Having chosen a party venue, ordered food, and sent out invitations, the finishing touch is a troupe of entertainers. These professionals are often skilled clean comedy performers who are paying their dues on the way to establishing careers in bigger venues, TV, or movies. Their acts are often honed but might still be in development. Some performers specialize in entertaining children, some work parties for adults, but many are all-around professionals who will go wherever people are willing to pay them. They have some great ideas that turn an ordinary event into a real party.
Kids’ Party Entertainers
Children love magicians and clowns. Boys seem to really like pirates, cowboys, and superheroes. Girls often dress up like princesses. Arrange a party that your little boy or little girl will love based on a theme they relate to or with a recognizable central character.
For instance, hire a clean comedy entertainer or a magician to perform for an hour or few. Arrange for a clown to paint faces and make balloon animals. These performers will come to people’s homes, to schools, entertain at hospitals, and keep children amused at wedding receptions.
If you have the space for a bouncy castle and an obstacle course, certain entertainment companies even provide these items of equipment and use them as part of the theme. Hunt for pirate treasure inside the obstacle course. Slide down a bouncy castle on your way to catch bad guys while at your hero-themed event. Choose a soccer theme and get all the kids playing a game of 4 aside to burn off the sugar they just ate.
Adults’ Party Entertainers
Grown-ups still like to be entertained, but the tone and style of performances becomes more sophisticated with an audience of adults. They appreciate a finished act especially by a clean comedy entertainer with witty comedic elements or surprises.
Adult entertainers at birthdays, product launches, and demonstrations include fire eaters, dance troupes, musicians, clean comedy performers, and even human statues. Adults are at first frightened then amused by the sudden movement of what they thought was marble.
At Murder Mystery parties, roving characters dress in costume as per the theme: 1940s detective or Victorian amateur sleuth, for instance.
More Thoughts on Hiring Entertainers
When you hire an entertainer or group of performers for an event, consider your venue. The amount and type of space you have might dictate what sort of entertainment is sensible (i.e. electrical outlets for music, outdoor locations or high ceilings for bouncy castles). Malls will want to keep in mind needs of vendors and cater to a diverse audience. It might be worth hiring by the hour, but look out for all the little extras that cost more and request an itemized estimate.