AUSTIN, Texas – Capital of Texas Aerial Championship (COTAC) is proud to announce their fifth annual Pole and Aerial Competition held on August 25th and 26th, 2017. The competition will feature contestants from as far away as Japan and as close as Austin. The championship will showcase world-renowned pole and aerial artists performing in downtown Austin, TX at the Palmer Events Center.

The competitors will be split into six categories: pole, silks, lyra, hammock, trapeze, and open aerial with seven different divisions to include professional, semi-pro, amateur, novice, partners, masters and artistic. Artists in the aerial division will compete on August 25th and will include silks, lyra, hammock, trapeze, and open aerials, with the competition on August 26th solely devoted to pole artists. Each night will be concluded with an awards ceremony to announce each categories’ winners.