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Jefferson City magician Josh Weidner performing comedy magic for guests at a corporate event

Jefferson City Magician · Corporate Events · Fundraisers

Interactive comedy magic for Jefferson City association banquets, agency events, and recognition nights.

★★★★★ 5.0 · 63 Google reviews from corporate clients nationwide

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Corporate Events & Fundraisers in Missouri's Capital

Are you planning a corporate banquet or fundraiser in Jefferson City?

Your room is a mix of officials, members, and guests who drove in for the evening, and most of them do not know each other. The entertainment either bridges that or leaves it alone. Very little else on the schedule can do the job.

Josh Weidner is a Jefferson City magician who builds the show around a room that mostly arrived as strangers, most of whom arrived not knowing each other. Mingling magic as guests arrive and clean comedy magic from the stage, so a hall of strangers leaves with something in common.

Josh has spent years in rooms like yours learning what works and what to avoid. All of it is clean from the outset, and none of it is improvised at your expense.

Which Jefferson City events does Josh play?

Agency recognition nights, state association dinners, volunteer-recognition evenings, company holiday parties, and nonprofit galas and fundraisers. State associations and agencies drive most of the calendar, and the guest list usually mixes people who travelled in with people who work a few blocks away.

Why interactive magic works in a Jefferson City hall

A band gives a room background. Interactive magic gives it a reason to turn around, and it is the fastest way to get a hall of near-strangers talking to each other. From a boardroom of ten to a ballroom of a thousand.

Have strolling close-up magic going as people arrive, a comedy magic show once the room is seated, or event hosting across the entire evening. All of it clean, aimed at a professional audience, and shaped around your organization instead of something reused from the last banquet.

Ready to book Josh for your event?

Fill out the form with some basic information about what you're planning. Josh reads every inquiry himself and will follow up if he is the right fit to keep your team:

  • I.Mingling with each other, whether they know each other or not
  • II.Engaged right through the program, not drifting out after dessert
  • III.Still talking about it at the office on Monday
TravelPerforming nationwide.
InsuranceLiability coverage carried; Certificate of Insurance on request.

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The Josh Weidner Approach

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Three ways to book Josh for your next Jefferson City event

Every option is built around audience interaction, so your guests aren't just watching a show. They ARE the show.

Jefferson City magician Josh Weidner performing strolling magic for guests during a cocktail hour
Cocktail Hour

Mingling Magic

Sometimes called strolling magic, Josh works the room in small groups, performing close-up magic right in your guests' hands. It breaks the ice fast, so people who walked in not knowing each other are talking before your program even starts.

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Guests at a Jefferson City gala applauding during a comedy magic show
Main Event

Comedy Magic Show

A stage show packed with comedy, magic, and mind reading. Your guests become the stars, and the whole room shares a moment they'll still be retelling back at work the next week.

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Jefferson City magician Josh Weidner hosting an event from the stage with a volunteer
The Full Night

Event Hosting

Beyond the magic, Josh can run your whole program as host and emcee, keeping the night on schedule, handling the transitions, and holding the energy from the welcome to the final toast.

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Where Josh performs around Jefferson City

Downtown and the capitol area drive most of the association and agency work, with hotel ballrooms handling the banquets and awards nights. The surrounding area runs the same calendar through Columbia and the Lake of the Ozarks.

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See what past clients say

★★★★★

"We had a wonderful experience with Josh at our corporate holiday party. He brought clean, magical fun to our event and everyone loved it. I highly recommend Josh Weidner, and we will definitely use him again."

Troy Squires · American Family Insurance
★★★★★

"We had Josh perform at our office/lab grand opening and he killed it. He captivated the crowd, had them involved and laughing, and entertained well beyond my hopes. This is the guy you want to hire."

Matthew Chaidez · Shimadzu Scientific Instruments
★★★★★

"We hired Josh for our Holiday Dinner and could not have been more impressed. One guest said they expected a 5/5 show and were given a 10/5-star show. I'd highly recommend Josh to anyone looking to be entertained and flabbergasted."

