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The Session 20th Anniversary

Name: The Session magic convention
Start: 2025-01-10T09:30
End: 2025-01-12T23:59
Location: Radisson Hotel & Conference Centre, London, Heathrow

Celebrate Two Decades Of Wonder At The Session 2025

10 - 12 January 2025

Join us for an extraordinary milestone as The Session, London’s premier magic convention, celebrates its 20th anniversary. We’re pulling out all the stops to ensure The Session 2025 is our most spectacular yet by bringing together the world’s greatest magicians, and a community united by one simple thing - a love of magic.

For 20 years, The Session has been inspiring magicians from around the world. Now it’s your turn to experience what makes The Session “the best magic convention in the world” according to Dynamo.

Limited to 400 Spaces - Register Now

The Session - Be Inspired

The attendance is strictly capped at 400 people. Why? Because we’ve worked out after 20 years, that this is the ideal size. It makes it big enough to attract the biggest names in magic, while remaining intimate enough for you to meet your heroes, and also see every event.

Full details will be released in the months leading up to the event. Trust us when we tell you that this is a year you cannot afford to miss.

Get your ticket today before they’re gone!

• World-Class Performances: Be inspired to be better and improve your magic
• Exclusive Lectures: Learn the latest and greatest material
• 20th Anniversary Gala Show: A once-in-a-lifetime extravaganza
• Meet your magical heroes: And be blown away by new magicians you’ve not heard of yet
• Dealer Showcase: Explore the latest cutting-edge magic from top magic vendors
• Hang out with 400 like-minded magicians for three amazing days
• Luke Jermay's How to Write a Love Letter in our custom-built theatre

Don't miss this historic gathering. Book your tickets now and be part of The Session's magical legacy!

20 years ago, a few friends got together to create a new style of convention. One we all wanted to go to. It’s a small, perfectly-formed, friendly, welcoming convention where we could learn and be inspired to take our magic to the next level.

Thanks to the connections we’ve built running the biggest magic shop in the world, we’re able to book incredible magicians to perform and lecture for you—and hang out all weekend too!

Limited to just 400 tickets, The Session sells out every single year. Don’t pass this opportunity to be inspired, to learn, and to hang out with your heroes. Join us. Be inspired.

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"The most intense and exciting magic convention in the world!"

Lu Chen

"The best magic convention in the world!"

Dynamo

"My favourite magic convention of all time."

Peter Turner

"The Session is AMAZING. You’d be crazy not to come!"

Ondrej Pšenička

"A GREAT magic convention!"

Johnny Thompson

"The Session is SO MUCH FUN!"

Adam Rubin

Performers & Speakers

We'll be announcing he full lineup of performers and speakers soon. Here's a sneak peek at who you can expect to see at The Session 2025.

Jim Steinmeyer

Our Guest of Honor for 2025 is Jim Steinmeyer. He's renowned for creating incredible illusions for David Copperfield, Doug Henning, and Siegfried & Roy. Steinmeyer has also written numerous books on magic history and technique. His work behind the scenes has earned him the nickname 'the celebrated invisible man of magic.' He's known for reviving classic illusions and inventing new ones, significantly contributing to modern stage magic. Jim will be sharing an exclusive lecture, and also being interviewed live on stage.

The Flicking Fingers

We have no idea what to expect, aside from the fact it’s going to be incredible! Our Gala Show for this very special 20th anniversary is a takeover from the entire crew of the Flicking Fingers. You should expect to laugh, be fooled, and be surprised. They redefine magic as we know it through creativity and—importantly—collaboration. This is going to be a Gala Show to remember! And you’ll be able to tell your friends you saw it live.

Rachel Wax

Rachel Wax, an American magician and fashion designer from Chicago, has made a name for herself in both industries. Her unique blend of magic and fashion design sets her apart, allowing her to create captivating performances that combine hilarious comedy with sleight of hand. Rachel now performs at venues all over the USA appearing as a regular at New York City magic shows A Taste of Magic and Speakeasy Magick at the Mckittrick Hotel, Monday Night Magic, the Chicago Magic Lounge, as well as television appearances that include Master of Illusion, Penn and Teller's Fool Us and Fox 5.

Luke Jermay

It wouldn’t be The Session without Luke Jermay. And as it’s the 20th anniversary, he’s doing something very, very special. We’ve built a special, intimate theatre space in the hotel, and every attendee will get the chance to see Luke’s new, formal close-up magic show! On top of that incredibly special treat, he’ll also be sharing a new lecture, as he does every year.

Giacomo Bigliardi

Fresh off the heels of his incredibly reviewed VI Masterclass, The Session veteran, Giacomo will be performing and lecturing his unique and refreshing style of close-up card magic. If you watched his Masterclass, you know what an amazing time this will be. If you didn’t, you’re about to be blown away!

