Starting in the afternoon is more casual, the earlier shows are more casual, including some people that wander around and perform for small groups of people. There are food vendors, and craft areas, guided tours of the Opus Walk, even face paint. There are streamers with illusions woven into them for people to wear around their wrists and ankles to mimic some of the effects of the performers. A few enterprising students are renting blankets for people to sit on for the performances.

There are elemental expressionist that use music to summon elementals for people to ride, the complexity of their music leading to the complexity of the ride. Dancers show off their moves, sometimes even dancing with guests to display their talents.

As the suns set and nightfall comes, the performances get more impressive, both musically as well as magically. Dance battles that are also magical duels take place, soloists sing beautiful arias and summon elementals to perform breathtaking tricks or create exquisite illusions.

The final performances of the night are Dean Nassari herself, a ballerina whose performance evokes the passage of time through a year while different elemental sensations and illusions wash over the crowd; Zaffai, Thunder Conductor whose orchestra summons a series of wild storms, including a tornado and a blizzard, though the audience remains protected by a dome of magic; and finally a rock concert by the student band Stage Revolution.

Enchanted earmuffs are offered to muffle or even silence the music, for those uncomfortable with loud noises, with sensitive hearing, or have small children.