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282 Arts and Entertainment Speakers for hire nationwide

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Mike's Comedy Magic

5.0 (4)
Top Performer
9 Verified bookings

  • Walston, PA
  • Magician / Arts/Entertainment Speaker
  • 60 miles from State College
  • Contact for rates

Dave J. said “Superb magical performance for all ages, kids and adults alike! Highly recommend for any event and Mike delivers his magic from his heart, and does it perfect with all his audience interactions! Great... ”

  • Harrisburg, PA
  • Arts/Entertainment Speaker
  • 63 miles from State College
  • Contact for rates

Dj T. O. said “Tellemwhyuglad Is very energetic and puts his all to every event i had with him. ”
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SweetLife Music

5.0 (15)
13 Verified bookings

  • Columbia, PA
  • Acoustic Band / Arts/Entertainment Speaker
  • 89 miles from State College
  • $200 - $2,000

Mike J. said “Matt and Carol were absolutely wonderful! Everyone of all ages loved them. Absolute pleasure to deal with. Went above and beyond to make our event so special! So many compliments afterwards! Very... ”

Caricatures by Eric Jones

4.91 (12)
26 Verified bookings

  • Olean, NY
  • Caricaturist / Arts/Entertainment Speaker
  • 94 miles from State College
  • Contact for rates

Joseph F. said “Eric was amazing! Everyone loved his drawings and he did an amazing job and was great with all the guests and their requests for some drawings. I would definitely book Sroc again for future party. ”

  • Lancaster, PA
  • Arts/Entertainment Speaker
  • 97 miles from State College
  • Contact for rates

Molly Schlachter, photographer, teacher, creator of Photo Jam. Photo Jam is a community building event for people of any age or skill level that elevates,...

At Your Service, Mr. President!

1 Verified booking

  • Frederick, MD
  • Arts/Entertainment Speaker
  • 98 miles from State College
  • Contact for rates

This is a presentation about the history of entertainment at the White House. My experiences as a White House butler have afforded me with a unique...

  • Fawn Grove, PA
  • Arts/Entertainment Speaker
  • 105 miles from State College
  • Contact for rates

I write poetry, and I speak it out loud to others. My poetry is everything in life. The ups and the downs of life. I speak of love, life, relationships,...

  • Elmira, NY
  • Emcee / Arts/Entertainment Speaker
  • 105 miles from State College
  • Contact for rates

With over a decade of experience commanding stages, Rocky Burning is the dynamic host and emcee you need to elevate any event. From high-energy music and comedy...

Here's Mark Twain

5.0 (2)
2 Verified bookings

  • Reading, PA
  • Arts/Entertainment Speaker
  • 106 miles from State College
  • Contact for rates

Steve L. said “What a delight. Such a great performance. Highly recommend ”

Joe Ohrin

5.0 (10)
8 Verified bookings

  • Wilkes Barre, PA
  • Stand-Up Comedian / Arts/Entertainment Speaker
  • 108 miles from State College
  • Contact for rates

Kris L. said “Great show highly recommend joe for your needs ”

  • Randallstown, MD
  • Spoken Word Artist / Arts/Entertainment Speaker
  • 114 miles from State College
  • Contact for rates

Spoken word artist that renders uplifting, socially charged and spiritually inspired poetry for audiences of all ages.
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Seth Neustein - Magician and Mentalist

5.0 (4)
16 Verified bookings

  • Pittsburgh, PA
  • Magician / Arts/Entertainment Speaker
  • 115 miles from State College
  • $1500to $50000

Jeremy C. said “Very interesting way of engaging the team during his performance. All eyes were glued to his every move. He perfectly added his own appropriate motivational message during his acts. ”

  • Pittsburgh, PA
  • Arts/Entertainment Speaker
  • 115 miles from State College
  • Contact for rates

Art is meant to be fun, and so is talking about it! With infectious enthusiasm and a background in both storytelling and making art myself, I bring the creative...

  • Pittsburgh, PA
  • Industry Expert / Arts/Entertainment Speaker
  • 115 miles from State College
  • $750 and up

Amanda Filippelli is an internationally recognized editor, author, book coach, & speaker. She started her career as an associate editor for Chicago lit...

  • Pittsburgh, PA
  • Motivational Speaker / Arts/Entertainment Speaker
  • 115 miles from State College
  • Contact for rates

I speak to many ages and demographics about branding, marketing, social media, and how my social media of over 1 million followers changed my whole life and led...

  • Pittsburgh, PA
  • Hip Hop Artist / Arts/Entertainment Speaker
  • 115 miles from State College
  • $300

Whether a packed club or a small tea shop (Chon PirateGang Prince Pryor) Aka The Infinite Cpx3 will deliver an intense lyrical hip hop performance with crowd...

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Quick facts for Arts and Entertainment Speakers

219 quotes sent

In the past year, Arts and Entertainment Speakers have sent 219 quotes to event planners.

269th most popular

Arts and Entertainment Speakers rank #269 in popularity out of 539 categories on GigSalad.

5 out of 5 stars

There are 675 Arts/Entertainment Speaker reviews on GigSalad with an average rating of 5 stars.

About booking Arts and Entertainment Speakers

In a world where many people use E! and People Magazine as their primary news source, entertainment seems to be the best way to get through to the masses. With that in mind, hiring a speaker that specializes in the various aspects of art and entertainment is a great way to ensure your audience becomes (and stays) engaged and interested. From authors and journalists to actors and models, these arts/entertainment speakers have the background and knowledge needed to provide speeches that will both entertain and inform the attendees of your class, seminar, convention, or special event.

An insightful and articulate speaker at an event can help individuals, groups, and classrooms achieve their potential through a dynamic and insightful speech, seminar, or consulting session. Arts/Entertainment speakers on GigSalad have a variety of backgrounds and experiences. Some have worked in film or theater, both on stage and behind. Others are best-selling authors or experienced journalists. Find and hire the perfect Arts/Entertainment Speaker for your corporate event, seminar, classroom, or convention.

When booking an Arts/Entertainment speaker, be sure you have your event details (date, time, location, topic, etc.) and budget lined up before you contact the speaker. Once you contact them, discuss their subject material and ask if they have any videos of previous speeches. You should also read reviews about them and get references. Talk to people who have hired them before or seen them speak. Next up, you should book well in advance. Some speakers are booked months or years in advance. However, in some situations you might be able to book less than 60 days in advance. Lastly, pay attention to detail in the contract. What are the traveling expenses? If the traveling expenses are too expensive, consider partnering with another organization to host the same speaker during the same time frame.