Schedule

THURSDAY, JULY 2, 2026

TBD - YOUTH ACADEMY

11:00 PM- 4:00 PM HOUDINI HISTORICAL CENTER @ MUSEUM at the CASTLE

Free Admission All Day for Convention Attendees

12:00 AM- 5:00 PM HOUDINI COLLECTION DISPLAY - Adjacent to Dealer Room

Rare Houdini artifacts provided by various collectors and museums

12:00 PM- 5:00 PM DEALERS ROOM OPEN

9:30 AM WORLD RECORD CHAIN ESCAPE @ Houdini Plaza

Join 300 magicians attempting a world-record escape. Siberian chains and training is

included

10:30 AM UPSIDE-DOWN STRAIGHT JACKET ESCAPE @ Houdini Plaza

Featuring Houdini II

11:00 AM STAGE CONTEST BRIEFING / TECH REHEARSAL

11:00 AM LIFE MEMBERS ONLY LUNCH (Extra Pay Event)

Trolley to brewery & metamorphisis sculpture

2:30 PM CLOSE-UP CONTEST & PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARD

4:30 PM HOUDINI FAMILY INTERVIEW, PHOTO's and AUTOGRAPH SESSION

7:30 PM STAGE CONTEST & PEOPLES CHOICE AWARD

9:30 PM MIKE CAVENEY INTERVIEWS HOUDINI HISTORIAN JOHN COX

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