Canada's Magic: -ON

Redefining Wonder is a magic show like you’ve never seen before. Blending live music, multimedia, and mind-bending illusion into one unforgettable experience.
Seen on America’s Got Talent, Penn & Teller: Fool Us, and stages across Las Vegas and Disney, Chris brings violin, guitar, and storytelling into illusions that leave audiences stunned and standing.

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Previously shared on Facebook February 26.

25 February 2026

Montreal and Toronto: Jared Kopf show, lecture, and workshop [Mar 14 - 20]

Updated March 3rd to add:

Links to the Toronto show (Mar 19) and workshop (Mar 20)

From the Montreal Magic Jam:

Mar 14 - Workshop
Mar 16 - An Enchanted Evening with Jared Kopf at the Comedy Nest
Mar 17 - Lecture

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From the Sid Lorraine Hat and Rabbit Club:

Mar 18 - Lecture
Mar 19 - show
Mar 20 - workshop

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There is speculation that Toronto will also host a show on Mar 19th or 20th. Check their website for updates!

20 February 2026

St. Thomas: Conjuring Cocktails [Mar 28]

With Mike Fisher and Peter Mennie.

From Eventbrite.com:

Get ready for a night packed with laughs and magic at Bass Notez! Join us in person for unforgettable and mind-blowing conjuring, all while sipping on your favorite cocktails. It's the perfect way to unwind and share some good vibes with friends. Don’t miss out on this unique experience that’s sure to tickle your funny bone and amaze your senses!
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Seen at the February 17th Instagram post by The Amazing Corbin.

19 February 2026

ON, NS, PEI, NB: Dogs Do Magic [Feb 21 - May 31]

Tickets and more information at CanineCircusShow.com/upcoming-shows (check back often for updates):

Feb. 21 – Greater Sudbury, ON – Fraser Auditorium
Mar. 14 – Orillia, ON – Orillia Opera House
Mar. 15 – Cornwall, ON – Aultsville Theatre
Mar. 20 – Toronto, ON – Winter Garden Theatre
Mar. 21 – Richmond Hill – Richmond Hill Centre For The Performing Arts
Mar. 22 – North Huron – Wingham Town Hall Theatre
Apr. 11 – Oshawa, ON – Regent Theatre
Apr. 12 – Peterborough, ON – Market Hall
May 8 – Pictou, NS – Decoste Performing Arts Centre
May 10 – Saint John, NB – Imperial Theatre
May 14 – Burlington, ON – Burlington Performing Arts Centre
May 16 – Sault Ste. Marie – Sault Community Theatre
May 17 – Picton, ON – Regent Theatre
May 22 – Summerside, PEI – Harbourfront Theatre
May 23 – Charlottetown, PEI – Sobey Family Theatre
May 24 – Halifax, NS – Rebecca Cohn Auditorium
May 30 – Woodstock, NB – McCain Community Theatre
May 31 – Moncton, NB – Riverview Arts Centre

Found at the February 15th Instagram post by Aaron Matthews Magic.

18 February 2026

NB, PEI, AB, NY, IL, WI, ON, WA: Wes Barker [Feb 27 - May 17]

Bonus content:

From the February 9th Instagram post by The Magic Guy Show:
@stuntmagician is our third-time returning guest and one of magic’s most creative stunt performers.

Watch the February 9th stream "Wes Barker Hangs Out With The Magic Guys LIVE! #255" on The Magic Guys YouTube channel.

Tickets at https://linktr.ee/stuntmagician (check back often for updates!)

Feb 27 - Saint John, NB
Feb 28 - Fredericton, NB
Mar 1 - Charlottetown, PEI
Mar 6 & 7 - Calgary, AB
Mar 14 - Buffalo, NY
Mar 19 - Chicago, IL
Mar 20 - Peoria, IL
Mar 21 - Libertyville, IL
Mar 22 - Janesville, WI
Mar 27 - Peterborough, ON
Apr 4 - Thunder Bay, ON
Apr 10 & 11 - Toronto, ON
May 16 - Spokane, WA
May 17 - Tacoma, WA

Found at the February 2nd Instagram post by Wes Barker.

16 February 2026

Toronto: Michael Kras lecture [Feb 18]

Updated February 18 at 4:18 PM:
--> Michael Kras lecture is postponed due to the weather
--> the club is still getting together tonight, but they've decided to move it to The Frog where you can warm up with a drink and snacks.

Details at the IBM Ring 17 Hat and Rabbit Club website.

