World Gymnaestrada 2027
The Journey
Travel with us to:
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Calgary Acro Festival, March 27, 2027 in Calgary, AB
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Alberta Gymfest, May 1-2, 2027 in Edmonton, AB
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World Gymnaestrada July 9-17, 2027 in Lisbon, Portugal
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And other performance opportunities!
World Gymnaestrada is an enormous international gymnastics festival that happens every four years. The next one is in Lisbon, Portugal from July 11-17, 2027 although Canadian delegates typically arrive 1-2 days earlier. There will be 18,000+ participants from over 60 countries! By numbers, World Gymnaestrada is bigger than the Olympics! The average participant age is 35, with people of all ages performing, from ages 2 to 93 years old. There are no judges - it's not a competition. It's a showcase of creative, entertaining gymnastics from all over the world.
World Gymnaestrada is so much more than just "a trip of a lifetime"! It's equally a tight-knit community, new friendships, improved strength and fitness, new gymnastics skills, team bonding, travel memories, and confidence-building! It's weekends away together at Alberta Gymfests and acro festivals, 5 days at Canadian Gymnaestrada, and 9 days of adventuring in Portugal, team dinners, swimming pool acro fun, group tourism activities, and so much laughter! It's about belonging, representing Canada internationally, and working towards something bigger than yourself!
Note that there is NO MINIMUM SKILL LEVEL required to join this team! Check out our current routine from Alberta Gymfest in May, 2026, as well as our previous routine from World Gymnaestrada 2023 in Amsterdam!
We will be running a 4-week Trial Period (in-person and online) from Sept 27 to Oct 25, 2026. Registration will open for this on August 4&7. - it's the same registration form as our regular Fall programs. After the Trial Period, athletes and coaches will decide who is a good fit to join the team for a one-year journey to Portugal.
The CAPTivate Team
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Routine theme: Canadian Summer
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One of Canada's only ALL-ADULT teams
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In-person and virtual weekly options
CAPTivate has been awarded our own 10-minute performance spot at World Gymnaestrada! We will be changing, improving, and adding to our Canadian Gymnaestrada routine, making changes to our tumbling skills, acrobatic tricks, costumes, and dance choreography. The theme for our routine is "Canadian Summer", with nods towards surfing, beach volleyball, camping, hiking, line-dancing, music festivals, and all the other incredible summer activities that our country has to offer!
People have the option of joining the in-person team, with practices on Sunday evenings in Calgary and Edmonton, or joining the online team with weekly homework assignments, and regular "office hours" for your questions. For folks in cities with CAPTivate programs but no Worlds team practices (i.e. Winnipeg, Yellowknife, Canmore, etc.), you have the option to pay "in-person" prices and receive all the online resources as well as a weekly artistic gymnastics class. We will all be working together but separately on acrobatics and tumbling skills that will be incorporated into one fully integrated CAPTivate World Gymnaestrada routine. We recommend that online participants try to join with 1-2 other local people so that you can practice the acro homework together, but this is not required.
CAPTivate will be sending one of Canada's only all-adult teams to World Gymnaestrada 2027. Participants must be 18 years old on or before July 10, 2027 in order to participate. That means no childish choreography, extensive use of shared drives with choreo videos and formation sheets, video meetings, and handstand homework. More importantly, it also means no chaperones, no curfews, co-ed rooms (if requested), and a level of travel independence not found on other teams.
The Logistics
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Sept 2026 - July 2027
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Monthly payment plan
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Fundraising & cost-conscious decisions
After the Sept-Oct 2026 Trial Period, the World Gymnaestrada Team is a 10-month commitment, training 2 hours weekly until June 2027, followed by World Gymnaestrada from July 9-17, 2027. We will have 2-3 in-person workshops throughout the year.
For detailed information about the team calendar, pricing and payments, please email Hayley at captivategymnastics@gmail.com and ask for a copy of our team handbook!
Discounts: CAPTivate is offering:
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a 10% discount off a 2nd CAPTivate program for any Worlds team participant
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a 10% discount on Worlds participant fees to any coaches that are actively coaching another CAPTivate program
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a 10% seniors discount for adults over 60
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a 5% family member discount for the second team member from one family unit (some discretion required).
"I have been training with CAPTivate in Calgary since 2021! I joined as part of the 2023 World Gymnaestrada team and have been training on Sunday nights consistently for 5 years. As a former gymnast, CAPTivate has been an amazing introduction back into the sport after many years away. The coaches are all great and Hayley has done an incredible job tailoring the classes and instruction to adults of all skill levels. Sunday nights are honestly the highlight of my week and the fitness, flipping, and friends are worth the experience. CAPTivate is THE place to join for any adult who wants something challenging and fun and everyone should give gymnastics a try!" - Eran from Calgary