Pub Tricks

Discover clever tricks perfect for casual settings, pubs, and informal gatherings that require minimal props. Our guides share quick-to-learn illusions and humorous performances that get genuine reactions.

Aces over Kings
Poker is a hot game these days, and any time you can work poker into a magic trick…well then you have a hot magic trick. In this classic Aces over Kings, y...
Coin Through a Leg Trick
A great coin trick that can be done anywhere at anytime - as long as the magician is wearing trousers. The Effect The magician borrows a coin from a spectato...
Elastic Band Release Trick
The elastic band release is a quick trick that requires some deft moves and clear thinking, but once mastered is easily done. Only the magician can cause an...
Floating Seeds
Impromptu magic is some of the best kind of magic. Sitting there in the pub with your mates you should never be without a way to show them why they hang out...
Impossible Penetration Trick
Some of the best magic tricks are the ones that cannot be duplicated by the hands of the audience. This is the case with the Impossible Penetration Trick, so...
Jumping Elastic Band Trick
This extremely quick and visual effect happens right in front of the spectator’s eyes and requires only the most simple of sleights to perform. The Effect...
Levitation
Once a heavily guarded trade secret, the Balducci Levitation has become a classic weapon in every street magician’s arsenal. The Effect The magician gather...
Negative Gravity Trick
A truly stunning effect, Negative Gravity may have your spectators believing you truly have control over the laws of gravity. The Effect The magician borrows...
The Mug Puzzle Trick
A classic pub challenge, the Mug Puzzle Trick will certainly leave the audience puzzled. The Effect The magician sets out three mugs on a bar top, some face...
Torn and Restored Cigarette Paper Trick
A bit of paper and a few magic words and the magician will amaze his close up audience once more. The Effect The magician pulls out a sheet of cigarette pape...
Upside Down Pound Note Trick
Another trick that is simple to do, the Upside Down £5 Note Trick reminds the audience once more that the magician is the keeper of secret and special knowl...
Vanishing Salt Shaker Trick
One of the absolute classics of after-dinner magic, this trick requires good posture and a strong presence…and a salt shaker. The Effect The magician, perh...
You'll Put your Eye out
There is a classic gag that is perfect to pull in a restaurant or at your favourite pub, one that will produce gasps of horror followed by gasps or relief, a...