From the February 18th Instagram post by the IBM Ring 17 Hat and Rabbit Club:

Join us for our next meeting Wednesday February 18 featuring a lecture from creator, playwright and breakfast sandwich connoisseur Michael Kras @michaelkras sharing material from his latest book “Synthesis and Secrets”

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03 February 2026

Orleans: Chris Pilsworth [Mar 28]

From StrayDogBrewing.ca:

Get ready to be amazed by professional magician Chris Pilsworth. With over 30 years of experience, Chris Pilsworth is an award winning performer who has shared his talents with millions across the globe over the course of his 30 year career.

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Found at the January 29th Facebook post for Chris Pilsworth.

30 January 2026

Hamilton: Misdirection -- Magic and Mind Reading Show [Feb 6]

Tickets at Eventbrite.

From the December 31st Instagram post by Graeme Reed:

MISDIRECTION
Comedy Magic & Mind Reading Show
Live at Fairweather Brewing, Hamilton
Friday, February 6th

Featuring:
Canada's Top Mentalist - Ryan Edwards
& Level 7 Wizard (...totally real) - Graemazing

28 January 2026

Windsor: Motown Magic at Harbour House [Feb 19]

Tickets at SimpleTix.

From SimpleTix.

The night features Tee Turner, delivering smooth, high-energy Motown performances filled with timeless hits and crowd-pleasing vocals. Throughout the evening and during dinner service, guests will also be entertained by Eric Bedard, a master magician performing close-up magic right at your table, creating an immersive and unforgettable experience.
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Found at the January 26th Instagram post by Eric Bedard.

27 January 2026

Ontario: Enchanted Wonders [Feb 15, Mar 17 - 19, Apr 25 - 26]

Tickets to Feb 15 show in Guelph at RiverRun.ca

Tickets for additional dates at EnchantedWondersMagic.com

Mar 17 - Ottawa, Shenkman Arts
Mar 18 - Ottawa, Meridian Centrepoint
Mar 19 - Barrie, Georgian Theatre
Apr 25 - Port Colborne, Roselawn
Apr 26 - Pembroke, Festival Hall

From the December 17th Facebook post by Enchanted Wonders:

🚨 Guelph! Magic Awaits! ✨
Get ready for an unforgettable night of mind-blowing magic for the family at The River Run Theatre!
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22 January 2026

Peterborough: Parlour of Mind and Magic -- An Evening of the Impossible [Feb 7]

Tickets at Eventbrite.

From the Evenbrite listing for Parlour of Mind and Magic -- An Evening of the Impossible:

Step into an intimate world where the boundary between physical skill and psychological subversion vanishes. Parlour of Mind and Magic brings together two world-class masters of their craft for a rare, up-close demonstration of the impossible. In this room, you aren’t just a member of the audience—you are a vital part of the mystery.

Philip Howard Pivnick (Comedy Magician): Toronto’s favorite sleight-of-hand artist proves the hand is quicker than the eye—while making sure you’re laughing too hard to notice the impossible happening right under your nose.

Ian Crawford (Mentalist): A specialist in the unspoken and the un-thought. Not sleight of hand—this is sleight of mind. Prepare to witness demonstrations of influence and intuition that defy logical explanation.
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Found at the January 4th Instagram post by Ian Crawford.

20 January 2026

Perth and Ottawa: Michael Conway [Feb 7]

Tickets to the Perth show, visit TicketsPlease.ca.

For tickets to the Ottawa show, visit ShenkmanArts.ca.

Discovered at the December 27th and January 7th Instagram posts by Michael Conway.

16 January 2026

Toronto: Magic Guys at Work -- Mayhem, Mischief and Miracles [Jan 20]

Tickets at Second City.

From the Second City listing for Magic Guys at Work Presents: Mayhem, Mischief and Miracles:

The Magic Guys at Work are back with another high-energy night of comedy, magic, and mind-bending surprises — and this time, all bets are off.

Hosted by Magic Ian and Rob Fishbaum, this edition welcomes special guest Chris Mayhew, a professional magician and mischief maker known for his wildly creative approach, fearless improvisation, and beautifully chaotic style of magic. Chris doesn’t just perform tricks — he unleashes them. Expect bold ideas, unexpected turns, and moments where anything can (and probably will) happen.

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Previously shared on Facebook January 7.

14 January 2026

Toronto: Mind Over Matter w/ Beyond Mental Borders [Jan 18 & Mar 15]

Beyond Mental Borders with Shelby Handley and Armand Antony are back at The Rec Room in 2026!

For more information visit The Rec Room Toronto.

