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- 50 kids’ birthday party ideas in Toronto
- Ask a Performer: a touring juggler on what planners get wrong
- Best rooftop venues in Toronto for events
- Booking a magic show in Toronto your guests will talk about
- Ceiling height for aerialists: the numbers venues get wrong
- Event entertainment in Toronto, led by magic: a booking guide
- Getting traffic to your trade show booth
- Hiring a birthday party magician in Toronto: what to expect and what it costs
- Hiring a close-up magician in Toronto: what to expect and what it costs
- Hiring a comedy magician in Toronto: what to expect and what it costs
- Hiring a corporate magician in Toronto: what to expect and what it costs
- Hiring a festival & community event magician in Toronto: what to expect and what it costs
- Hiring a gala & fundraiser magician in Toronto: what to expect and what it costs
- Hiring a Halloween magic show in Toronto: what to expect and what it costs
- Hiring a holiday party magician in Toronto: what to expect and what it costs
- Hiring a private party magician in Toronto: what to expect and what it costs
- Hiring a stage illusion show in Toronto: what to expect and what it costs
- Hiring a trade show magician in Toronto: what to expect and what it costs
- Hiring a wedding magician in Toronto: what to expect and what it costs
- Hiring an illusionist in Toronto: what a stage illusion act needs
- Holiday party ideas for Toronto teams (that people actually attend)
- How to become an event planner in Canada
- How to hire a magician in Toronto: formats, timing and booking
- Magician vs mentalist: which fits your event?
- Ontario Special Occasion Permit guide
- Toronto wedding cost breakdown (2026)
- Wedding entertainment beyond the DJ
- What a kids’ party entertainer costs in the GTA
Plan an Event
Venues
- Aga Khan Museum
- Angus Glen Golf Club
- Arcadian
- Art Gallery of Ontario
- Beanfield Centre
- C Banquets
- Casa Loma
- Château des Charmes
- Chateau Le Jardin
- Coach House at Oakville Museum (Erchless Estate)
- Country Heritage Park
- Deer Creek Golf Club
- Deerhurst Resort
- Estates of Sunnybrook (Vaughan Estate)
- Evergreen Brick Works
- Fairmont Royal York
- Gardiner Museum
- Glen Abbey Golf Club
- Hamilton Convention Centre
- Hart House
- Hilton Garden Inn Toronto Airport West/Mississauga
- Hilton Toronto/Markham Suites Conference Centre & Spa
- Hockey Hall of Fame
- Kortright Centre for Conservation
- Liberty Grand Entertainment Complex
- LIUNA Station
- Living Arts Centre
- Luma
- Malaparte
- Markham Museum
- Metro Toronto Convention Centre
- Old Mill Toronto
- Palais Royale Ballroom
- Parkwood Estate
- Pickering Museum Village
- Richmond Hill Centre for the Performing Arts
- Royal Botanical Gardens
- Royal Ontario Museum
- Station Gallery
- Steam Whistle Brewing
Directory
- Circus Universe
- Comedy illusionist for family events · Magic Magic roster
- Corporate comedy mentalist · Magic Magic roster
- Corporate magician & mentalist · Magic Magic roster
- Dan Kranstz, magician & illusionist
- Entertainmentverse
- Family & kids’ stage magician · Magic Magic roster
- Fire, LED & event-model company (GTA)
- Grand illusion show & stage illusionist · Magic Magic roster
- Holiday party magician & illusionist · Magic Magic roster
- Live music, DJ & production company (GTA)
- Magic Magic
- Mentalist & mind reader · Magic Magic roster
- Private chef for in-home dinners (GTA)
- Stage & close-up mentalist · Magic Magic roster
Academy
- Accessibility by design (AODA)
- AGCO Special Occasion Permits
- Auctions, raffles and Ontario lottery rules
- AV basics for planners
- Bar: packages, permits and Smart Serve
- Budgets and net proceeds
- Building a project write-up
- Building the budget from the goal
- Building the vendor team
- Capacity, layouts and the fire code
- Catering: styles, tastings and dietary planning
- Ceremony logistics and the marriage licence
- Choosing a format and platform
- City permits: parks, tents, noise, road closures
- Client contracts and getting paid
- Conferences: program, AV and registration
- Contingency and the reserve
- Contracts and liability basics
- Contracts, deposits and substitutions
- Crowd management and emergency plans
- Cultural weddings: South Asian, Chinese, Jewish, Italian, Caribbean, Filipino, Persian
- Décor that photographs: where money shows
- Engagement design
- Entertainers, activities and safety
- Ethics, kickbacks and disclosure
- Favours, themes and budgets under $1,000
- Finding your first ten clients
- Fire, pyro, candles and performers
- Food, cake and allergies
- Galas and award nights
- Goals and success measures
- Guest journey mapping
- Guest profile and the guest journey
- Holiday parties that people attend
- Hotels, unions and load-in rules
- HST, gratuities and service charges in Ontario
- Hybrid and virtual events
- Hybrid logistics and the two-audience problem
- Insurance: yours, theirs and the venue’s
- Invitations, RSVPs and response rates
Encyclopedia
- Aerial silks
- AGCO
- Attrition
- Backdrop
- Banquet rounds
- Baraat
- BEO (Banquet Event Order)
- Boardroom
- Buffet
- Cabaret seating
- Cancellation clause
- Cash bar vs open bar
- Chuppah
- Classroom seating
- Close-up magic
- Cocktail rounds
- COI (Certificate of Insurance)
- Comp ratio
- Contractor vs employee
- Corkage
- Creative brief
- Crescent rounds
- Critical path
- Crowd density
- Cut-off date
- Cyr wheel
- Dance floor sizing
- Deposit
- Dietary codes
- DMX
- Egress
- F&B minimum
- Fire spinning
- Fire watch
- Food stations
- Force majeure
- Front of house
- Gobo
- Green room
- Headliner
Tools & Templates
- Bar & alcohol calculator
- Cost per guest calculator
- Creative brief template
- Day-of emergency kit checklist
- Entertainment hours planner
- Event budget calculator
- Event budget sheet
- Event proposal template
- Event ROI calculator
- Food & drink quantity calculator
- Master event checklist
- Party theme generator
- Performer tech rider template
- Post-event survey template
- Risk register template
- Run of show template
- Sponsorship deck template
- Tent size calculator
- Timeline generator
- Vendor contact sheet
- Vendor contract outline
- Venue capacity calculator
- Venue matchmaker
- Venue tour checklist: 25 questions
- Wedding budget splitter
- What entertainment fits my event?