Edinburgh International Magic Festival Competition

Press Release

MagicFest Announces 7^th Magical Year Programme and Launches a New MagicFair at Summerhall

Seekers of wonder and amazement are invited to ‘lose themselves in magic’ this summer as the Edinburgh International Magic Festival celebrates its 7th magical year as the UK’s biggest festival of innovative and cutting-edge magic, 1^st – 8^th July.

Edinburgh will sparkle with an enchanting programme of world-class magic events, unforgettable performances, and jaw-dropping stunts from some of the greatest illusionists, mindreaders and accomplished magicians from around the world.

·         Three day MagicFair at Summerhall – a brand new multi-space experience with family events and late night sessions

·         Matinee performance added to MagicFest Gala at the Festival Theatre

·         Magic School, Secret Room and Magic à la Carte Dinner

·         Grand Prix World Magic Champion Hector Mancha joins MagicFest line-up

·         The legendary Juan Tamariz (‘El Maestro’) performs live for the first time in Scotland

·         Show premieres from Kevin Quantum, forensic mindreader Colin Cloud, BBC’s R. Paul Wilson, and debut performances at the Festival from Vincent Gambini and David Gerard

·         Korean magic company from the world’s only magic college, featuring the Asian Champion of Magic

• City centre Magic Hunt for children and adults, and FREE magic performances at Krispy Kreme stores in the run up to the Festival

Kevin Quantum, Artistic Director of MagicFest, commented… ‘This year we have arguably one of the greatest living legends in magic, Juan Tamariz, and one of the greatest up-and-coming stars, Hector Mancha, both featuring at the Festival. It’s our biggest line-up to date with the launch of MagicFair, free entry for under 7s, and the addition of a matinee performance at the Gala Show, allowing us to share magic and its top stars with more people than ever before. Watch out for surprises around the city too!’

Competition

To celebrate the launch of MagicFair Lates Edinburgh Bloggers is offering you a chance to win a pair of tickets to the Edinburgh International Magic Festival. The tickets will give you entry to Summerhall where you can see as many shows as you want, or just soak up the atmosphere and enjoy food and drinks and a few spontaneous magic performances in the courtyard.

To enter all you need to do is tweet us (@EdinburghBlogg) what magic power you would like and why using #EBMagic Alternatively you can enter via the Rafflecopter below.

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Terms and Conditions

1. This competition is run by Edinburgh Bloggers in partnership with Lanyard Media
2. There is no entry fee and no purchase necessary to enter this competition
3. The Closing date for entry is Friday 17th June at 12am. After this date no further entries will be accepted
4. Edinburgh Bloggers reserves the right to cancel or amend the competition and these terms and conditions at any time. 
5. No cash alternative to the prizes will be offered. The prizes are non transferable
6. Winners will be chosen at random on Friday 17th June
7. Edinburgh Bloggers will contact winners by email as soon as possible
8. Lanyard Media will contact winners separately to arrange prize collection
9. Competition open to UK entries only
10. Entry into the competition will be deemed as acceptance of these terms and conditions