2025 Surftides
Festival of Illusions
Spring Break is MAGIC in Lincoln City -- thanks to the Cultural Center and our annual Festival of Illusions. It's a week of magic, art, music and family-friendly activities that will make your break a blast, no matter what the weather. Here's the schedule for 2025!
LINCOLN CITY – Are you feeling lucky, Lincoln City? This year's Surftides Festival of Illusions will be the Lincoln City Cultural Center's 13th, and while some might not consider that number auspicious, Center planners are feeling pretty fortunate. For this year's festival, they've managed to secure five of the top-selling acts in festival history: Jeff Evans, Louie Foxx, Joe Black, Alex Zerbe and The Amazing Bubble Man.
These performers will join two festival premieres -- Professor DR Schreiber and Tony Steinbach -- for a 8-day celebration of illusions, creativity, laughter and sleight-of-hand. Events are scheduled from March 23-30.
Reserved seats are on sale now.
Buy 4 or more tickets and get a group discount of 10% off your entire order.
There will be plenty to do in the daytime, as well. In addition to our famous Abracadabra Magic Art Studio, the Cultural Center will also host a Cookie Decorating Workshop and a Kids' Ceramics Workshop. There's a new display of Diagon Alley Lego builds (along with the Hogwarts Lego Castle with its popular scavenger hunt) and a sale of special "magic gear" like wands and capes.
This year's Festival of Illusions is sponsored by Amy Graham of Taylor & Taylor Realty Co., and by title lodging sponsor, Surftides Hotel in Lincoln City.
On Wednesday (moved from Tuesday), families are invited to a special presentation of WATER The Musical, a free, live, interactive musical performed by Your Song, My Song. Members of the public are invited to “shop” the art kit room, located next to Margaret’s Meeting Room, upstairs at the LCCC. Art Kits are by donation -- pay what you can and enjoy crafting with the little ones in your life.
A mobile escape room, The Shaky Grounds Cafe, will be on site from Sunday through Wednesday, March 23-26. This 1-hour game experience is designed for participants age 10 and older, with pricing on a sliding scale based on group size. To learn more or book, click here.
With eight days of festivities planned from March 23-30, there will be something happening every day, rain or shine. All evening show seating is reserved, so make sure to get your tickets early and claim your desired seats by calling the LCCC at 541-994-9994 or visit the event page here.
2025 Festival of Illusions Schedule by Day (Updated 1/24/25)
Sunday, March 23
10am-5pm -- Lego Display, Art Kit Room & Galleries Open
10am-10pm -- "The Shaky Grounds Cafe" Escape Room Open
7 pm -- Magician Jeff Evans Reserve Your Seats
Monday, March 24
10am-5pm -- Lego Display, Art Kit Room & Galleries Open
10am-10pm -- "The Shaky Grounds Cafe" Escape Room
2-5 pm -- Abracadabra Magic Art Workshop, Drop in for $5
2 pm -- Cookie Decorating Class with My Petite Sweet, $35 per person, reserve here
7 pm -- The Amazing Bubble Man, Reserve Your Seats
Tuesday, March 25
10am-5pm -- Lego Display, Art Kit Room & Galleries Open
10am-10pm -- "The Shaky Grounds Cafe" Escape Room
11 am -- WATER The Musical, Free (Moved to Wednesday)
2-5 pm -- Abracadabra Magic Art Workshop, Drop in for $5
7 pm -- Louie Foxx's One Man Side Show, Reserve Your Seats
Wednesday, March 26
10am-5pm -- Lego Display, Art Kit Room & Galleries Open
10am-10pm -- "The Shaky Grounds Cafe" Escape Room
11 am -- WATER The Musical, Free (and great for all ages)
2-5 pm -- Abracadabra Magic Art Workshop, Drop in for $5
7 pm -- Tony Steinbach, Reserve Your Seats
Thursday, March 27
10am-5pm -- Lego Display, Art Kit Room & Galleries Open
2-5 pm -- Abracadabra Magic Art Workshop, Drop in for $5
10-11:30 am -- Youth Ceramics Workshop day 1 morning session, reserve here.
12:30-2 pm -- Youth Ceramics Workshop day 1 afternoon session, reserve here.
7 pm -- Hypnotist Joe Black, Reserve Your Seats
Friday, March 28
10am-5pm -- Lego Display, Art Kit Room & Galleries Open
10-11:30 am -- Youth Ceramics Workshop day 2 morning session. CANCELLED
12:30-2 pm -- Youth Ceramics Workshop day 2 afternoon session, reserve here.
2-5 pm -- Abracadabra Magic Art Workshop, Drop in for $5
7 pm -- Alex Zerbe the Zaniac, Reserve Your Seats
Saturday, March 29
10am-5pm -- Lego Display, Art Kit Room & Galleries Open
7 pm -- Professor DR Schreiber, The Historical Conjurer, CANCELLED
Sunday, March 30
10am-5pm -- Lego Display, Art Kit Room & Galleries Open
1 pm -- Learn a Trick with Professor DR Schreiber, $38 per person,
CANCELLED
