Magic supplies in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, New York

A city where Houdini filmed is a natural place for escape-themed material. Full escapes need training and a safety plan, but the theme works in a parlour act. A Cut and Restored Rope routine and Stiff Rope both play with the idea of bonds that won't hold, and a Change Bag handles a vanish for a borrowed ring or key. Rope magic tricks covers routines, and famous magicians in history the background.

The restaurants and bars around Old Falls Street and the hotels by the park host visitors for a single evening, and a strolling magician has three minutes a table. A Svengali Deck gives several strong card effects from one deck, and a Vanishing Card Box makes the case itself disappear. For cold, damp nights by the river, a Waterproof Performer Deck is worth having. See the card magic collection.

If you have a passport, cross the bridge and watch a full-length illusion show; then watch a close-up performer somewhere smaller and compare how each holds attention. For your own first prop, choose something you can do anywhere, such as a Transparent Coin — Half Dollar, and learn it from coin magic for beginners. The beginner collection lists the rest of what we'd start with.

People search for a Niagara Falls magic shop, but most of what they find is on the Ontario side. We could not confirm a walk-in magic dealer trading in Niagara Falls, New York, or elsewhere in Niagara County from a current source.

So performers on the American side usually order online, which also avoids carrying props back over the border. Each Sleight product page lists what's in the box and whether written instructions come with it.

Buffalo is twenty-five minutes south on the I-190 and is the region's booking centre for corporate events and weddings. East along the Thruway, Rochester is about ninety minutes away and has a longer-established magic community. For every New York page, from Syracuse to New York City, see magic in New York.

From May to October the Falls draw tour groups, conference delegates and couples marrying with the Falls behind them, and hotels book entertainers for cocktail hours and private dinners. A Mental Die — Brass and Forcing Dice give a short mentalism set that plays to a standing adult crowd. Winters are quieter, which is when local performers rehearse; how to build a close-up magic set is a good guide for that.

We post to every address in Niagara Falls, New York, and across Niagara County on the same terms as anywhere else in the US. Most items come from our supplier, so we don't quote a delivery date; order before a booking, not the week of it. Unopened items can be returned within 30 days of delivery. See our shipping policy and returns and refunds.