Joshua Jay will be presenting his one man show on Monday 9th July 2012 and Tuesday 10th July 2012 which has never been seen in the U.K previously, at FISM 2012 in Blackpool this year.

Over 145 competitors have entered the World Championships of Magic. There are 3 stupendous Gala Shows, a Banquet and a night at the famous Blackpool Tower Circus, 30 star lectures and 125 International Magic Dealers. Over 2,000 magicians from 40 different countries have already registered.

FISM Blackpool 2012 takes place 9th – 14th July 2012, Blackpool. UK. More information and registration can be found on the FISM Blackpool 2012 website.

The 25th FISM World championships of Magic will be held in Blackpool, England, form 9th to 14th July 2012.

Artistes that have now been confirmed to be appearing at the 2012 FISM include Boris Wild – France, Marc Oberon – England, Shoot Ogawa – U.S.A., Mark Mason – U.S.A., Jay Scott Berry – U.S.A., Kozmo -U.S.A., Rocco – U.S.A., Michael Weber – U.S.A., Henry Evans – Argentina, Cameron Frances – U.S.A., Joshua Jay – U.S.A., Jon Archer – England, Eberhard Reise – Germany, David Stone – France, Axel Hecklau – Germany, Michael Ammar – U.S.A., Matthew Johnson – Canada, Eric Jones – U.S.A., Sos and Victoria Petrosyan – Germany

Tony Chapek – U.S.A., Soma – Hungary, Frank Wilson – Holland, Dolphin Dancers, Clive Webb and Danny – England, Marc Oberon – England, Jon Archer – England, Victor Michaels – England, Ernesto Planas – Brazil, Han Seol Hui – Korea, Rocco – U.S.A., Greg Frewin – Canada, Stan Allen – U.S.A., Topas – Germany, Sabrina Fackelli and Gennady Kil – Germany, Amethyst – England, Jupiter – Hungary, Rafael – Belgium, Paolo Giua – Italy, Mike Caveney, Tina Lennart, Great Nardini, Richard McDougal. Plus 100 Stage Competitors and 50 Close-Up Competitors in the FISM World Championships.

Full information, and ticket bookings can be found on the main FISM Blackpool 2012 website

It is now just less than a year to go before the olympics of magic takes place in the UK. From 9th to 14 July 2012 Blackpool will play host to the 25th FISM World Championships of Magic.

Registrations are pouring in from all over the world so you need to act quickly if you plan to attend. There is an application form on the Blackpool Magicians’ Club website, www.blackpoolmagic.com.

The headquarters hotel for the 2012 FISM event will be the Blackpool Hilton which is only a short distance from the Winter Gardens.

We will be as always bringing you all the news information and updates on FISM 2012 in the run up to the event.

The official website for FISM 2012 is now live at www.fismwcm2012.com. It covers all the information for the FISM 2012 World Championships of Magic.

The site confirms the details of using the Opera House for the FISM Stage Competitions, The Grand Theatre for the Close Up Competition, The Tower Ballroom for the Banquets along with The Tower Circus, as well as the main Winter Gardens Complex.

In a change from previous Blackpool Conventions, The Headquarters hotel will be the Blackpool Hilton Hotel, which is situated a short distance from the Convention venues and will act as a central meeting and socialising place outside of the FISM championships events.

Registration details are also available on the site, along with the competition entry forms and information.

Registration fees for Blackpool 2012 are:

Booked Before 31st March 2010 – 450 Euros
Booked Before 31st March 2011 – 500 Euros
Booked After 31st March 2011 – 550 Euros

The FISM World Magic Championships of Magic will be held in Blackpool between 9 – 14 July 2012. A registration form for this epic event can be downloaded from the FISM 2012 website. You can follow all of our coverage and news on FISM 2012 here

We caught up with Derek Lever during the Blackpool Magic Convention to talk briefly about this years convention, and some of the things you can expect at the 2011 convention.

The 2011 Blackpool Magic Convention starts at 9am on Friday 18th February 2011, and will include the first European FISM Championships, featuring 30 close up performers and 60 stage performers!

Tickets and information can be obtained through the Blackpool Magicians Site, and you can follow all our updates on Blackpool 2011 here on our site.

We also caught up with The Magic Circle, and Equity, who both had stands at Blackpool, to talk about why the organisations are important to magicians, and what they can offer members.

Click below to listen.

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The 2011 Blackpool Magic Convention takes place 18th, 19th and 20th February 2011, and you can check out all the photo’s we took this year below

All of our reporting from the weekend can be found on The Blackpool Magic Convention 2010 reports

Blackpool Magicians Club have confirmed that their bid to obtain the European Championships from FISM has been accepted and the FISM European Championships will be held as part of the Blackpool Convention in 2011.

The length of the 2011 Convention will be slightly extended in that it will commence on Friday morning at 9.00 a.m. and much of the Convention will be dedicated to world class Close-Up and Stage competitions.

A meeting will be held with the Presidium (Committee of FISM) during Blackpool Convention week to draft the plans for the conference. Entry details for competitors will be released as soon as possible. This will be the very first official FISM European Championships ever staged. Another major coup for Blackpool Magicians’ Club.

As previously advertised Blackpool will be hosting the FISM World Championships in 2012 in July (as well as the normal Blackpool Convention in February, 2012). The official FISM 2012 website will be launched in the coming weeks.

Registrations for the Blackpool Convention in February 2010 are at an all time high and is predicted that the event will sell out soon.

Registrations for the FISM World Championships in 2012 have already exceeded expectations and we believe that this event will also sell out before 2012.

You still have time to get some of the final tickets for Blackpool 2010, with an all star line up including Franz Harary, Russ Stevens, David & Dania, Clive Webb & Danny, Henry Evans, Banachek, Yigal Mesika, David Williamson, David Penn, Mark Mason, Jay Sankey, Juan Mayoral, Joe Mogar, Steve Axtell, Tony Stevens, Dave Allen, Han Seol Hui, David Kaplan, Huang Zheng, Levent, and Yo Kato, its the worlds biggest magic convention.

The Blackpool Magic Convention takes place Friday, Saturday and Sunday 19th, 20th & 21st February 2010 at the Opera House and Winter Gardens, Church Street, Blackpool, Lancashire, England. Full details can be found at www.blackpoolmagic.com, and follow all out updates, interviews and extra information here

You can also check out our Blackpool Guide and our Hotel Guide for Blackpool.