Pogopalooza is back in Pittsburgh.A high-jump competition was held in Market Square downtown as the world championships of pogo kicked off Friday.This weekend’s events also include the tech competition, best trick, big air freestyle qualifiers and finals, and a kids “bounce off” for ages 15 and under. You can catch the action Saturday and Sunday at the Xpogo headquarters on Franklin Avenue in Wilkinsburg.”The energy is great. Everyone loves it here,” said Dalton Smith, a seven-time champion. “It’s pretty much the only place on the planet that we can run into people who are like, ‘Oh, are you guys the pogo guys?’ And of course, yes, we are, so we just love it here in Pittsburgh. It feels like home.”This is the ninth year in a row that Pogopalooza is being held in Pittsburgh. Click here for a schedule and information on all the events.
PITTSBURGH —
Pogopalooza is back in Pittsburgh.
A high-jump competition was held in Market Square downtown as the world championships of pogo kicked off Friday.
This weekend’s events also include the tech competition, best trick, big air freestyle qualifiers and finals, and a kids “bounce off” for ages 15 and under. You can catch the action Saturday and Sunday at the Xpogo headquarters on Franklin Avenue in Wilkinsburg.
“The energy is great. Everyone loves it here,” said Dalton Smith, a seven-time champion. “It’s pretty much the only place on the planet that we can run into people who are like, ‘Oh, are you guys the pogo guys?’ And of course, yes, we are, so we just love it here in Pittsburgh. It feels like home.”
This is the ninth year in a row that Pogopalooza is being held in Pittsburgh. Click here for a schedule and information on all the events.