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255 Arts and Entertainment Speakers for hire nationwide


  • Merritt Island, FL
  • Author / Arts/Entertainment Speaker
  • 7 miles from Cocoa
  • Contact for rates

I take on the biggest challenges in life and how to deal with them through the aspect of dealing with a wave. I had the audience, laugh cry, and Most of all...

  • Indialantic, FL
  • Motivational Speaker / Arts/Entertainment Speaker
  • 23 miles from Cocoa
  • Flexible

As the founder of the "Pick Your Label" movement, Jen Hardy operates on a simple truth: if you don’t pick your own label, someone else will assign you a role...
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Oya Thomas - Keynote Speaker

5.0 (2)
Top Performer
6 Verified bookings

  • Orlando, FL
  • Motivational Speaker / Arts/Entertainment Speaker
  • 40 miles from Cocoa
  • Contact for rates

Ken N. said “Oya was asked to come give a brief inspirational message at our first Gospel Brunch and she delivered. Highly recommend. ”
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Cordone and Kilgore Productions

5.0 (5)
Top Performer
2 Verified bookings

  • Orlando, FL
  • Wedding Band / Arts/Entertainment Speaker
  • 40 miles from Cocoa
  • $750 and up

Mariette B. said “The band was spectacular!! In addition to guests commenting on the excellence of the music, Natalie and Shawn were just lovely folks. I would have wanted them to be wedding guests if they weren't... ”
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Jody Fuller: Comedian. Speaker. Writer. Soldier.

5.0 (110)
Top Performer
113 Verified bookings

  • Orlando, FL
  • Corporate Comedian / Arts/Entertainment Speaker
  • 40 miles from Cocoa
  • Negotiable

Curt D. said “It is a pleasure to offer a glowing review of comedian and speaker Jody Fuller following his appearance at the RUMC Men's Dinner. From start to finish, Jody delivered an evening that exceeded every... ”
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Jeff Houghton

5.0 (6)
11 Verified bookings

  • Orlando, FL
  • Emcee / Arts/Entertainment Speaker
  • 40 miles from Cocoa
  • $3,000-15,000

Cassie H. said “We hired Jeff to Emcee 3 days of our National Sales Meeting and he did an excellent job. These conferences can be quite dull at times, but Jeff kept it lively and fun. He had great interaction with... ”
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  • Orlando, FL
  • Motivational Speaker / Arts/Entertainment Speaker
  • 40 miles from Cocoa
  • Contact for rates

E.g. V. said “Mr. Thompson is an incredible human being, we were beyond delighted and elated to have him as our keynote speaker at our graduation. His message was concise, meaningful, professional, eloquent and... ”

Robbie-G Host and Emcee

5.0 (3)
5 Verified bookings

  • Orlando, FL
  • Emcee / Arts/Entertainment Speaker
  • 40 miles from Cocoa
  • Contact for rates

Matthew C. said “We hired Robbie to be the emcee and dj for a 4 day event focused on families from all over the world. It was a large and very complex event with hundreds of of entertainers, dozens of event... ”

  • Orlando, FL
  • Corporate Magician / Arts/Entertainment Speaker
  • 40 miles from Cocoa
  • $2,400 to $20,000

Erica W. said “I was in charge of finding entertainment for a big conference and I compiled a list of about 7 magicians. After researching all of the magicians, I decided to go with Dewayne! SO GLAD I DID! ... ”

  • Orlando, FL
  • Arts/Entertainment Speaker
  • 40 miles from Cocoa
  • Contact for rates

Soy Animador de eventos hace más de 15 años, ademas de DJ, me destaco por mi esmerada atención al cliente y poder mantener bien arriba cualquier tipo de...

Video Strategy

5.0 (1)

  • Orlando, FL
  • Arts/Entertainment Speaker
  • 40 miles from Cocoa
  • $500 - $3000

Hollie G. said “We booked Enrico for our real estate submit in Orlando on video marketing this past summer. He by far was one of our best speakers to date! He is engaging and very knowledgeable. Not only was his... ”

GET Inspired with Anil Gupta

5.0 (13)
1 Verified booking

  • Orlando, FL
  • Motivational Speaker / Arts/Entertainment Speaker
  • 40 miles from Cocoa
  • $500 - $3,000

Paul G. said “Friday 17th April - just had Anil for another talk to my audience. This time Anil spoke to 150+ of my members via a Zoom line (Coronavirus stopped the event from taking place in person). Anil was able... ”

  • Orlando, FL
  • Author / Arts/Entertainment Speaker
  • 40 miles from Cocoa
  • $50-$1000

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  • Orlando, FL
  • Author / Arts/Entertainment Speaker
  • 40 miles from Cocoa
  • Contact for rates

Great storytelling has the power to move people to action. JD learned this firsthand during 10 years working inside one of the world's greatest storytelling...

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Quick facts for Arts and Entertainment Speakers

221 quotes sent

In the past year, Arts and Entertainment Speakers have sent 221 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.