Magic supplies in Longmont, Boulder and Weld counties, Colorado

Longmont's brewery and taproom scene is one of the best informal stages on the Front Range: small groups, seated, relaxed, and close enough to see your hands. That is ideal for card and coin work that happens under their noses. A marked deck, a stripper deck and a coin gimmick that stands up to examination will give you fifteen minutes of strong material, and all of it fits in a pocket. Ask the venue first — most say yes to a free set if the crowd likes it.

Coin magic travels better than anything else: one gimmick and whatever change you already have. It is harder to learn than card work and considerably stronger when it lands, which makes it a good second discipline once your card routines feel automatic. Look at the coin magic collection for gimmicks that work with ordinary coins rather than a matched set.

The quickest way to improve is to perform, often, for people who aren't family. Longmont gives you plenty of chances — the Saturday farmers market crowd, a taproom open mic, a school fundraiser. Start with two or three effects you can do without thinking: a self-working deck, sponge balls and a close-up mat are enough. The beginner collection keeps it simple and inexpensive.

We could not find a walk-in magic shop in Longmont. Most performers here buy online and the rest drive into the Denver metro. Ordering means trusting the listing, so ours say plainly what ships, whether instructions are included and how much practice the effect needs. Unopened items can be returned within 30 days of delivery if something isn't right.

The organised scene is south of Longmont. The Mile High Magicians' Society meets monthly in Littleton, near Centennial, and stages public shows in Denver. Boulder is fifteen miles away, with a university crowd that rewards close-up magic, and Fort Collins and Greeley are both under an hour north and east. Performers here tend to work the whole corridor rather than one city, so pack light.

If you are buying for someone else, the useful question isn't 'what's the best trick' but 'what will they actually practise'. For a curious adult, one good deck — a marked deck or a stripper deck — is a better gift than a boxed kit, because it does a dozen things and none of them need a table of apparatus. For a child, sponge balls and cups and balls are hard to break and easy to perform for the family the same evening. For someone who already performs, ask before buying; most magicians have strong opinions and a drawer of gifts they never use. Every listing here notes difficulty and whether instructions are included, so you can match the prop to the person.

We deliver to every address in Longmont — the Boulder County side and the Weld County side alike — on the same terms as anywhere else in the US. Most of the range ships directly from our supplier and we don't quote delivery dates, so order early if you have a fair-week booking. See shipping and returns and refunds.