Penguin Magic “LIVE” Expo

Baltimore Maryland

Just wrapped up my attendance at the Penguin Magic Live Expo in my hometown of Baltimore, Maryland and I must say this is a great platform for bridging the online magic dealers, like Penguin with their fans and customers. Meeting Mark Mason was without a doubt my highlight. He’s such an awesome creator and performer.

The Penguin Magic Live Expo (also known as Penguin MAXX) is a touring, one-day pop-up magic convention that brings top-tier magic creators, exclusive lectures, and unreleased tricks directly to cities across the country.

Key Event Highlights

• Maximum Access: Event attendance is strictly limited to 300 spots to guarantee small-group workshops and direct jamming time with professionals.
• Exclusive Inventory: The dealer’s room features brand-new and unreleased effects that are completely unavailable online.
• Pro-Creator Lineups: Past expos have featured highly acclaimed creators like Mark Mason, Paul Richards, Brent Braun, and Chris Smith.
• Pre-Registration Perks: Registering in advance usually secures a $10 voucher or gift certificate to spend on magic gear at the venue. 

My Experience

It would have been nice to have seen better participation from the local Baltimore brick and mortar magic shops to help build introductions to what could be their local customer base. As we all know, in this digital world, the brick and mortar magic shops struggle to compete with the popular online magic shops and here was an opportunity to showcase their local presence and instead the participation was almost absent. The one local dealer that did have a table, represented themselves so poorly, their table received very few visitors.

I only bring this up because I grew up in magic at the Yogi Magic Mart and the owner Phil Thomas was not only a great mentor, he was a showman and understood how to promote magic. Learn more about this topic in our Magic of Baltimore article. 

The guests for this Expo included Mark Mason, Paul Richards, Chris Smith, and Meir Yedid. All were well represented and were very generous with their time, questions, demos upon request, and of course selfies!

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If Penguin comes into a city near you with this “LIVE” Expo, I would highly recommend attending.