At a trade show in Calgary, a magician at your booth gives people a reason to stop, and gives your team a way to start a conversation. It works best when the magic is planned around your booth, your message and the people you’d like to meet. Send us your date, venue and expected crowd, and you can compare options with prices for magicians who are available that day.
What you want from it
Decide what you want from the magician: more people stopping at the booth, more conversations, or more demos booked. Tell the magician, so they can end each short show by handing guests over to your team.
Close-up at the booth
At a booth, a magician performs close-up for small groups, a few minutes at a time, at the front of the booth or in the aisle. Ask whether they can work your product, your logo or a short message into the magic.
Ask the show first
Before you book, ask the show’s management:
- whether entertainers are allowed at booths;
- whether there’s a sound limit;
- whether a crowd can gather in the aisle in front of your booth.
A long day
Ask how long the magician performs at a time, how many times over the day, and when they take breaks. Tell them the show hours and when the conference breaks are, so they’re performing when the aisles are full.
Your team
Brief the magician on your company, your product and the people you’d like to reach. Have someone from your team close by, ready to talk to people after each show.
Questions to ask before you book
- Have you performed at trade shows or booths before?
- Can you work our product or logo into the magic?
- How long do you perform at a time, and how many times over the day?
- How do you hand guests over to our team after each show?
- What do you need at the booth: space, a table, a microphone?
- When will you arrive, and what will you wear?
- If the show asks for proof of insurance, can you send it?
What changes the price
The price depends on how many hours you book, how many days the show runs, and travel outside Calgary.
How booking works with AGNT
AGNT is a booking company. You send us your date, venue and expected crowd, and we check which magicians in Calgary are available that day. We send you options with prices. You pick one, and it’s booked once the deposit is paid. If your first pick isn’t available, we’ll tell you and suggest a similar act who is.
Some of the Calgary magicians you can book through AGNT are Ben Price, Jeff Newman and Malcolm Russell. You can see more on magicians for hire in Calgary.
How we put this together
We wrote this from what people ask when they book a magician for a corporate event: what they want from it, how long and what the venue allows. It doesn’t list prices, because they depend on your date, your hours and the magician you choose. You’ll see prices with the options we send.
Your next step
Tell us your date, venue and expected crowd, and we’ll send you Calgary magicians who are available that day, with prices: book a magician in Calgary
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