It's a magic weekend in Blackpool

The world-renowned Blackpool Magic Convention has returned with a bang, with the town geared up for yet another action-packed three-day festival.
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Returning to Blackpool for the 66th time, the convention sees magicians from across the world travel to the Winter Gardens.

Among the stars is the town’s own nine-year-old magicial maestro Izzy Simpson, one of the headline acts.

Convention crowds can also expect Richard Caddell and Sooty and Magic Utopia presenting Love After Death – recent stars of ITV’s The Next Great Magician. It runs til Sunday.