquet Dinner
- Headliner Show with Quany, installation of officers, awards
- Board meeting after awards
Sunday November 15th
- 9:00
- Sunday Service
- Chaplain Tina Coleman