If you've been eyeing a Magic: The Gathering convention trip without the Atlantic flight, this is your year. MagicCon: Amsterdam returns 17-19 July 2026, a short hop from the UK and the most accessible of Wizards' three 2026 stops for British players.
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Find events near youPer Wizards' 2026 MagicCon schedule, the tour opens at the Las Vegas Convention Center on 1-3 May next weekend, with Amsterdam in July and Atlanta closing things out 13-15 November. Direct flights from London, Manchester, Edinburgh, Birmingham and Bristol to Amsterdam Schiphol run under an hour, and Eurostar plus Thalys gets you there from St Pancras in around four hours. The convention hall is a short tram ride from Amsterdam Centraal.
The Vegas show kicks off with a sold-out Festival in a Box, which went on sale via Secret Lair on 13 April and cleared out quickly at a two-per-account limit. Each box packs a Mystery Booster 2 display, the five-card Viva Las Rakdos Secret Lair drop, and traditional foil retro-frame copies of Consecrated Sphinx and Counterspell. Full contents were confirmed by Star City Games. The retro-frame Consecrated Sphinx is the card moving secondary prices: original foils have run into the hundreds of pounds, so a fresh printing with MagicCon-exclusive framing is a Commander-shelf grail.
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See how it worksIf Amsterdam's Festival in a Box follows the same pattern, expect the drop to appear on Secret Lair a few weeks before the show with tight stock. Set a calendar reminder for late June and be on Secret Lair the minute it opens. Ticket info for Amsterdam typically lands around six weeks out; keep an eye on MagicCon's official site for drops.
For UK groups wanting to mark the occasion without travelling, MagicCon streams panels and top 8 play on Twitch. Organising a local watchalong for the cEDH top 8 or the Commander panel is a decent shout for your playgroup, and it's a softer sell than dragging everyone on a weekend abroad.
Sources: Magic.gg | Star City Games | Secret Lair
