Canada's Magic

30 September 2025

London: Magic Cabaret [Oct 26]

Tickets at LondonMagicCabaret.eventbrite.ca

From the September 27th Facebook post by Peter Mennie:

🎩✨ The London Magic Cabaret is back!
📅 Sunday, Oct 26 • 2:00 PM
📍 Peppermoon Restaurant & Bar, London ON
🎟️ 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.

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Previously shared on Facebook August 25th.

From the August 25th Instagram post by Gabriella Lester:

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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
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 Québec, 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!