Giancarlo Scalia

We released Giancarlo’s download collection, Nuova Magia, early in 2024 and it garnered incredibly high praise, and rightly so. His approach is fresh, fun, and fooling. Giancarlo will not only be lecturing and performing for us, he’ll also be hosting an optional additional in-depth workshop.

Karl Hein

Best known for his false, in the hands riffle shuffle The Heinstein Shuffle, attendees of The Session are about to learn there is a whole lot more to this man than a shuffle. From cubes, to coins, to cards there’s nothing this man can’t do. Naturally disarming, Karl is going to blow the roof of The Session 2025.

Helge Thun

He’s a poet, an actor, and, luckily for us, a stunningly creative and engaging magician, too. He mixes comedy and magic like no other, and the two things we promise you about seeing Helge perform is that you will laugh and you will be fooled.

Thomas Fraps

Thomas Fraps is a professional magician, ex-physicist and a grown-up. After struggling with reality for the first 30 years of his life, he finally won his battle against it. Ever since, he has traveled the world as a professional magician and turns the laws of nature upside down.

Pit Hartling

Pit Hartling is our favorite kind of magician: intelligent and innovative. His card magic exudes mature thinking, and mixes methods beautifully. His book, Card Fictions, is among our very favorites. Pit Hartling not only entertains, he delights. His energy and enthusiasm is infectious, and he’ll bring a positive atmosphere and a sense of fun and excitement to The Session. His casual demeanor and charming wit put everyone at ease and his magic makes even the toughest sceptics (like magic convention audiences!) gasp with astonishment.

Ben Profane

Ben has been performing street shows blending juggling, comedy, and magic since 1992. He skillfully mixes theater, magic, cabaret, and comedy in his performances. A winner of multiple awards, we’re delighted to welcome Ben’s unusual and memorable magic to The Session 2025.

Jorg Alexander

Jörg Alexander is one of the most talented sleight-of-hand artists in the world. His unrivalled ability to combine remarkable techniques with captivating presentations has allowed him to enjoy a long and illustrious career. Jörg is as adept in a parlor room as he is wowing a crowd with his innovative close-up magic. Lucky for you, he’ll be sharing some of his best material for both situations during The Session 2025.

Gaston

Gaston is an actor, comedian, and master magician all rolled up into one. Born in Munich, Germany, Gaston started performing magic at the early age of seven. He trained at the school of magic in Munich where he later became a teacher. He’s written and starred in two solo shows that have played in Germany; both shows revolving around 10 characters from literature.

Jorg Willich

Jörg has won many awards and prizes for his beautiful magic. His talents have seen him performing around the world, including at The Magic Castle and even at Amma, performing for the Jordanian royal family. From intimate close-up magic, to large stages, Jörg can perform anywhere. We can’t wait to see you enjoy his work.

Manuel Muerte

Manuel has worked as a professional magician since 1986. A former German close-up champion, he has toured the world performing his unique style of magic and has won numerous awards, including Seigfreid and Roy’s Sarmoti. This master of misdirection will be performing and lecturing; he may or may not be killing puppet mice. We’ll have to wait and see.

Stephan Kirschbaum

Stephan Kirschbaum founded and operates the Wundermanufaktur, an exclusive and opulent magic theatre nestled in Germany. This brainchild of Kirschbaum’s, aptly named “Wonder Manufactory,” embodies his unwavering commitment to crafting an unparalleled and immersive magical experience. Stephan will grace the stage with the Flicking Fingers as part of the close-up and gala shows.

Rob Tay

Best known as one half of Morgan & West, The Magical Mr West presents ideas on how to grow and change as a magician, from creating new tricks to completely reinventing yourself.

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2025 - Optional Workshops

Another first for this incredible 20th anniversary of The Session! We’ve persuaded Justin Higham and Giancarlo Scalia to run two intimate, hands-on workshops during the weekend. These will run during downtime at the convention (so you won’t miss anything), and they promise you a learning experience like no other.

Justin Higham

Justin Higham is a writer, teacher, and performer of magic who has published over 500 effects and written fifteen books on card magic and related subjects. An overseas student of Ed Marlo, Justin is in a unique position to offer insights and information on close-up magic unobtainable anywhere else.

Justin is a walking encyclopedia of magic, and this is his first workshop at The Session since 2011. Snap up tickets for this rare opportunity today!

Book This Workshop (£60)

Giancarlo Scalia

Giancarlo Scalia is quickly emerging as one of the brightest new stars of close-up magic. He’s known for extremely fooling magic that is actually very easy to do.

Born in Italy but now living in Spain, Giancarlo’s magic combines Italian elegance with Spanish construction to produce effects that are as beautiful as they are impossible.

His latest collection of material, “Nuova Magia” garnered rave reviews across the board, and now you can learn his thinking and methods first hand.

