The Melbourne Magic Festival casts its spell across Melbourne from June 27 to July 9, 2022, and promises to take you to the extreme end of visual theatre with over 130 performances of 30 different shows including top international guest magicians from all over Australia! (Including some who have even fooled Penn & Teller!)
The Melbourne Magic Festival is now officially recognized as the largest festival of its kind in the Southern Hemisphere and attracts magicians and magic fans from all over the country and beyond!
Have you ever seen someone levitate right in front of your eyes? Would you like to be hypnotised or have your thoughts read? Are you looking for a family friendly show that will appeal to all ages, or maybe an astonishing demonstrating of pure sleight of hand? How about learning a trick or two yourself?
Be amazed as Melbourne becomes a magical hub in winter for 14 days only with special events, workshops, and live shows for everyone from child-friendly to adults-only.
Bring the family for a big day out of magic shows and workshops and grab lunch in the city, or meet your friends for drinks in our Magic Central Bar followed by a night of hilarious and mind-blowing magic!
The Melbourne Magic Festival was created in 2008 by The Australian Institute of Magic with the two-fold aim of giving Melbournians the opportunity to see world class performances of magic in a theatrical environment, and the chance for performers to create shows that express themselves as artists.
Amazing for an Arts Festival of any kind, but unbelievable when you realise that, for its first six years, The Melbourne Magic Festival was totally unfunded and produced by the performers themselves with no grants, subsidies or government assistance of any kind!
(* = 70 of the 122 shows were Sold Out. Of the 10,200 available tickets, 8,200 were sold.)
Our 2022 Poster was designed by Laura Penwell.
Our Logo was designed by Elise Martinson.
Festival Director – Tim Ellis
Administration – Tim Ellis
Visa Co-ordinator – Carolyne Chandler
Book Keeper – Alana Coop
MMF Venue Supervisor– Carla Sanchez
Marketing Team Leader – Tayissa Artomonow
Marketing Team – Nopera Whitley, Lachlan Wilde
Sponsorship Director – Tim Ellis
Artist Liaison – Tim Ellis
Volunteer Co-ordinator – Em Chandler
Junior Championship Co-ordinator – Josh Staley
Media Liaison during MMF – Tim Ellis
APRA Liaison – Peter Nguyen
Lighting – Tom Orchard, Johnathan Chandler
Video –
Webmaster – Tim Ellis, Nopera Whitley
Program Designer – Tim Ellis
Stage Gala Producer – Nicholas J Johnson
Close Up Gala Producer – Tim Ellis
Awards Night Party Producer –
MMF Board of Advisers – Joshua Cowie, Eugene Wong, Dave Cairns, Chris Gregory
Arrow on Swanston – Kylee Lowden
The Butterfly Club – Alexander Woollard
The Laneway Theatre – Tim Ellis
The Magic School of Confidence – Anthony DeMasi
We would especially like to acknowledge the support we have received from Kylee Lowden at Arrow on Swanston and her amazing staff! Together we have grown to create the ultimate winter school holiday event.