About this Event
The Really Big Magic Show: International Gala is the kind of evening that only happens once a year — when the world's most extraordinary performers share a single stage and anything feels possible.
Your hosts for the night are Keith Fields and Lady Sarah — a World Champion Street Magician, Magic Circle Close-Up Magician of the Year, and Inner Magic Circle Gold Star member paired with an award-winning speaker, author, and self-described English eccentric who sounds like she stepped straight out of Downton Abbey. Together they bring warmth, wit, and an effortless command of the room that will keep the evening moving from the first moment to the last.
Then come the performers. Artem Shchukin — FISM World Champion of Magic, European Champion, and IBM Gold Medal winner — brings the kind of breathtaking manipulation artistry that earned him magic's highest honors. The fact that he's performing at the IBM convention where he first won gold makes this moment something special. Andi Gladwin, co-founder of Vanishing Inc., the world's largest magic company, and the subject of the 2026 Tribeca Festival documentary Stealing Magic, delivers close-up sleight of hand that has taken him from presidential inaugurations to Penn & Teller's green room — where he left having fooled them. And Paige Thompson — a triple threat in illusion, stage, and close-up magic — brings the inventive, deeply personal style that has made her a fan favorite everywhere from the Chicago Magic Lounge to the Penn & Teller: Fool Us stage.
This is the Gala. This is the one you came for. Family-friendly and open to all ages. Doors open at 7:30 PM, showtime at 8:00 PM.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Marriott St. Louis Airport, 10700 Pear Tree Lane, St. Louis, United States
USD 31.51
