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Until the festival opens · 27 February, 09:00

Belgrade · MTS Hall · 2027

BelgradeMagic Festival

Magic that connects. Art that amazes.

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Two festival days of world-class illusion, international artists, family shows, competitions and sessions for magicians.

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  • 2 festival days
  • 7 past editions
  • 2012 first edition

About the festival

A great tradition returns

Belgrade is once again the capital of magic.

The Belgrade Magic Festival is the revival of one of the most important magic events in Serbia.

After seven successful editions, the festival returns in a modern format — an international event that brings together leading Serbian and foreign artists, professional magicians, young talent, families and everyone who loves illusion.

Crowds of visitors at a previous edition of the festival
More than a showA meeting place for art, knowledge and moments of wonder.

One festival · countless experiences

For audiences and professionals

From spectacle on the big stage to magic happening a few centimetres in front of you.

Festival performers on stage in front of the audience

Main stage · for all ages

Gala Show Variete

Magični Varijete is the festival's international gala show, with renowned artists from illusion, variety and contemporary stage performance.

  • Sun, 28 February17:00
Meet the artists
  • Children watching a magic performance closely

    All-day programme

    Festival for the public

    Shows for children and families, close-up magic, clowns, jugglers, workshops and interactive programmes.

  • Awards presented to participants

    Serbian and international entrants

    Competitions

    Stage and close-up magic judged by an international jury against professional criteria. Winners receive valuable prizes.

    • Close-up
    • Stage
  • Seminar for magicians

    Knowledge that moves the art forward

    Professional programme

    Seminars, lectures, demonstrations, exchange of experience and an exhibition of contemporary magic equipment.

Festival programme

  • Professional programme for magicians
  • Seminars and workshops
  • Dealer room
  • Competition halls
  • Artist programme for the audience (in the foyer)
  • Magic shows in smaller halls (both days)

Gala Show Variete · MTS Hall

Gala show artists

The artists on the main stage at MTS Hall.

  • Sun, 28 February17:00
Woody Aragón

Spain

Woody Aragón

Spanish magician and author, best known for his card magic. Penn & Teller have performed his “Ritual of Love” in their Las Vegas show since 2016 and on Fool Us. His creations have also been shown on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, and “Ritual of Love” opens the Netflix series Death by Magic, performed by Drummond Money-Coutts.

His A Book in English won the Magic Academy Award for best magic book (Tannen's, New York, 2012), and in Memorandum he describes his own memorised deck. From 2010 to 2012 he presented the magic segment Hablemos de magia on Cadena SER radio.

Lecturers

Who is teaching this year

  • Domenico Dante

    Domenico Dante

    Friend of the festival · lecture · Italy

    FISM President from 2012 to 2022, now Honorary President. A professional magician since 1984 and producer of more than 120 international conventions.

  • Den Den

    Den Den

    Lecture · gala show · Japan

    Master of manipulation from Japan. Magician of the Year of the Academy of Magical Arts in 2014 and The Manipulator in The Illusionists in London’s West End.

  • Woody Aragón

    Woody Aragón

    Lecture · gala show · Spain

    Author of A Book in English (Magic Academy Award, 2012) and Memorandum, on his own memorised deck. Penn & Teller have performed his “Ritual of Love” in Las Vegas since 2016.

  • Lee Alex

    Lee Alex

    Lecture · jury · United Kingdom

    A new lecture on the Devil's Handkerchief, one of magic's most versatile props, from its earliest records to today. His previous lecture toured more than 75 cities on four continents.

Competitions

Competition jury

  • Andrea Baioni

    Andrea Baioni

    Italy

    FISM President · friend of the festival

    Andrea Baioni joined the Club Magico Italiano in 1977, was teaching magic by 1983 and in 2008 founded the Italian Team of Magic. Since 1986 he has worked as a professional performer, comedian, master of ceremonies and show producer, including corporate events for Ferrari, FIAT, Volvo and Ferrero. He has written hundreds of articles for Italian magic magazines, and from 1998 to 2021 was a member of The Magic Circle in the United Kingdom, reaching the Inner Magic Circle with Gold Star.

    A FISM Official Judge since 2009, he was Vice President (2016–2021) and then President (2021–2024) of FISM Europe. Since 2022 he has been President of FISM International, the federation of 116 magic societies in 51 countries that organises the World Championships of Magic. His library holds more than 4,000 books on magic.

