中国吴桥国际杂技艺术节是以中外著名的杂技之乡“吴桥”而命名的国际性杂技盛会。中国吴桥国际杂技艺术节每两年举办一届，逢单年举行，举办时间一般为该年度10月最后一周或者11月第一周。举办地点在中国河北省石家庄市。

    China Wuqiao International Acrobatics Festival is named after the famous birthplace of acrobatics-----Wuqiao, Hebei province. It is a magnificent and comprehensive international meeting of acrobatics. CWIAF was held only in odd years once every two years, generally in the last week of Oct. or the first week of Nov. The place is in Shijiazhuang, the capital city of Hebei province. 

    中国吴桥国际杂技艺术节是我国举办历史最长、规模最大的国际性杂技艺术节。在国家文化部、中国杂技艺术家协会、中央电视台等有关部门、单位的指导帮助下， 经过十几年的努力，中国吴桥国际杂技艺术节已发展为国内外著名的杂技大赛场，世界各杂技强国均曾派团参加。其规模、质量和组织运作方式均达到国际水平，促进了中外杂技艺术的交流，在国际上产生了深远的影响，被国际杂技界誉为世界东方杂技大赛场。

    CWIAF has the longest history and the largest scale. With the help of the Ministry of Culture, the Chinese Acrobatics Artists Association, and CCTV, after ten years' of efforts, CWIAF has become a splendid racing place of acrobatics famous both in China and abroad. Every country that is good at acrobatics has sent acrobatics groups to participate the festival. The scale, the quality and the organizing methods of CWIAF all reached an international standard. It promoted the exchange of acrobatics arts between China and the rest of the world. It has great influence in the world and has been honored as “the Eastern Acrobatics Racing Place of the World”. 

    自1987年起，中国已经成功地举办了六届吴桥杂技艺术节，产生了良好的影响，得到了国际杂技界朋友们的热情支持与肯定。国际上“China Wuqiao”（中国吴桥），已成为中国吴桥国际杂技艺术节的代称。国际杂技界的一些知名人士在观看了历届吴桥杂技节后给予了高度评价。

中国吴桥国际杂技艺术节得到了世界杂技界的广泛响应和支持。前六届已有近30个国家和地区的160多个节目前来参加比赛。世界各杂技大国已先后多次选派优秀节目参赛。

    Since 1987 , China has arranged Wuqiao International Acrobatics Festival successfully for six times and the international feedback was favorable. CWIAF has gained warm support and approval from the acrobatics field of the world. “China Wuqiao” has become the abbreviated name of CWIAF.  CWIAF has gained responses and support from the acrobatics field all around the world.  The past six CWIAF involved nearly 30 countries and regions with more than 160 programs . All those countries famous for acrobatics have participated several times.