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Edinburgh International Magic Festival (MagicFest)


MagicFest is a not-for-profit organisation that promotes magic as an art form by running an annual arts festival in Edinburgh. It runs during the first week of July and programmes magical performances and events for the public.

MagicFest was founded in 2010 by Magician Kevin McMahon and events organiser Svetlana Shevchenko. In 2011 the Magic Festival featured Paul Wilson from BBC The Real Hustle, Paul Daniels, Rob James, Romany, the Diva of Magic and John Archer.

Principal venues are The Royal Lyceum Theatre and Scottish Storytelling Centre. MagicFest has also featured in The Royal Scots Club, The Pleasance, The Stand Comedy Club, the Edinburgh Filmhouse and Camera Obscura.

In 2011 The Magic Festival introduced the "The Great Lafayette Award", that honours magicians who have excelled in live, stage performances. The award is named after world-famous Magician The Great Lafayette, who perished 100 years earlier in the Edinburgh Festival Theatre in 1911. The first award was won by UK Magician Paul Daniels. In 2012 the award was won by Ukrainian performer Yevgeniy Voronin.



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