Find a Magician or Magic Show for your next Party or Event

Find a Magician for your next Party or Event.

A great magician can astound and amaze both young and old- from parlor tricks to street magic, from sleight-of-hand to mind-bending illusions, magicians truly entertain. They make us think, question our own eyes, and make us laugh!

Magicians for Parties

Whether you are planning a children's party or a corporate entertainment event, there is a magician near you who can entertain and amaze your attendees. Magicians are great entertainment for church and school carnivals as well as private parties. Why not liven up your neighborhood block party or family reunion or company picnic with a magic act that will entertain everyone?

Entertainment Magicians

Magic performances fall into broad genres:

Close-up magic, which is performed with the audience close to the magician, possibly in physical contact. It usually makes use of everyday items as props, such as cards and coins (see Coin magic). (Ricky Jay, Lee Asher), following in the traditions of Dai Vernon and Max Malini, is considered the foremost practitioner of close-up magic today. This is also sometimes called "table magic" particularly when performed as dinner entertainment.

Platform magic, in which the magician stands while performing and is seen by more people simultaneously than the close-up performer. Examples of platform magicians include David Abbott.

Cabaret Magic, in which the magician performs for a medium to large audience, but at or almost at floor level and much closer to many spectators than in auditorium performances. Night club magic and comedy club magic are typical examples. Cabaret performers can generally also function as stage performers. The long-obsolete term parlor magic is sometimes misused as a synonym for cabaret magic.

Stage magic, which is performed for large audiences, typically within an auditorium. This type of magic is distinguished by elaborate, large-scale props. The most famous magicians in the world, such as David Copperfield, Siegfried & Roy, and Penn and Teller, are best known for their ability in stage-magic.

Children's magic, which is performed for an audience primary of children, typically performed at a birthday party, daycare or preschool, elementary school, or library. This type of magic is usually comedic in nature and involves audience interaction as well as volunteer assistants. Some magicians, such as Todd McKinney, Luis Villamonte, David Ginn, Samuel Patrick Smith, Richard Green and Barry Mitchell are best known for their ability to entertain children through their performances, books, DVDs, and CDs.

Street magic (sometimes called "guerilla magic"), a hybrid of stage magic and close-up magic, which is performed for audiences that don’t always know that they are audiences. The street magician uses magic to gather a crowd and convinces them that it is good enough to deserve money at the end of the show. One of the classics of street magic is the cups and balls routine. Famous street performers include Cyril Takayama, Gazzo, Cellini, Tom Payne, David Blaine, and Criss Angel.

Bizarre magic, which uses mystical, horror, fantasy and other similar themes in performance. Bizarre magic is typically performed in a close-up venue, although some performers have effectively presented it in a stage setting. Charles Cameron has generally been credited as the "godfather of bizarre magic." Others such as Tony Raven, Tony Andruzzi, and Tony "Doc" Shiels contributed significantly to its development.

Mentalism, which creates the impression in the minds of the audience that the performer possesses special powers to read thoughts, predict events, control other minds, and other similar feats. Magicians in this field include Max Maven, Luke Jermay, Derren Brown and Banachek.

Shock magic is a genre of magic that shocks the audience, hence the name. Sometimes referred to as "geek magic", it takes its roots from circus sideshows, in which "freakish" performances were shown to audiences. Common shock magic or geek magic effects include eating razor blades, needle-through-arm and pen-through-tongue. Magicians known for performing shock magic include Criss Angel, Andrew Mayne and Brian Brushwood.

Corporate Magic uses magic as a communication tool as opposed to just straight forward entertainment. Corporate magicians come from a business background and have typically moved in to magic later in their careers. This allows them to not only perform magic but to also understand how this can be applied to business communications. Corporate magicians typically present at meetings, conferences and product launches also they run workshops and can sometime be found at trade shows.