Cards & close-up
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The official digital programme
One final bow.
One impossible night.
Calgary's finest magicians gather to mark one hundred years since Harry Houdini's death—with sleight of hand, illusion and impossible escapes staged in his honour.
DateFriday, October 23
Lobby magic6:30 PM
Curtain7:30 PM
VenueThe GRAND, Calgary
The legacy
The man who made the impossible feel dangerous
One hundred years ago, Harry Houdini took his final bow. Tonight, Calgary's magical community gathers in the spirit of the master escapologist—not to recreate the past, but to test the same boundary he pursued all his life: the thin line between wonder and disbelief.
Houdini died on Hallowe'en, 1926. Some anniversaries are marked with a minute's silence. This one is marked by holding your breath.
Some anniversaries are marked with a minute's silence. This one is marked by holding your breath.
Houdini's Legacy · 2026
Tonight's company
Masters of Magic
From miracles performed within arm's reach to grand illusions built for the stage.
Act One
Close-Up Performers
Lobby magic begins at 6:30 PM. Look closely—the impossible is happening inches away.
Mentalism
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Sleight of hand
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Act Two
Stage Performers
Illusion, mystery and spectacle take the main stage when the curtain rises at 7:30 PM.
Stage illusion
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Comedy magic
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Mystery arts
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Featured escape artist
Dayle Krall
“The Houdini Girl” faces the legendary Water Cell Escape: shackled, inverted and submerged.
The finale
The Water Cell Escape
The night builds to its climax with Dayle Krall, “The Houdini Girl,” performing Houdini's most haunting escape. Shackled at the ankles, she is raised above the stage, inverted and lowered into a locked cell filled with water.
Seconds of air. No margin for error.
01Shackled
02Inverted
03Submerged
After the curtain
The magic gets closer.
A limited number of VIP tickets include general show admission plus an intimate close-up performance after the show: a few dozen people, a few feet away, and no escaping the eyes of the audience.
LimitedVIPAfter-show
Before you arrive
Your evening at The GRAND
- Doors & lobby magic
- 6:30 PM
- Stage performance
- 7:30 PM
- Venue
- The GRAND
608 1 Street SW, Calgary - Age recommendation
- 14 & up
Please silence your phone during the performance. Photography and recording may be restricted during select acts.