Magic tricks that liven up drinking parties and banquets: Recommended tricks for entertainment and performances
That unreasonable “Come on, do something!!” demand at drinking parties or banquets… haven’t we all experienced it?
Wouldn’t it be cool—and a sure way to liven things up—if you could casually perform a magic trick at times like that?
So in this article, I’ll introduce some easy magic tricks you can perform right away, even at a drinking party!
There are various tricks—ones you can do without any prior preparation, and ones anyone can perform once they’ve mastered the steps—so give them a try!
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Magic tricks that liven up drinking parties and banquets. Recommended tricks for entertainment and performances (1–10)
Ring vanishing magic
This is a magic trick where a ring that should be on your index finger seems to vanish when you run your finger over it! It doesn’t actually disappear; you secretly hide the ring in your hand while making it look like you’ve put it back on your finger.
You can also transition to another finger as part of the flow, so after making the ring vanish, make it reappear next to wow your audience! There’s no gimmick in the ring itself, so as long as the size fits, you can borrow someone’s ring on the spot and perform.
It does require a technique for hiding the ring in your hand, so be sure to practice repeatedly!
Magic where a card passes through the table
This is a penetration magic trick using playing cards performed with a glass table.
A card that was on top of the table seems to pass right through it, so if you pull it off, you’re sure to get a round of applause.
Of course, the card isn’t actually penetrating the table.
At the moment you cover the card on top with your hand, you press a single card—secretly taken from the packet you’ve positioned under the table—against the underside of the tabletop.
Then you retrieve the card from above and let the card underneath drop, creating the illusion.
This trick requires you to learn a grip called a “break,” so give it some practice.
A can of juice you can control
Let me show you a simple magic trick using a can of juice.
In this trick, the juice you’re pouring into a glass will stop when you say “Stop,” and start flowing again when you say “Start.” The secret lies in the pull tab.
By rotating the pull tab so it overlaps the spout and pushing the tip down inside, the juice won’t come out when you turn the can upside down.
It’s an easy trick you’ll want to try if there are canned drinks at a party.
Adults can do it, and kids can too!
Magic tricks that liven up drinking parties and banquets: Recommended tricks for entertainment and performances (11–20)
Floating rubber band
A mysterious rubber band floating in midair… Of course, it’s not telekinesis—there’s a proper trick to it.
All you need is a rubber band and a thin, transparent elastic.
The transparent elastic is sold as a magic prop.
Hook the transparent elastic onto the palm of one hand, and you’re ready.
Place the rubber band on top of it, then pull them together, and it will look as if the band is floating.
If you choose a highly transparent, thin elastic, the method will be completely invisible to your audience.
After that, it’s just a matter of practicing so you don’t fumble!
A magic trick where a smartphone goes inside a balloon
The magic trick where a smartphone goes inside a balloon sounds so fun, doesn’t it? With this one, after inflating the balloon, you just press the phone against it, and somehow the phone ends up inside the balloon.
It’s guaranteed to make people watching go, “Wait, what!?” The secret lies in how you insert the phone into the balloon, and once you see the reveal, you can’t help but be convinced by how simple it is.
Show it off at a party or a get-together, and the atmosphere will instantly liven up.
With practice, you might even become the center of attention!
A coin instantly teleports from the performer’s hand to the back of the spectator’s hand.
This magic trick makes a coin that should have been held in the performer’s hand vanish and, before anyone realizes it, appear in the spectator’s hand.
The key elements are how you hold the coin and how you direct the audience’s gaze; getting them to discover the coin in an unexpected place leads to big reactions.
Use the performer’s eye line and movements to draw strong attention to the hand that isn’t holding the coin and divert awareness away from the hand that is.
It’s also crucial to guide the spectator on how to move their hand so they won’t notice the coin being placed on the back of it.
detachable thumb
The thumb-detaching magic trick is easy to see through if you simply bend your left thumb and move your bent right thumb.
But if you use a ring, it becomes an interesting trick.
What you need for the trick is a ring; the difficulty is fairly easy, though it requires a bit of practice.