15 Harry Potter Events And Experiences To Feel Like You’re In The Wizarding World

For a virtual Harry Potter experience, Airbnb is hosting this Harry Potter Magic in Edinburgh tour. From the comfort of your home, you can learn everything you need to know about the history and inspiration behind the Harry Potter books from tour guides in Edinburgh for only $21 per person. You’ll also be officially sorted in your Hogwarts house before the tour begins.

Right now Replay Lincoln Park in Chicago is hosting a Harry Potter-themed pop-up for the winter season. At the Chicago Very Harry Winter pop-up, you and your friends can enjoy something to eat, like Hogwarts House Cup chicken wings, Huffle Pizza Puffs, and Pretzel Wands, while drinking from a specialty cocktail menu that includes Buttered Bier and Marauder’s Mull.

The pop-up also has Insta-worthy photo opportunities in The Great Hall, Ollivanders, and The Ministry of Magic, which will be guarded by Dementors. Tickets start at $20 each and the pop-up lasts until Jan. 31.

The Wizarding World Of Harry Potter is where you can really feel like you’ve stepped inside the Harry Potter films. At both Universal Studios in Hollywood and Orlando, you can explore Hogwarts castle and have a wand choose you at Ollivanders Wand Shop in Hogsmeade.

If you’re in Orlando, take the Hogwarts Express to Diagon Alley to visit Gringotts or treat yourself to some ice cream from Florean Fortescue's Ice-Cream Parlour. Basically, Universal Studios should be on every Potterhead’s travel bucket list. Just don’t forget to try the Butterbeer.

Every Friday, this virtual Harry Potter Airbnb virtual experience tour gives fans some insight on the films. While hearing behind-the-scenes stories from your guide, you’ll virtually take your broomstick to several filming locations. Tickets for this Airbnb experience start at $17 per person.

If you can’t get enough of the Harry Potter series and want more, catch one of the productions of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. Right now, the play based on Harry Potter characters is performing in places like London, New York, and San Francisco. Tickets in New York start at $59.

For an immersive experience, The Wizard’s Den Harry Potter pop-up offers you a chance to brew your own cocktails. If you think you’d excel in Potions class, this is the experience for you. In the 90-minute mixology session, you’ll get to make two of your own drinks. The Wizard’s Den will be announcing their 2022 locations soon.

For more behind the scenes movie magic, you’ve got to check out the Warner Bros. Studio Tour. While the films were shot in the UK, the Hollywood studio tour includes a stop at the Magic Made Here immersive experience where you’ll get to mix your own potions, get sorted by the Sorting Hat, and snap pictures in the Dursley’s home, including Harry’s cupboard under the stairs.

The London tour, though, lets you walk on some of the iconic sets like The Great Hall and Diagon Alley while looking at authentic props and costumes from your fave films. Tickets for both the Hollywood and London tours start around $69 per person.

If coffee and Harry Potter are two of your favorite things, you must stop by Nimbus Coffee in Los Angeles. This Black-owned coffee shop in Downtown LA serves Harry Potter-themed drinks, like a Mischief Macaroon and Notorious Black lattes.

If you want to explore the filming locations of the Harry Potter films IRL, this two-hour Tour For Muggles in London is perfect. On your Harry Potter tour, your guides will share some behind the scenes stories and point out some of the less obvious locations from the films that you may not be able to see on your own. Tickets start at just £16, which is about $22.

Want to watch the Harry Potter films in a theater once again? Well, the Harry Potter concert series not only allows you to rewatch your fave movies projected on the big screen, but there’s also a full symphony orchestra there to play along. Check out the upcoming dates to see if the tour is coming to you. There’s also some videos you can watch at home to get that same magical experience without ever leaving your couch.

For a fun shopping experience, stop by the Harry Potter New York store in Manhattan. At Harry Potter New York, shop the latest merch while interacting with the immersive space. There’s also VR experiences and a Butterbeer Bar, which offers takeout of the Wizarding World’s most popular drink — Butterbeer.

If you’re unable to travel to Hollywood or London to go on a studio tour, the Harry Potter: The Exhibition gives you a chance to see props and costumes from the films in a city near you. There are even some immersive installations to make you feel like a wizard. The traveling exhibition will be in Philadelphia starting Feb. 18 with tickets starting at $30.

For a more cozy experience, you and your besties can rent a Harry Potter-themed Airbnb. There are many decorated Airbnb stays across the U.S. that you can find close to home for just a magical weekend getaway. Of course, you can also visit this Harry Potter Airbnb in the IRL Godric’s Hollow for as low as £180 or roughly $245 a night.

Another once-in-a-lifetime magical stay is at the Georgian House Hotel in London. For Harry Potter fans, they have a wizard experience where you’ll get to sleep in a room that looks like the Gryffindor dormitory. There’s also an Enchanted Afternoon Tea and Wizard Potion Making experience you can book during your stay. Rooms are priced around $289 to $398 a night.

Alnwick Castle was used for Hogwarts in both the Sorcerer’s Stone and the Chamber of Secrets, so a visit to the castle should be a must for any fans of the films. You can even snap a jumping pic where Harry first learned to fly on his broomstick, so it looks like you’re flying as well. Tickets can be bought in advanced for £19 pr person or around $25.