11th EUROPEAN MAGIC HISTORY CONFERENCE, LONDON, 9 – 12 September, 2027 🗓 🗺
11th EUROPEAN MAGIC HISTORY CONFERENCE, LONDON, 9 – 12 September, 2027
Convenors: Fergus Roy & Marco Pusterla #magichistory #emhc #themagiccircle
We are pleased to announce that Registrations for the 11th EUROPEAN MAGIC HISTORY CONFERENCE to be held in London from Thursday 9 to Saturday 11 September, 2027 are now open. This will be the second London conference I have organised and I am delighted to be joined by my good friend Marco Pusterla who organised the superb 7th EMHC in Turin. Once again, our London conference will be sponsored by The Magic Circle and its President, Marvin Berglas, has kindly granted EMHC access to their extensive film archives.
In addition to the conference, we will be offering two additional optional events. Our traditional Sunday programme (on 12 September), and a second on the Friday evening, 10 September. Details of the programmes for both these events will be announced later.
SEATING ALLOCATION
Please note that all seating for the Lecture |Programmes and the Saturday special Banquet and Gala Show will be allocated according of receipt of Registration.
DEALER TABLES
A limited number of Dealer tables are available and will be allocated according to time of registration. If you are interested in booking up to two tables, please contact fergus@emhc.com.
HOTELS
We are negotiating special rates with our preferred headquarter’s hotel and have been promised a substantial discount. Details will be announced in the Autumn and Registrants will receive hotel information ahead of regular subscribers to this email. In any case, September is not such a busy season in London and hotel costs are much lower than during the summer months which is one reason for our choice of September for our London EMHC.
PROGRAMME
The Registration fee will cover the following:
- Thursday: Afternoon. Registration and presentation, “A Glimpse into The Magic Circle’s Film Archives” followed by a Buffet with wine then a show, “The Magic Circle Entertains” in the theatre.
- Friday: Full Lecture Programme including Morning & Afternoon Coffee breaks.
- Saturday: Full Lecture Programme including Morning & Afternoon Coffee breaks followed by transport to the famous Brick Lane Music Hall for an exclusive Gala Dinner & Show. The Gala show will feature a recreation of classic magical effects of yesteryear such as Robert-Houdin and an original version of Maskelyne’s “Psycho” presented by Scott Penrose, a former President of The Magic Circle.
PARTNER REGISTRATION
In keeping with tradition, a Partner Programme is available at the standard Registration fee. This will offer the same programme as Registrants on Thursday and the Saturday Evening Gala Show. In addition, there will be a programme of sight-seeing visits on the Friday and Saturday to popular historic London venues. The actual venues will be decided once numbers are known.
SPEAKER APPLICATION
Already our speaker programme is almost fully booked but presentations are still being requested. Participants willing to contribute on subjects related to magic history or the collecting of magical artefacts are encouraged to contact Fergus Roy at
Please note that all lectures are to be conducted in English. With regard to lecture timing, whilst preference will be given to 25 minute talks, short talks or presentations of 5 to 10 minutes can be submitted for consideration. The Magic Circle offers PowerPoint and the usual presentation facilities.
LECTURES
Lecturers already booked are: Mike Caveney USA, Birgit Engelhardt GERMANY, John Gaughan USA, Anne Goulden UK, Charles Greene III USA , Prof. Peter Haddad UK, Jim Hagy USA, Ian Keable UK, Pietro Micheli ITALY, Daniel Rhod FRANCE, Margaret B. Steele USA, Steffen Taut GERMANY, and Prof. Richard Wiseman UK.
REGISTRATION FEES
Until 31st December 2026, you can register at the discounted price of only £299 for the full event. From 1st January 2027, the price will be £335.
HOW TO REGISTER
To register, please visit our site https://emhc2027.com where you can pay by Credit Card.