Tickets at Eventbrite.

09 January 2026

Toronto: Simply Darling [Mar 13 & 14]

Updated January 13 to add:

According to this January 13th Facebook post by Elgin & Winter Garden Theatres, due to popular demand, two shows have been added on March 13 at 6pm and 9pm.

Tickets at TicketMaster.ca. Please see this January 13th Facebook post from Community Manager Chris.

From the January 5th Facebook post by Elgin & Winter Garden Theatres:

The EWG welcomes Lucy Darling this March to the Winter Garden Theatre, tickets on sale Jan. 9 at 10am.

05 January 2026

Niagara Falls: Hypnotica [Jan 29]

Tickets at Square.

From the November 25th Facebook post by Doc Magilligan's Irish Pub & Restaurant:

A mind-bending night of mentalism, hypnosis, magic, and comedy hits the pub on January 29th, and you do not want to miss this lineup.
⭐ Headliner Fernandez, as seen on NBC, CBS, Caesars Palace, MuchMusic & more
⭐ Vito D’Amico, quick, sharp, and hilarious
⭐ Ken McCreedy, comedy + magic + pure entertainment

Previously shared on Facebook November 27.

02 January 2026

Toronto: Stepping Into the Impossible [Jan 26 - 27]

Tickets at Eventbrite.

From the December 29th Facebook post by Jeff Hinchliffe:

I'm bringing back my one-man show for 2 nights, January 26-27th 2026.

Previously shared on Facebook December 29.

30 December 2025

A peek behind the curtain with Frances Morgan from Champions of Magic

We recently reported our random thoughts about "Champions of Magic -- Holiday Spectacular" in Toronto. Frances Morgan, whose official role in the production is "Magic and Props Assistant," kindly agreed to do an interview with us.

Read our random thoughts about
"Champions of Magic -- Holiday Spectacular"

Tickets at Ticketmaster.ca

A peek behind the curtain with Frances Morgan

Based in Spokane, Frances:

performed as a Magician’s Assistant at Silverwood Theme Park in 2022

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At the theme park we did grand scale illusions as well as a few smaller illusions and routines. My favorite was our opening act that the magician and I created together (about a week before opening day!) I got hired quite unexpectedly, and had to jump in quickly. I was hired at the end of May and the full season started the first week in June. Before that, I had never been involved in a magic show in any capacity. So it was quite the adventure having to learn everything in such a short amount of time. That lasted a season before I moved on to starting my own show and forming my company, Inland Northwest Magic [INWmagic.com].
debuted her first show as a magician in 2023,
won First Place in the Spokane Magic Club's Close-Up competition,

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For my first local competition, I did some simple card routines, but what I have always stood behind is even the most simple magic can be amazing with the right presentation. I had music playing in the background, chose my setup carefully and rehearsed until the last moment to make sure it was ready. It was my first competition and I had just debuted my first solo show a few weeks prior, so that October was a fun and busy month! Some of the card moves in the routine I performed were taught to me by the magicians I met through the magic club
and competed in the 2024 IBM Stage Competition.

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At the annual IBM International Championship, I competed in the Stage Magic category. I had just joined the IBM as I had been elected Vice President of my local magic club and needed to join the IBM in order to do so. When I joined, I saw they had a convention coming a few hours away from me in Washington and knew I had to go. Magic conventions rarely, if ever, come to Washington or Idaho so I took hold of the opportunity and it was one of the best decisions I have ever made. When I joined, I saw they also had a competition and figured I had nothing to lose so I sent in a video on the last day available for submissions. I had only been performing as a magician for a short while, so I looked at the show I had, took the routines I got the best reactions from and created a new sequence to make a roughly 8 minute routine. I went to a local park with my friend, we filmed it, went to a restaurant and uploaded it.

I never actually expected to hear anything back, but about a month later, I saw an email in my inbox from IBM. The headline was simple “I.B.M. Contest”; the opening, polite “Thank you for sending your submission for the 2024 Tacoma I.B.M. Convention Competition.” Reading this, I fully expected it to be a polite ‘thanks but try again later’ kind of email, but to my surprise I read and re-read and for good measure read again the next line. “Congratulations, we are pleased to inform you that you have earned a spot in the finals of the Gold Medal Competition and will appear on the International Stage Championship”. I began to jump and run around the house in complete shock and happiness. That competition was my turning point as a magician.

Competing at IBM, I truly felt like I was a magician. This was not just friends and family, this was a panel of judges who looked at my performance and said ‘yes, she can compete at this convention’. It truly is and was an honor to be there.

