FAQ
General Questions

  • Toronto Magic Company is a professional entertainment company based in Toronto that represents Jonah Babins (magician) and Ben Train (mentalist) for corporate events, weddings, galas, and private parties. The company was founded by Jonah Babins and Ben Train, both of whom have appeared twice on Penn & Teller's Fool Us, and has over 570+ five-star Google reviews.

  • Mingling magic aka close-up magic is personal and interactive; stage magic is big, visual, and designed for the whole room.

    Close-up magic happens inches away, often in small groups, making it great for mingling events, networking events, or cocktail hour. Stage magic is for when you want everyone’s attention at once. Perfect for high-energy, full-room impact.

    Both are powerful; the choice depends on the structure of your event, and what your goals are!

  • We perform at corporate events, weddings, holiday parties, client appreciation events, galas, trade shows, conferences, and milestone celebrations. Our two core offerings are close-up walk-around magic, where a performer entertains guests table to table, and interactive stage shows where the whole room participates.

  • At Toronto Magic Company, walk-around or close-up magic lands between $2,000 to $5,000, a full interactive stage show is between $3,000 to $6,000, and our most popular package, mingling magic plus a stage show, lands between $5,000 to $10,000.

  • You get a professional company behind the performance: a real consultation before you book, help planning where magic fits in your event timeline, and two of Canada's top performers to match to your event.

    With over 570 five-star reviews and clients like Amazon Web Services, KPMG, and Rogers, you know exactly what you're getting before the event.

  • Yes. Toronto Magic Company has over 570 five-star reviews on Google, plus written testimonials and case studies from clients like BMO, TIFF, and CDW on our reviews page at torontomagiccompany.com/reviews.

  • Fill out the booking form on the website (linked from most pages) or contact directly. The team responds within 1–2 business days, typically hopping on a short call to learn about the event before providing a quote.

Weddings Questions

  • A wedding magician solves the hardest part of your timeline: keeping guests entertained during cocktail hour while you're off taking photos.

    Instead of guests checking their phones, they're gathered around a performer having a shared experience. It's consistently the thing guests talk about at dinner.

  • Cocktail hour is the most popular slot, since that's when the couple is away for photos and guests are waiting.

    We also offer packages where the magician stays through dinner, entertaining between courses, and finishes with a short stage show for the whole room.

  • Wedding magic in Toronto starts at $2,000 plus HST for a cocktail hour performance. An all-evening package with a 15-minute show for all your guests is $4,000, and two magicians covering a large cocktail hour together is also $4,000. Every package includes a private magic moment for the couple.

  • Usually mingling magic during cocktail hour (close-up card tricks, mind reading with small groups) and/or a short show during the reception. A “Full Experience” option combines both.

  • Not only are we one of the most popular wedding magicians in the city, we have built a custom wedding experiences. This including a private couple’s moment, a unique audience based souvenir, and personalized wedding magic to make it a customized expirience for weddings. So you’re not hiring just ‘any magician’ performing at the most important day of your life!

  • Yes, for close up magic during cocktail hour we ensure a special moment of magic just for the couple, and for the stage magic show the finale of the wedding show is designed to feature the bride and groom as the stars (don’t worry, nobody gets cut in half).

  • Every wedding package includes a private performance just for the two of you, away from the crowd before your grand entrance.

    On a day when you barely get a minute together, it's a few minutes of magic that's yours alone. Couples consistently tell us it was one of their favourite memories of the day.

    There’s also another surprise that we do for couples, with a souvenir they keep for a lifetime (but we’ll keep that as a surprise).

  • The magician moves naturally between groups of guests during cocktail hour or between dinner courses, performing close-up magic right in their hands. Each group gets a personal five-to-ten-minute performance.

    It's especially good at getting your two families and different friend groups mixing.

Corporate Questions

  • Most corporate magic shows in Toronto range from $2,000 to $5,000 depending on the format and performer. The cost depends on the type of performance (walk-around vs. stage show), the length of the set, the size of the audience, and the experience of the magician.

