This annual Houdini Gravesite Ceremony Scheduled for 1:26 p.m.This Year Marks 100th Anniversary of Houdini’s Passing on Tuesday, November 3rd at Machpelah Cemetery.

The Parent Assembly #1 of the Society of American Magicians will again hold its wand breaking ceremony at the gravesite of past Most Illustrious Harry Houdini on November 3rd at 1:26 pm (the time of Houdini’s passing, 100 years ago). 

The gathering will be at the Machpelah Cemetery in Queens (82-30 Cypress Hills St.). Houdini’s gravedite is right by the entrance.

It is reported that the Broken Wand Ceremony began with Houdini’s death in 1926. The Parent Assembly #1 has performed this ritual at Houdini’s gravesite annually since 1969 and will continue that tradition again in 2026.