I did a linking ring routine (which I started to perform at the request of my mom who has always loved the linking rings and which has since become a staple in my shows), a dream bag production, where I make flower boxes appeared; and a torn and transformed paper to kabuki effect.

I learned so much from performing at IBM, including the simple fact of taking a chance, because even if unlikely, you just might get the opportunity you were looking for. This same lesson led me to Champions of Magic! By asking, I was able to connect with the producer, who very kindly took time to answer questions I had about the business side of magic and eventually led to me being asked to come on tour.

What is your first memory of magic?

When I was about 3 I went to a theme park and there, I experienced my first magic show. My favorite routine was when the magician made a table float on stage and to my astonishment, proceeded to walk down the stairs into the audience with the table! Ever since then, the floating table has been one of my favorite illusions to perform. When I went to my first magic convention, I had the honor to meet the builder of the illusion, and have been performing it ever since.

What genre of magic has your focus currently?

Everything! Different circumstances allow for different magic. My love of magic stems from my love of connecting people and bringing stories to life. I am working on a Valentine's theme show using both stage and close-up magic. The theme is a love letter to magic and wonder, and will be performed in a movie [theatre] that was first owned by a magician. I have the honor of being the first magician to perform magic there since him in the past 50 years! A show that gets to play with a history like that is such a thrill and an honor.

I love the theatrics of stage magic and helping the audience get lost in the wonder and story of it. Theatre is my first love, having grown up performing since I was about 3 years old. Close-up magic is a new adventure and for me, the appeal lies in connecting with the audience in an up close manner. Having magic happen in your hands as an audience member is one of the most amazing things you can experience. I also love doing walk-around magic for events. I usually start with just conversing with people. Many people have at least some small connection with magic, and often I can utilize that when I perform magic for them. I get to have fun weaving their stories into the magic to create something personal for them and unique for me.

Why did you want to become part of the Champions of Magic behind-the-scenes family?

I saw Champions for the first time in 2022. It was my first time seeing a magic show of that magnitude and I absolutely fell in love with it! My favorite part was the ensemble aspect of it. Magic usually features the solo magician but growing up in theatre, nearly every show I saw had an ensemble of actors working together to build a story. The ensemble aspect of Champions felt more natural and exciting to me. One of my favorite parts of theatre is getting to play off the other actors in a scene, and I got to see that same playful creativity with Champions.

Magic has this amazing ability to bring the audience into its space. Unlike other forms of theatre, magic breaks the 4th wall and gets to incorporate the audience unlike anything else. Magic has all the wonderful qualities that I love about theatre and then some. It is more spontaneous and can connect with an audience in a unique way; Champions shows that in a wonderful and grand display.

What are your roles on this tour?

I get to do a little bit of everything! My official title is Magic and Props Assistant. I work primarily with the props team and between the three of us we take care of over 200 props in the show, from sunglasses to a sparkly, metal moon. We build, repair, improve, set, strike and pack all the props every new show day. I also get the chance to be onstage as an Assistant for a few of the acts. For one routine, I get to wear the dress I wore as an Assistant in the theme park, so a fun personal call back, and I also wear a necklace of a snowflake that my family gave me for Christmas a few years ago. For me, it is a way to bridge my past experiences with this new chapter.

What surprised you most about touring with this ensemble of magicians?

This is my first tour and I have an immense amount of respect for the stamina of this group! Especially the crew and the producer. Every person works incredibly hard and will jump in to help when needed. If one of us is sick or injured, or simply let something slip in the rush of the moment, we all try to pull together to help one another and give the best experience possible to the audience, while supporting each other as a team.

Tell us about a highlight from this tour.

One highlight was at one of the shows, we invited a kid onstage and he had the best time! I got to interact with him and his mom off stage and his whole face lit up at being a part of the show. Getting to inspire people of all ages is just spectacular!

What compelling reasons are there to come see "Champions of Magic: Holiday Spectacular"?

Theatre is magic when seen live, and a live magic show is theatre on another level. This show has something for everyone of all ages. One of my favorite aspects is the different genres that come into play.

Some examples: we have a callback to old Hollywood detective mysteries, a sit-com holiday party, and a tribute to grand scale Las Vegas magic shows. We also get to bring a few people up on stage to witness the magic up close!

Frances' connection to Canadian magic
There is a podcast called Discourse in Magic that talks about the business side of magic as well as interviews with magicians, and it is run by Jonah Babins from the Toronto Magic Company! I have listened to many episodes of that podcast.