    At Toronto Magic Company, walk-around or close-up magic lands between $2,000 to $5,000, a full interactive stage show is between $3,000 to $6,000, and our most popular package, mingling magic plus a stage show, lands between $5,000 to $10,000.

  • Yes, completely. Everything we perform is clean, clever, and designed for professional audiences. No one gets embarrassed, and the humor works for a boardroom as well as a holiday party - nothing crude.

    That's why banks, law firms, and tech companies book us year after year.

  • Corporate clients typically choose between walk-around magic, stage shows, or a custom combination of both.

    Walk-around (or close-up) magic happens during cocktail hour or networking events and is perfect for breaking the ice.

    Stage magic is a 20–60 minute interactive show for the full group, ideal for kicking off or closing out an event.

    Most commonly, walk around magic happens during cocktail hour, and a stage show happens as after dinner entertainment! For maximum impact, many clients combine the two.

  • Mingling magic aka close-up magic is personal and interactive; stage magic is big, visual, and designed for the whole room.

    Close-up magic happens inches away, often in small groups, making it great for mingling events, networking events, or cocktail hour. Stage magic is for when you want everyone’s attention at once. Perfect for high-energy, full-room impact.

    Both are powerful; the choice depends on the structure of your event, and what your goals are!

  • We perform at holiday parties, client appreciation events, team celebrations, award galas, conferences, trade shows, product launches, and executive dinners. Past corporate clients include Google, Amazon Web Services, Microsoft, Deloitte, KPMG, CIBC, TD, Rogers, and Telus.

  • It's one of the most booked options for a reason. Walk-around magic solves the awkward cocktail-hour lull, gets teams from different departments talking, and gives everyone a shared experience they'll bring up at the office for months. Read our BMO and Uncharted holiday party case studies to see how it plays out.

  • Very little. Walk-around magic requires no setup at all: the performer arrives and starts working the room.

    For stage shows in larger rooms, we'll need a microphone and speaker, which most venues already have.

    We handle the details with your venue directly if needed.

  • Since the holiday parties generally happen in the last few weeks of November, and the first few weeks of December there are limited dates.

    We typically begin booking holiday parties in August, with the bulk of inquiries landing in September in October.

    If you have a specific date in mind there is no such thing as “reaching out too early”.

Mentalism

  • Mentalism is a branch of magic performance where the entertainer appears to read minds, predict decisions, and influence choices.

    Instead of card tricks or props, a mentalist works with the audience's own thoughts: names they're thinking of, drawings they've made, choices they haven't said out loud. It's interactive, adult, and consistently described as the most talked-about entertainment guests have seen.

  • A magician performs visual magic with objects: cards, coins, borrowed rings. A mentalist performs magic of the mind: predictions, mind reading, and influence.

    Mentalism tends to feel more adult and more impossible, because the "prop" is the audience's own thoughts. Toronto Magic Company offers both, and many events combine them.

    It’s often the preferred entertainment for corporate events with intelligent audiences like doctors, lawyers, and engineers.

  • Audience members think of names, make choices, and create drawings, and the mentalist reveals them in ways that shouldn't be possible

    Ben's signature closer: two audience members create a completely unique drawing together, then discover their exact drawing has been sitting framed on stage the entire time, predicted before the show began.

  • Hiring a professional mentalist in Toronto typically costs $2,000 to $5,000 plus HST, depending on length and format.

    At Toronto Magic Company, walk-around or close-up mentalism lands between $2,000 to $5,000, a full interactive stage show is between $3,000 to $6,000, and our most popular package, mingling mentalism plus a stage show, lands between $5,000 to $10,000.

  • It's one of the strongest corporate entertainment choices there is. Mentalism plays perfectly to smart, skeptical professional audiences, requires no language of cards or props, and puts your colleagues at the centre of the show. Banks, law firms, and tech companies book it specifically because it holds a sharp room.

  • No psychic powers involved, and we'd never claim otherwise. Mentalism combines psychology, suggestion, showmanship, and technique honed over thousands of performances to create the illusion of mind reading.

    The honest answer is that it's a skill, and that's exactly what makes it fun: your guests know it can't be real, and they still can't explain what they just saw.

