This year's acts:

  • Chad Long (USA)
  • Tom Stone (Sweden)
  • Matthew Dowden (UK)
  • Aaron Fisher (USA)
  • Michael Vincent (UK)
  • William Houstoun (UK)
  • Alan Hudson (UK)
  • Dave Forrest (UK)
  • Ricky Smith (USA)
  • Ollie Mealing (UK)
Holiday Inn, Gloucester

Thanks to everyone who attended The Session 2008. Sold out for the third year in a row! Look out for details of next year's convention soon.

You probably don’t want to come to The Session 2008...

... if you enjoy sleeping! The atmosphere at The Session is like no other UK magic convention. Everyone who attends is passionate about close-up and card magic and the primary emphasis of the weekend is on the learning and sharing of great magic. Informal sessions go on non stop from early on the Saturday through to late on Sunday.

The Session is now the only yearly specialist close-up magic convention in the country and is constantly breaking new ground by booking performers who have either never been to the UK or are rarely seen here. In the previous two years we have featured Lee Asher, Allan Ackerman, Paul Cummins, Tyler Wilson, Wayne Houchin, Kostya Kimlat, Robert Moreland and many others.

If you have never attended a magic convention before, The Session is a fantastic place to start. The fact that we have a limited number of registrants means the convention is a lot friendlier than some of the more established events in the magical calendar.

This year sees the return of the Saturday night meal out – a chance to hang out with the performers and other registrants and several new events that will ensure you leave The Session with more excellent new magic than ever before. We're also introducing a series of workshops on the Saturday afternoon, which will feature experts in their field giving hands on tuition in small groups.

Questions? Contact us.