{"id":12701,"date":"2026-10-21T02:33:04","date_gmt":"2026-10-21T02:33:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/agnt.com\/blog\/?p=12701"},"modified":"2026-10-21T02:33:04","modified_gmt":"2026-10-21T02:33:04","slug":"a-strolling-magician-for-a-reception-in-ottawa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/agnt.com\/blog\/a-strolling-magician-for-a-reception-in-ottawa\/","title":{"rendered":"A Strolling Magician for a Reception in Ottawa (2026)"},"content":{"rendered":"

At a reception in Ottawa, such as one for an association, an embassy or a government team, guests stand with a drink and move between conversations. A strolling magician fits that: close-up magic for a small group, a few minutes at a time, then on to the next. Plan the room, the languages and the timing, then send us your date, venue and guest count, and you can compare options with prices for magicians who are available that day.<\/p>\n

Groups that form and break up<\/h2>\n

Ask how the magician approaches a group, how long they stay, and how they leave without breaking up a conversation. Ask how many guests they can reach in an hour.<\/p>\n

English and French<\/h2>\n

If guests speak English and French, ask whether the magician can perform in both, or in the language each group is speaking.<\/p>\n

A formal room<\/h2>\n

Tell the magician the dress code and the feel of the room, and ask what they’ll wear. Ask whether any of their magic uses fire, props that could mark clothing, or anything the venue might not allow.<\/p>\n

Timing around the speeches<\/h2>\n

Give the magician the running order: arrivals, any speeches or toasts, and when guests start to leave. Ask them to stop during the speeches and pick up again afterwards.<\/p>\n

Questions to ask before you book<\/h2>\n
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  1. Have you performed at receptions like ours?<\/li>\n
  2. How do you approach and leave a group?<\/li>\n
  3. How many guests can you reach in an hour?<\/li>\n
  4. Can you perform in English and French?<\/li>\n
  5. What will you wear, and does any of your magic need venue approval?<\/li>\n
  6. Can you stop for the speeches and start again after?<\/li>\n
  7. When will you arrive?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    What changes the price<\/h2>\n

    The price depends on how long you book, whether it’s in the holiday season, and travel outside Ottawa.<\/p>\n

    How booking works with AGNT<\/h2>\n

    AGNT is a booking company. You send us your date, venue and guest count, and we check which magicians in Ottawa 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.<\/p>\n

    You can see more on magicians for hire in Ottawa<\/a>.<\/p>\n

    How we put this together<\/h2>\n

    We wrote this from what people ask when they book a magician for a reception: the room, the guests, the languages and the timing. It doesn’t list prices, because they depend on your date, how long you book and the magician you choose. You’ll see prices with the options we send.<\/p>\n

    Your next step<\/h2>\n

    Tell us your date, venue and guest count, and we’ll send you Ottawa magicians who are available that day, with prices: book a magician in Ottawa<\/a><\/p>\n

    Featured photo by Bruno Ngarukiye<\/a> on Unsplash<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"At a reception in Ottawa, such as one for an association, an embassy or a government team, guests…","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":12706,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"sfsi_plus_gutenberg_text_before_share":"","sfsi_plus_gutenberg_show_text_before_share":"","sfsi_plus_gutenberg_icon_type":"","sfsi_plus_gutenberg_icon_alignemt":"","sfsi_plus_gutenburg_max_per_row":"","csco_display_header_overlay":false,"csco_singular_sidebar":"","csco_page_header_type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"ppma_author":[136],"class_list":["post-12701","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-guides","cs-entry"],"authors":[{"term_id":136,"user_id":2,"is_guest":0,"slug":"mikey","display_name":"Mikey Wong","avatar_url":{"url":"https:\/\/agnt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/mikey_wong_circle.png","url2x":"https:\/\/agnt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/mikey_wong_circle.png"},"first_name":"Mikey","last_name":"Wong","user_url":"","job_title":"","description":""}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/agnt.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12701","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/agnt.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/agnt.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/agnt.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/agnt.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12701"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/agnt.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12701\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12713,"href":"https:\/\/agnt.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12701\/revisions\/12713"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/agnt.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12706"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/agnt.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12701"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/agnt.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12701"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/agnt.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12701"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/agnt.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ppma_author?post=12701"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}