Mission 01
Make a stranger laugh
No elaborate script. Just an invitation to create a small human moment.
Turn Carnaval into your leadership playground
Spend 4 nights in Mazatlán practicing leadership in the wild, connecting across cultures, and living ridiculously well with 8 Joymakers in a poolside villa.
Alumni only: previous Leadership or Facilitation Camp attendance required · Crew of 8
Mazatlán Carnaval · Feb 6–10
Real Reviews
What alumni actually say about camp without a script
"Spending just one weekend with joymakers shifted my self-identity in lasting ways. everyone was so fun and socially aware! They made me feel welcome and safe."
"I've made some big changes, and those changes have been lasting. I have really been enjoying life a lot more fully. Thanks Jacques, and I want to attend another one soon."
Real Reviews
Hear what a Joymaker training actually feels like
"Spending just one weekend with joymakers shifted my self-identity in lasting ways. everyone was so fun and socially aware! They made me feel welcome and safe."
"I've made some big changes, and those changes have been lasting. I have really been enjoying life a lot more fully. Thanks Jacques, and I want to attend another one soon."
What You'll Be Able To Do
Practice the three capabilities that turn unfamiliar places into human connection
Social Courage
Become comfortable going first in unfamiliar situations
Practice starting conversations, making invitations, taking small social risks, following curiosity and acting before hesitation talks you out of it.
Social Attunement
Connect with people across unfamiliar environments
Read people and situations, adapt your energy, notice social cues, make people feel seen and interact with a culture instead of merely observing it.
Group Activation
Turn passive moments into shared experiences
Practice initiating games, celebrations, conversations, invitations and spontaneous moments that bring people together.
Practical skills you leave with
- Social courage
- Social intelligence
- Group leadership
- Human connection
Are You a Fit?
If you want adventure to make you braver, you belong at Adventure Camp
You must have attended at least one Joymaker meeting, camp, or workshop before applying.
- You want to explore a culture through people, not just attractions.
- You prefer real adventure, streets, strangers and surprises to a curated resort experience.
- You would rather practice courage in the real world than read another book about it.
- You love being around people who encourage you to go further than you would alone.
WHAT IS CAMP
Travel that makes you more alive—and more capable of bringing other people to life
Joymaker Adventure Camp is a less structured experience for applying Joymaking skills through travel, cultural immersion, and real experiences.
This isn't a retreat where you escape real life or a packaged tour where someone else creates every meaningful moment. You'll experience Mazatlán during Carnaval with a crew of 8 Joymakers while practicing the courage to connect, invite participation, create energy and make things happen.
Leadership Development+Adventure + Cultural Immersion=Joymaker Adventure Camp
When?
Feb 6–10, 2027
Where?
Mazatlán, Mexico
Experience?
Mazatlán Carnaval
Home base?
Private Villa Downtown
Group?
Crew of 8 Joymakers
Tuition?
Inquire for Alumni Pricing
“It was a totally transformative and inspiring experience—the friends you make out of it and the mansion are just added perks. If you are hesitant on making your decision, choose adventure and you won’t be disappointed!”
What's Included
Everything that turns a trip into live practice
Your Own Double Bed
Your accommodation at our shared 7th floor apartment in Mazatlán.
Leadership Workshops
Practical sessions that prepare you to experiment with courage, connection, presence, Joymaking and leadership in the real world.
Social Challenges
Playful challenges that push you beyond normal travel patterns and help you interact with the people and culture around you.
Joymaking Missions
Real-world missions where you practice initiating, connecting, inviting, creating energy and leading moments.
Carnaval Itinerary
A shared plan for experiencing the most exciting parts of Mazatlán Carnaval together.
Flights, meals, local transportation, tours and paid event tickets are not included.
Adventure From The Inside
Be part of the streets, celebrations and human energy
Why Mazatlán? Why Carnaval?
What happens when an entire city gives itself permission to celebrate?
Mazatlán gives you streets full of music, costumes, movement, food, beaches, neighborhoods and spontaneous invitations. The opportunity isn't simply to see the culture. It's to interact with it.
Most people travel somewhere and consume what has already been created. Adventure Camp challenges you to participate, connect, initiate and help create the experience.
How It Works
The city is your classroom
Learn something. Take it into the real world. Have an adventure. Come home with a story—and a new skill. Then do it again tomorrow.
01 · Learn
Start with one practical idea around Joymaking, courage, connection, social intelligence or leadership.
02 · Experiment
Choose a challenge and take it into Mazatlán.
03 · Immerse
Explore the city, Carnaval, neighborhoods, beaches, food, culture, people and spontaneous opportunities with your crew.
04 · Integrate
Come back together, trade stories, get feedback, extract the lesson and decide what you'll try next.
Leadership is a practiced skill, not a theory.
Social courage comes from reps with real people.
Joymaking Missions
Turn the city into your playground for courage, connection & leadership.
Mission 02
Start something that pulls people together
A game, toast, chant, dance, invitation or spontaneous moment.
Mission 03
Lead a celebration
Take the front. Set a tempo. Invite people in.