  • Always comfortable, never embarrassed. There's no hypnosis, nobody clucks like a chicken, and no private information is revealed. Participants come away as the heroes of the show, which is why the same companies rebook year after year.

  • Most of the time Mentalism is booked for corporate events. Intelligent audiences LOVE mentalism because it’s interactive, not cheesy and incredibly engaging.

    Any events that have intelligent audiences that want fun and sophisticated entertainment book mentalists

Booking

  • Fill out the booking form on the website (linked from most pages) or contact directly. The team responds

    Within 1–2 business days, typically hopping on a short call to learn about the event before providing a quote.

  • The best corporate magicians are interactive, funny, clean, and never cheesy.

    We stand by that. We know how to read a room, involve guests without embarrassing them, and perform smart, sophisticated magic that holds attention.

    Since we only perform for adults at corporate events, our magic is designed for them. That means is fun and funny for modern adult audiences, but it’s also clean and appropriate so HR always stays happy!

  • • Corporate events (holiday parties, product launches, award ceremonies, trade shows, conferences)

    • Weddings (cocktail hour + reception shows)

    • Private / special events

    • Virtual and hybrid shows

    • Custom projects (TV/film consulting, launch videos, conventions)

  • One magician can typically engage 50–100 guests per hour during mingling/cocktail formats.

    • 50–150 guests recommend 90+ minutes

    • 150+ guests recommend a 3-hour booking or hiring both magicians

  • Minimal — usually just a microphone. For groups over ~100, a stage or riser is recommended for visibility.

  • Reach out to us on the contact form available on most pages of the website.

    After that we’re going to find a time to chat, and help you plan your event and see if and how magic fits into it.

    We’ll send a proposal your way that you can share with the team, and once it’s confirmed we’ll help you plan and execute the event to make it perfect!

  • • Cocktail hour / mingling close-up/walk-around magic (ice-breaker)

    • After dinner stage show (recommended over during-dinner, so food doesn't get cold)

    • Magicians can also host the event, weaving tricks between speeches to keep energy up

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Close-Up Magic

  • Close-up magic is performed inches from the audience, often literally in their hands: cards, coins, borrowed rings, and everyday objects doing impossible things. There's no stage and no distance, which is exactly why it hits so hard. It's the format we perform at most Toronto corporate events and weddings.

  • Walk-around magic (also called strolling or mingling magic or close-up magic) is close-up magic performed on the move. The magician circulates through your event, stopping at each group or table for a short personal performance. It turns dead time, like a cocktail hour or reception, into the highlight of the event.

  • One magician can cover roughly 100 guests over a 90-minute cocktail hour, giving each group a personal performance. For events of 150 or more, we recommend two magicians working the room together so every group gets the experience.

  • Mingling magic aka close-up magic is personal and interactive; stage magic is big, visual, and designed for the whole room.
    Close-up magic happens inches away, often in small groups, making it great for mingling events, networking events, or cocktail hour. Stage magic is for when you want everyone’s attention at once. Perfect for high-energy, full-room impact. Both are powerful; the choice depends on the structure of your event, and what your goals are!

  • Cards signed and lost and found in impossible places, coins that vanish from closed fists, borrowed rings and phones doing things they shouldn't, and moments of mind reading. Everything happens up close, often in the guest's own hands, so there's nowhere to hide.

    Aside from the magic our priority is fun, interactivity, and engagement. So your guests don’t just watch the magic, they ARE the magic!

  • Hiring a professional close up magician in Toronto typically costs $2,000 to $5,000 plus HST, depending on length and format.

    At Toronto Magic Company, walk-around or close-up magic lands between $2,000 to $5,000 per magician depending on the length of the engagement, location, customization and number of guests.

  • Because it's a social lubricant. A magician gives strangers a reason to gather, react, and talk to each other, which is exactly what a networking event or cocktail hour needs. Groups that would have stood in silent circles end up laughing together, and the conversation keeps going after the magician moves on.

  • Ninety minutes covers a standard cocktail hour with buffer. Three hours is the right call when you want coverage through a reception and dinner. During your consultation we'll match the booking length to your guest count and timeline so nobody gets missed.