From the September 30th Instagram post by Penn and Teller's "Fool Us":
01 October 2025
30 September 2025
Top 5 posts in September 2025
There were 23 posts at Canada's Magic
this month! Here are the five, er, six, most viewed posts in the past 30 days:
5. Toronto: Browser's Den of Magic 50th anniversary party! [Nov 16] - Celebrating 50 years in magic! Not to be missed!
4. Toronto: No Secrets with Scott Hammell [Oct 14 - 19] - A rare chance to see Scott!
3. New York: Mark Clearview's One New Hour [Sep 22] - Who has seen the new show?
2. Ottawa: Magi-Comedy with Chris Pilsworth, Mark Montreuil, and Tavis Maplesden [Sep 25] - A great show by all accounts!
and the most viewed posts this month ...
1. Eric Bedard interviewed by Matthew St. Amand - Eric has the completed magazine article in a Facebook post!
London: Magic Cabaret [Oct 26]
Tickets at LondonMagicCabaret.eventbrite.ca
From the September 27th Facebook post by Peter Mennie:
๐ฉ✨ The London Magic Cabaret is back!
๐ Sunday, Oct 26 • 2:00 PM
๐ Peppermoon Restaurant & Bar, London ON
๐️ Tickets: https://londonmagiccabaret.eventbrite.ca
29 September 2025
Toronto: Sleight of Hand with no Hands [Oct 23]
From Willowdale Rotary:
Oct 23, 2025
Mahdi Gilbert the Magician (@ Grand Luxe)
Mahdi has fooled Penn & Teller, lived in a magic library and performs regularly at The Magic Castle in Hollywood.
The US government records him as an alien of extraordinary ability; he’s won an Allan Slaight Award and has been honoured by Canada.
Read more.
26 September 2025
Gabriella Lester interviewed on The Magicians' Podcast Network about her role in Now You See Me LIVE opening in Sydney
Listen to Richard Young and Alan Hudson interview Gabriella Lester on the What's Going On? channel of the Magicians' Podcast Network (also available on Apple Podcasts (listen for free on a 3 day trial)).
From the September 26th Instagram post by The Magicians' Podcast Network:
OUT NOW! Joining Young & Hudson today is Canada’s Gabriella Lester, the insanely talented 21 year old already carving a path for herself on the highest level.
Topics Discussed:
- Gabriella talks about how she landed the job of associate producer on Fool Us.
- She also talks about her latest role in the upcoming Now You See Me Live show.
- And the hosts discuss Penn & Teller finally being allowed into the Magic Circle.
PLUS: Gabriella answers 20 Magic Questions.
Previously shared on Facebook August 25th.
From the August 25th Instagram post by Gabriella Lester:
Magic Festivals and Conventions in Canada through the years
What are we missing? Leave your knowledge in the comments!
Magic Festivals
- Magic and Film event, Calgary, 1970s? [submitted by Ryan Pilling]
- Stouffville Magic Festival, Stouffville, 1982 - 1986 [submitted by Ken McCreedy]
- Magical Arts Festival, Toronto, ~2001 - 2002
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The Capital Magic Festival (Ottawa) August 2008
Talent included Harry Anderson, Jeff McBride, The Pendragons, Kreskin, James Biss, Mitch and Mike Hrycan, and Eric Buss. [submitted by Adam Goldberg] - The Magic Festival, Vancouver, ~2013 - ???
- WOWFest, Calgary, 2012 - 2019 (organized by Gywn Auger and Ryan Pilling)
- Festival de magie de Quรฉbec, Quebec City, 2011 - present
- ReginaCadabra, Regina, 2016
- Ontario Week of Wonder (OWOW) now Ontario Magic Festival, Fergus, 2019 - present
- Magic and Shenanigans, Waterloo, 2025 - present
Magic Conventions
- Passport to Magic, Inn on the Park Hotel, Toronto (organized by Norm Wyvern and Larry Silverman. Attendees included Doug Henning and Dai Vernon.) [submitted by Chris Pilsworth and Ken McCreedy]
- Magie Montreal (organized by Phil and Evelyn Matlin) [submitted by Chris Pilsworth]
- Comedy Magic conference (organized by Anthony Lindan) [submitted by Chris Pilsworth]
- NYCAN
- PCAM
- CAMaradarie (organized by the Canadian Association of Magicians), 2021 - 2022)
- The Browser's Bash (organized by The Browser's Den of Magic, Jeff Pinsky, Jeff Hinchliffe, and John Talbot), 2015 - 2019, 2024)
- Montreal Magic Jams (organized by Marc Trudel and Derrick Chung) [submitted by Chris Pilsworth]
25 September 2025
Winnipeg: Magician and the Muse Millennium Centre fundraiser [Oct 3]
Tickets at TheMillenniumCenter.ca
From the September 24th Instagram post by Magician and the Muse:
✨In collaboration with @heritagewpg, we’re thrilled to present a special Magic Show Fundraiser in support of preserving one of Winnipeg’s most beautiful heritage treasures—the Millennium Centre!
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