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FISM World Championship of Magic.

4 championships on the calendar, the 8 categories, and every Grand Prix since 1948.

Next World Championship

FISM World Championship of Magic 2028

to , Busan, South Korea

Dates being confirmed. Busan's city government announced 17 to 26 July, which may count the wider festival. See the other source

Road to Busan 2028.

FISM has no bracket, and nobody advances round by round.

  1. National selection

    Each FISM member society decides who it sends, and its president gives written approval for the entry.

  2. Not a qualifier

    FISM Qualified Contests

    Contests FISM recognizes for their standard. None of them gives a place at a championship.

    The current list on FISM
  3. Priority entry

    Continental championships

    Winners get priority when World Championship places are given out.

    • FISM Latin America Championship of Magic 2027, Lima
    • FISM European Championship of Magic 2027, Manresa
    • 2027 I.B.M. Las Vegas Convention and F.I.S.M. North America Championship of Magic, Las Vegas

  4. World Championship

    , Busan, South Korea

    About 150 acts: around 100 on stage and around 50 in close-up.

Upcoming championships.

The 8 categories.

Stage

Manipulation
A stage act built mostly or entirely on sleight of hand.
General Magic
A stage act that usually mixes several of the other categories, with smaller props than a stage illusion. Acts that lean on new technology or video often land here too.
Stage Illusions
A stage act with large props, often with several people or animals on stage.
Comedy Magic
A stage act built to make people laugh, with the magic still at its center.
Mental Magic
An act that shows seemingly extraordinary mental powers, such as mind reading, prediction, or feats of memory.

Close-up

Card Magic
A close-up act made only of effects with playing cards.
Micro Magic
A close-up act of a more general kind. Playing cards may appear, but they are not the whole act.
Parlour Magic
An act between close-up and stage, for a group in a medium-sized room.
Every category explained

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