Magic that excites crowds at cultural and school festivals
Magic at school festivals is always such a hit!
If you perform some fun tricks on the gym stage, everyone will be thrilled.
Here, we’ll introduce a variety of ideas—from simple tricks you can do easily to ones that require a bit of practice.
With some clever gimmicks, there are surprisingly easy tricks that can wow everyone.
Master skills like a professional magician and entertain the crowd at the festival.
With enough practice, you’re sure to put on a delightful magic show!
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Magic Acts That Liven Up School Cultural Festivals (51–60)
Magic that breaks things without touching them
It’s a magic trick where you hold an object in one hand, and even though the other hand shouldn’t be touching it, the object breaks on cue.
Toothpicks are recommended because they’re easy to break.
You pre-break one and fit the pieces together so the seam isn’t noticeable, then use a flick to the end with your finger to make it break.
Be mindful to keep the movement of the hand that’s holding it to an absolute minimum so it isn’t obvious, and use the other hand in a way that conceals that action.
Since you’re using a small item like a toothpick, it’s best to perform this for a small audience.
A magic trick where a pencil pierces through a bottle
It’s a magic trick where you press a pencil against a cola plastic bottle and it appears to pierce through, yet no liquid leaks out.
The mystery comes from the fact that the pencil seems to go into the bottle at a not-so-fast speed without causing any noticeable effect.
The secret is that a straw, wide enough for the pencil to pass through, is pre-installed in the bottle, and it’s concealed by the label, the liquid inside, and the way the bottle is handled.
It might also be important to apply force to the pencil to make it look like it’s really penetrating the bottle.
Chinaring
If you’re looking for something relatively easy to perform that still looks great on stage, I recommend the magic trick called the Chinese Linking Rings.
This trick famously uses specially constructed metal rings that appear to pass through one another.
It isn’t particularly difficult, so even those who aren’t confident in their dexterity should be able to give it a solid try.
A cool magic trick you can do with a single cigarette (middle and high school students should cut a pencil as a substitute).
It’s a flashy magic trick where, after taking the cigarette held between your lips into your hand and spreading your fingers, the cigarette seems to vanish and reappear.
For middle and high school students, please make a similar prop by cutting paper or a pencil as a substitute.
Items to prepare for the trick: a fake cigarette made by cutting paper or a pencil.
Performance impact: A.
Difficulty: Easy.
Practice required: A little practice is needed.
Magic that excites at cultural and school festivals (61–70)
Dancing Cane
It’s a cane magic trick where the cane keeps spinning even after you let go, and it moves as if it has a will of its own with just a flick of your hand.
It’s the quintessential magician’s cane magic, and simply performing this in front of others will undoubtedly earn you praise as a true magician.
A coin melting into the back of a hand
This is a coin magic trick where you take one coin from several on the table and rub it on the back of your hand, making it disappear.
If you watch a video that demonstrates and reveals the method, you can easily understand how it’s done.
Items needed for the magic: several coins.
Performance rating: A.
Difficulty: Easy.
Practice required: You can do it with a little practice.
A magic trick where a rod passes through a 100-yen coin
The magic trick where a rod passes through a 100-yen coin is amazing, isn’t it? When that mysterious phenomenon happens right in front of the audience, everyone is guaranteed to react with a shocked “Huh!?” The truth is, once you set up the gimmick, it’s actually easy to do.
Just prepare a 100-yen coin and a rod, learn a few simple tips, and you’re set.
With practice, anyone can perform it.
If you show it off on stage at a school festival, it’ll definitely get the crowd going.
You might even become a magician to rival the pros! Give it a try!