Magic supplies in Oshkosh, Winnebago County, Wisconsin

Fox Valley audiences know the Houdini story; mention Appleton and people nod. That gives a performer here a ready theme for a short set: a routine about restraint and release, then visual close-up. Escapes are specialist work, but the spirit carries into ordinary props. The Cut and Restored Rope and a Stiff Rope routine play on the same idea of something that should hold and doesn't. Our article on famous magicians in history is a quick primer on Houdini and his contemporaries, and the close-up collection has props for the rest of the set.

Wisconsin supper clubs and lake-house gatherings put people round a table for hours, which is exactly where cards work. A Svengali Deck gives you a reliable opener, and the Marked and Tapered Deck handles stronger routines once you are comfortable. For summer parties on the water, a Waterproof Performer Deck survives a wet table. The card magic collection lists the rest.

Start by watching. The Grand's season at UW-Oshkosh and Appleton's touring venues bring in professional shows; Leon Etienne's Magic Rocks! played The Grand on October 24, 2026. The History Museum at the Castle in Appleton is worth an afternoon for the Houdini collection alone.

We could not confirm a magic club currently meeting in Oshkosh or Appleton, so ask performers after a show where local magicians gather. For a first kit, read magic tips for beginners and pick from the beginner collection.

We found no walk-in magic shop in Oshkosh or anywhere in Winnebago County. The nearest walk-in magic shop we could confirm is Big Guy's Magic in Pewaukee, near Waukesha, about an hour and a half south.

For most Oshkosh magicians that means buying online. Our product pages state what is in the box, whether instructions come with it and how much practice it needs.

Oshkosh is the southern anchor of the Fox Cities corridor: Neenah and Menasha are fifteen minutes north, Appleton twenty-five, and Green Bay under an hour up US-41. Madison and Milwaukee are each about ninety minutes away, and Fond du Lac sits at the south end of the lake. See magic in Wisconsin for the rest of the state.

EAA AirVenture turns Oshkosh into a temporary city each July, with corporate chalets, sponsor dinners and evening parties across the county. Hospitality work during that week favours strolling magic that plays outdoors and in tents: coins and solid objects over silks and loose cards. The Transparent Coin — Half Dollar, a coins across routine and an Aluminium Chop Cup all hold up in a breeze. Our coin magic for beginners explains where to begin, and the coin magic collection has the rest.

We post to every address in Oshkosh and across Winnebago County on the same terms as anywhere else in the US. Most of the range comes from our supplier and we don't promise a delivery date, so order well before an AirVenture booking or a winter party. Unopened items can be returned within 30 days of delivery. See shipping and returns and refunds.