Special Events

Festival of Illusions

Your week of weatherproof wonder begins March 23: The Surftides Hotel Festival of Illusions 2024 at the Cultural Center

LINCOLN CITY – This spring break will be a whip-cracking, art-making, balloon-twisting, mesmerizing and appetizing good time at the beach, thanks to the 2024 Surftides Hotel Festival of Illusions at the Lincoln City Cultural Center. This family-friendly, weatherproof festival will offer magic, art, ventriloquism, juggling, circus tricks and more, with daytime and evening events for every budget, from March 23 to 30th. Reserved tickets are on sale now.

This year’s lineup includes four festival debuts, including Canadian ventriloquist Michael Harrison (March 26) and the inspiring father-son duo of Lucky Luke (and Levi) Hammer (March 24), and the return of favorites like Mz. Pearl’s Variety Show (March 27) and Alex Zerbe the Zaniac (March 28). Each evening show will be different from the last. See full schedule for event dates, time and ticket prices.

There will be plenty to do in the daytime, as well. In addition to our famous Magic Art Studio, the Cultural Center will also host the Boredom Busting Balloon class and a Cookie Decorating Workshop. There will be a sale of “magic gear” and a Hogwarts Lego Castle on display, and a visit from the Oregon Coast Art Bus.

Families can even take a little of the magic home: Themed Art Kits, made by a team of volunteers and the LCCC Artistic Director Krista Eddy, will be available while supplies last. 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.

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.

Buy 4 or more tickets and get a group discount of 10% off your entire order.