Mission 04
Turn an ordinary moment extraordinary
A street corner. A restaurant. A walk. A bus ride. A queue.
Mission 05
Walk into somewhere knowing nobody
Leave with names, stories and people you're glad you met.
Mission 06
Bring energy to a group that needs it
Read what's happening. Experiment with moving first.
The point isn't to perform. It's to get reps.
The Daily Schedule
A rhythm for adventure—not a rigid itinerary
Spontaneity is part of the experience. Each day creates room to learn, explore, participate and come home with stories.
Morning
- • Wake up at the Joymaker House.
- • Coffee and connection with the crew.
- • A short leadership/Joymaking session.
- • Choose your Joymaking Mission.
Adventure
- • Head into Mazatlán.
- • Explore neighborhoods, beaches, food, streets and culture.
Carnaval
- • Enter the celebrations.
- • Music, crowds, costumes, dancing, street life and shared experiences.
Joymaking
- • Start conversations.
- • Try the challenge.
- • Invite people in.
- • Create a moment.
- • Follow curiosity.
- • Say yes to something unexpected.
Home Base
- • Return to the Joymaker House.
- • Trade stories.
- • Laugh about what flopped.
- • Celebrate what worked.
- • Reflect on what you learned.
- • Get ready to go bigger tomorrow.
Verified Google Reviews
What attendees actually say
“I thought it would just be a fun trip… I didn’t know a single person attending. I had never met Jacque. I was even traveling to a whole new country solo… What I learned about interpersonal joy, intrinsic joy, and taking social risks completely rewired how I show up in life. I walked away not only more connected, but more courageous, more present, and more joyful in my day to day.”
“I wanted to get inspired, learn better public speaking, and get over my fears of leading in a bigger way… Spending just one weekend with other joymakers shifted my self identity in lasting ways… I left feeling more empowered and ready to spread joy at my events and in my day to day life.”
“It was a totally transformative and inspiring experience—the friends you make out of it and the mansion are just added perks. If you are hesitant on making your decision, choose adventure and you won’t be disappointed!”
“We had three days of education on joy: 1. Using physical and cognitive tools to be joyful whenever you choose to be, 2. Bringing joy and regulation to one-on-one conversations, 3. Facilitating group experiences full of meaningful connection.”
Meet Your Instructor
Your instructor
Learn from the facilitator behind 1,000+ events, meetings, parties and keynotes
Jacques W. Martiquet has a decade of leading workshops, retreats & keynotes focused on joy and human connection. Known as The Party Scientist, he's been recognized for his trailblazing career in promoting healthier partying and disease prevention through joy.
20+ Conference Keynotes Delivered
1,000+ Events & Workshops Led
Hired by Fortune 500 Companies
100k+ Past Attendees Hosted
The Joymaker House
Your home base for five nights of adventure
For five nights, we'll share a home base in Mazatlán—a place to recharge, trade stories, prepare for the next mission, and live with the same people you're adventuring with. The house isn't the destination. It's where the crew becomes a crew.
Community, not luxury.
The Joymaker Mission
We believe people can generate joy instead of merely consume it.
Most tourism is structured around consuming a destination. Adventure Camp asks you to participate in it. Joy can be generated between people.
- Starting the conversation
- Joining the moment
- Making the invitation
- Bringing strangers together
- Interacting with the culture
- Helping create the memory
You don't need to be funny, loud or performative. You need to be willing to go first.
- Make the invitation.
- Take the social risk.
- Start something.
- Elevate the people around you.
Application
Don't just visit Mazatlán. Come home changed by it.
Spend four nights adventuring through Carnaval with a crew that challenges you to explore further, connect deeper, take more chances, and become the person who makes the moment happen.
You must have attended at least one Joymaker meeting, camp, or workshop before applying.
Mazatlán, Mexico · February 6–10, 2027Crew of 8 Joymakers
“the whole experience was ridiculously fun AND more eye opening than I imagined… Worth the time, money, travel, and can’t wait to see what’s next!”
— Sarah Kitlowski “For five incredible days, I LAUGHED, LEARNED, and LIVED in the moment… We quickly became like a family unit… Nothing happens unless we overcome our fears and take action. Attending this camp launched me on a powerful new course of action… We made forever memories there for sure.”
— Stephanie Zrim
Program FAQ
Before you apply
You must have attended at least one Joymaker meeting, camp, or workshop before applying.
Adventure Camp is less structured than Leadership and Facilitation Camps. Instead of moving through a formal curriculum, you apply existing Joymaking skills through travel, cultural immersion, spontaneous opportunities, public experiences, and time with the crew.
No. Adventure Camp is a real-world application experience, not a certification program, and does not award a Leadership or Facilitation certificate.
Your spot includes five nights in the shared Joymaker House. Flights, meals, local transportation, tours, and paid event tickets are not included.
Alumni pricing is available by inquiry. Enter your email on this page to request the current price.
Adventure Camp runs February 6 to 10, 2027 in Mazatlán, Mexico. The crew is capped at 10 people. Accepted participants receive detailed arrival and departure instructions before the trip.