Zach Kane · JS Fort Group
Jefferson City magician Josh Weidner revealing a written prediction on stage with a volunteer
Guests laughing at their tables during a black-tie gala in Jefferson City
A packed crowd reacting during a comedy magic show in Jefferson City
A donor raising her paddle during a fundraising gala in Jefferson City
Guests reacting to close-up strolling magic at a Jefferson City company event
Guests seated at round tables watching a corporate holiday party magic show in Jefferson City

Meet Josh Weidner

As a nationally touring corporate event magician, Josh has spent years learning precisely what makes a corporate crowd lean in.

All of Josh's magic and mindreading is heavy on audience interaction so everyone leaves the show with a great story to tell Monday morning.

Whether you're looking for a mingling act to liven up your cocktail hour or a stage performance to bring the entire room together, Josh's magic is designed to break the ice instantly, hold attention start to finish, and create an experience people genuinely remember.

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Jefferson City magician Josh Weidner performing close-up card magic

Common questions about booking a Jefferson City magician

Do you perform in Jefferson City?+
Yes. Josh performs corporate events, galas, holiday parties, and fundraisers throughout Jefferson City and mid-Missouri. That covers Columbia, Holts Summit and Ashland, Wardsville, Centertown and California, plus Fulton, Eldon, Linn, Tipton, Osage Beach and the Lake of the Ozarks.
Our room is mostly people who have never met. Will that be awkward?+
It is the best possible reason to book this. Strolling magic gives strangers something to react to together, which is a much easier way to start a conversation than a name badge.
Do you perform for state agencies and associations?+
Yes. Agency banquets and association recognition nights are most of the calendar here, and Josh is comfortable in a room that mixes officials, members and guests.
How much does it cost to hire a magician in Jefferson City?+
Most corporate and gala bookings run $2,500 to $5,000. Where a date lands depends on the format, the guest count, and how long Josh is on. Most settle in the $2,500 to $4,000 range. The fee covers the performance, the planning calls, liability insurance, and material written around your organization.
How far in advance should we book?+
It depends more on the time of year than the type of event. 2 to 4 months out is normal. Peak dates, like weekends and the holiday season, can book up 6 to 12 months ahead. If your date is sooner than that it is still worth asking, because openings come up.
What format works best for our event?+
Three options: strolling close-up while guests arrive and mingle, a stage show once everyone is seated, or both. Strolling carries the early part of the night and breaks the ice when people do not know each other yet. The stage show is the moment the whole room shares. Most clients book the combination.
Can the show be customized for our company?+
Yes, and it is most of what makes the set land. Josh folds in the company name, the people the room knows, the product, and the references only your team will catch. That comes out of the planning call, so the more context you share, the more of it ends up on stage.
What size group does the show work for?+
Anywhere from a boardroom of 10 to a ballroom of 1000. Smaller rooms get a more conversational version of the show. Large rooms need staging and screens so the back of the room sees it properly.
Can Josh also host or emcee our event?+
Yes, and a lot of clients book it that way. Josh can run the whole program as host: opening the night, introducing speakers and award winners, covering the transitions, and keeping the schedule honest. The event hosting page covers how that works.
What if some of our guests do not want to participate?+
You're not really hiring a magician. You're hiring someone whose job is getting your guests interacting and enjoying themselves. Nobody is embarrassed, and nobody is pulled up in front of the room who isn't comfortable being there. The guests who would rather watch have just as good a night.
Is the material clean enough for our crowd?+
Yes. The whole act is built clean for a mixed professional room of executives, clients, and staff. The comedy comes from the magic and the guests who volunteer, never from putting someone on the spot.
What do you need for setup and sound?+
Strolling needs nothing but room to move. The stage show wants a performance area, a wireless headset mic, a handheld mic for volunteers, and a sound system the whole room can hear, plus about an hour to set before doors. Josh sends a full tech rider once the date is booked.
Do you carry insurance and provide a Certificate of Insurance?+
Yes. Many venues require a Certificate of Insurance before a performer is allowed on site. Josh carries liability coverage and provides a COI on request, usually the same day.
Do you perform outside Jefferson City?+
Yes. Josh performs nationwide, so if your company runs events in more than one market the same show works in every one of them. The quote is all-in before anything is signed.

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Let's get your date on the calendar.

Send the date and a few details about who will be in the room, and Josh will let you know whether he is free for your Jefferson City event.

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