Book This Workshop (£60)

How to Write a Love Letter

Earlier this year, Luke Jermay debuted his new, one-man show, “How to Write a Love Letter” in Leeds. It sold out, as you’d expect, but there’s a twist…

It’s a magic show.

Luke has taken his exhaustively-thorough approach to creating mentalism effects and applied his incredible, creative mind to classics of magic. He’s torn down methods, and re-built plots in ways no one has ever seen before. Now, you’ll get the chance to witness his show first hand, for the first time in London, and the first time at any magic convention ever.

We will be creating a special, bespoke theatre space for this unique event, and when you register at the convention, you will be allotted a timed ticket when you will be able to witness this memorable, fooling, and incredibly entertaining show yourself.

More info about the show

Radisson Hotel & Conference Centre, Heathrow, London

(Formerly the Park Inn; the same hotel we have been at for the past two years)
Bath Road, Heathrow, Middlesex, UB7 0DU, London Heathrow
+44 0208 7596611 (request Meetings & Events team)

To book, visit their website, call the hotel directly on between 9am and 5pm Mon to Fri only – you must mention the code MAGIC25 and call during office hours to get our special rates.

Book a room at the convention hotel

Stream The Session

We're making history by bringing the entire experience of The Session directly to you! For the first time ever, we're offering complete live-streaming access to the event.

Unable to join us in the UK? You can now experience every moment from anywhere in the world in pristine quality. The virtual experience provides an immersive front-row view of the performances and lectures.

Watch the lectures and shows live
Access to stream for seven days
Watch on any device
Chat with other attendees

More info about the stream

Introducing The Session Basecamp

We have all felt overwhelmed by the idea of coming to a magic convention. What if you don’t know anyone? Are people friendly? Who will you chat with? Who will you have dinner with? What if you’re nervous or anxious?

This year, we’re proud to announce new offerings designed to help first-timers, or those who want to make more friends feel as welcome as our The Session veterans.

We’re calling it Basecamp. A safe place you can return to any time you need.

Welcome Event
After the first session, all first-timers are invited to a breakout room where you’ll get to meet your hosts Josh and Andi and your other friends-to-be. We’ll make sure you’re welcomed properly and get to meet each other. Friendships could be formed here that will last you a lifetime. We can’t wait to meet you.

Basecamp Tables
We know how it can feel awkward for a first-timer or magic beginner trying to join a jam session already in progress. Or that the idea of eating alone can feel intimidating. So, this year, we’re reserving special tables in the convention area exclusively as your “Basecamp”.

These tables will be marked with table tents and will often have hosts present to help people get to know each other, to encourage us all to help each other with moves, or tricks, and to just generally have the best of times. Whether you’re working on a new trick or just want to see some cool magic, these tables will be a great place for Basecampers to gather.

The Session is undoubtedly one of the best weekends of the year for magicians and mentalists. We don’t want you to miss anything. So we’re doing everything we can to make sure you feel welcomed and have an incredible experience.

Who should attend?

Anyone who loves magic! You don’t need to be an experienced magician either. Even if you’ve just been bitten by the magic bug or never attended a conference before, you’ll learn so much and be so inspired. Our innovative new Basecamp program was designed to help beginners, as well as convention first-timers, feel welcomed and excited. Convention veterans will show you the ropes and help you get the most out of the convention.

No matter what skill level you are, get ready for the most fun and inspiring weekend ever. You’ll walk away with new friends that will last a lifetime.

Where is it?

The Session is arguably the most convenient convention in the world. It takes place at the Radisson Hotel & Conference Centre, which is just minutes from Heathrow airport. It’s super easy to get to.

How much does it cost?

This is the really good bit. It’s only £175 for the three days.

You’re going to come away with more practical advice on how to improve your magic than anywhere else, as well as tons of new friends and magic.It’s truly an unbeatable value.

Where can I learn more?

2025 VIP Tickets SOLD OUT

For the first time in the history of The Session, we’re offering you the chance to get VIP treatment. By grabbing a VIP ticket (or upgrading your current ticket to VIP), you can experience The Session like never before with these amazing perks:

Workshop Tickets Included
You’ll be coming to our two additional workshops during the convention. This alone has a value of £120 and is included in your VIP ticket. You’ll be enjoying an intimate learning experience from the incredible Giancarlo Scalia and none other than Justin Higham.

Priority Seating
VIPs don’t have to worry about wasting time standing around in the Gala Show queue. We’ll open early for VIPs allowing you a chance to get the best seats in the house before the room is opened up to all other guests.

VIPs will also get priority seating for the Luke Jermay show, so you are guaranteed the most amazing experience at that too!

Priority Registration
VIPs will have a separate queue for registration, allowing you to save time and get on with enjoying the convention.

The Session 20th Anniversary

Celebrate Two Decades Of Wonder At The Session 2025

The Session - Be Inspired