How to Book a Magician for an Office Holiday Party in Toronto (2026)

Booking a magician for an office holiday party in Toronto comes down to three choices: close-up magic among your guests, a stage show, or both; how long you need them; and what the room needs. Once you’ve decided, send us your date, venue and guest count, and you can compare options with prices for magicians who are free that day.

Close-up, a stage show, or both

A magician can stroll between groups doing close-up magic, put on a stage show, or both.

Close-up magic suits the part of the night when people are standing, talking and having a drink. The magician moves from group to group or table to table, so each group gets its own few minutes, and nobody has to stop and sit down.

A stage show suits a seated room, often after dinner. Everyone watches together, and it gives the whole party one shared moment. You need a spot that the whole room can see.

Some magicians also do mind-reading acts, often called mentalism, or mix magic with comedy. If you have a style in mind, put it in your request.

How long to book

For close-up magic, think about your guest count. The more guests you have, the longer the magician needs to reach every group. The people who ask us for a magician in Toronto usually want 2 hours or less.

For a stage show, ask how long the show runs, and plan where it fits around dinner and speeches.

What the room needs

For close-up magic, guests need enough light to see the magician’s hands, and the magician needs room to move between tables or groups.

For a stage show, check:

that everyone can see from their seats;
whether the room has a microphone and a sound system the magician can use;
where the magician can set up and wait before the show.

Ask the venue about this before you book, so the magician knows what to bring.

A show that works for your whole team

An office party mixes ages, roles and backgrounds. Tell the magician:

roughly how many guests and what ages;
whether children will be there;
whether some guests don’t speak English as a first language, so the act doesn’t lean only on wordplay;
anything the act should leave out at a work event.

Some magicians can work your company name, a product or the party’s theme into the act. Ask if you’d like that.

Questions to ask before you book

Will you do close-up magic, a stage show, or both, and for how long?
How many guests can you reach in the time I’m booking?
Have you performed at office parties or corporate events before?
Can you send a short video of a recent show?
What do you need from the room: a stage area, a microphone, a table or extra light?
When will you arrive, and what will you wear?
If our venue asks for proof of insurance, can you send it?

What changes the price

The price depends on how many hours you book, whether it’s a Saturday or in the holiday season, a bigger show or a second performer, and travel outside Toronto.

How booking works with AGNT

AGNT is a booking company. You send us your date, venue and guest count, and we check which magicians in Toronto are free 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 free, we’ll tell you and suggest a similar act who is.

One of the Toronto magicians you can book through AGNT is Chris Bruce. You can see more on magicians for hire in Toronto.

How we put this together

We wrote this from what people tell us when they ask for a magician in Toronto: the type of event, how long they need, how many guests and whether they want close-up magic or a show. It doesn’t list prices, because they depend on your date, your hours and the kind of magic you want. You’ll see prices with the options we send.