  • Lee Alex

    Lee Alex

    United Kingdom

    FISM judge · lecturer

    British-born, Lee Alex is a professional magician, lecturer and creator of original textile magic. For more than three decades he has performed worldwide as a stage illusionist and magician, and consulted for film, stage, television and advertising productions.

    Lee is an official judge for the Fédération Internationale des Sociétés Magiques (FISM), regularly serving on juries at international competitions. His lecture on quick-change magic, “Time for a Change?”, has been presented at the Magic Circle in London, the Magic Castle in Hollywood, the World Magic Seminar in Las Vegas and Jeff McBride's Magic and Mystery School.

  • Dani Belev

    Dani Belev

    Bulgaria

    FISM judge · founder of the Golden Cat festival

    A Bulgarian magician and illusionist from Gabrovo with more than two decades of professional experience. He is president of the Quick Hands Project Magic Club and founder and organiser of the international magic festival Golden Cat in Gabrovo, which brings together magicians and performers from many countries.

    His long-standing work has contributed significantly to the art of magic and to international collaboration in the magic community. In 2026 he became the first Bulgarian to qualify as a FISM judge.

  • Bojan Barišić

    Jury member

MTS Hall · Belgrade

Festival programme

27–28 February 2027

Day one: close-up competition

  1. Registration
  2. Magic Dealers Area

    Dealer room: equipment, props and books for magicians.

  3. Opening ceremony
  4. Close-up competition rehearsal
  5. Seminar
  6. Close-up magic competition
  7. Seminar
  8. Seminar
  9. CocktailBar Club Lisbon, inside MTS Hall

The programme is provisional. Artists, lecturers and ticket details will be added.

Our vision

Magic belongs to everyone.

The festival is both a major cultural event for the general public and an international professional gathering of magicians from Serbia and abroad.

Our long-term goal is for the Belgrade Magic Festival to become a fixture on the European festival calendar — a meeting place for the world's leading magicians and a must-visit for anyone who loves illusion.

“Art, education, entertainment and international cooperation in one place.”

Festival anthem

Belgrade — City of Magic

The official anthem of the Belgrade Magic Festival. Play it while you look through the programme.

Belgrade — City of Magic

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History

Seven editions. One big story.

The Belgrade Magic Festival was first held in 2012 to promote and develop the art of magic in Serbia.

Over seven successful editions it has hosted many Serbian artists and international guests from across Europe, and become one of the most important gatherings of magicians in the region.

Registration fees

Prices

Until 31 December 2026After that
Standard package
  • Congress programme (all events)
  • Lectures
  • Competitions
  • Festival area access (foyer)
  • Magic shows (smaller halls)
  • Magic Party and welcome drink
  • Gala Dinner
  • Gala Show Variete – MTS Hall
€99€129
Dealer package
  • Everything in the Standard package
  • Dealer table (2 m)
€149€200
Dealer package add-ons
Additional table (2 m)€50
Dealer assistant€50
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Accommodation

Hotel Prag

In the centre of Belgrade, a short walk from MTS Hall.

Hotel PragKraljice Natalije 27, BelgradeGet directionsGoogle Maps© OpenStreetMap
  • Economy single roomsingle bedfrom €57 / night
  • Single roomdouble bedfrom €62 / night
  • Double or twin room15 m², double or two single bedsfrom €67 / night
  • Superior double room37 m², king-size bedfrom €78 / night
  • Family room32 m², double bed and two sofa bedsfrom €105 / night

Approximate prices per room per night with breakfast, converted from dinars and rounded. The exact price depends on the dates and the rate you book; city tax (about 160 RSD per night) is extra.

Getting here

MTS Hall on the map

MTS HallDečanska 14, BelgradeGet directionsOpen map
© OpenStreetMap

From the airport

From the airport to the city centre you can take a taxi or a bus.

Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport (BEG)
≈ 18 km · ≈ 25 min by car

Registration for the professional programme

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Package

Making magic together

Festival organisers

Organisers

  • Serbia Magic Ring
  • Čarobni plaštMagicians' association
  • Magični svetCitizens' association

Festival partner

  • MTS HallBelgrade

Festival directors

  • Igor Trifunov

    Igor Trifunov

  • Dejan Đurđević Piksi

    Dejan Đurđević Piksi

Project coordinators

  • Mihajlo Janković

    Mihajlo Janković

  • Filip Đikić Filipino

    Filip Đikić Filipino

See you in Belgrade

Do you believe in magic?

27–28 February 2027 · MTS Hall

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