Overview
I have been specializing in performing as a Professional Comedy Magician since 1976 and as a Balloon Artist. I have worked in a variety of settings, including numerous special events. I can design a performance tailor made for your needs, if desired. I would welcome an opportunity to provide entertainment for you. Take your event to the next level by adding comedy, amusement and an interactive stellar Magic Show and Balloon Art filled with fun for some lasting memories.
Reviews
26 reviews
Alethea S.
October 28, 2021Amazing balloon artist!
Mr. Pansze was so professional. He followed up, my request with a formal letter and brochure. Mr. Pansze was prompt, polite and brought many smiles through his artistic ability, to both children and adult. We will definitely utilize his services in the future.
Hired as: Balloon Twister
John Pansze
What a fun time seeing the children and their Halloween costumes.
Nice to so many kids being so polite and excited.
Thanks for being such a great hostess.
Bill M.
October 9, 2021Fun and Fantastic
John was a blessing and put a lot of smiles on everyone’s face. We would use him again!
Hired as: Balloon Twister, Corporate Magician
John Pansze
Thanks Bill Merecki.
There were some wonderful people at the event and this made my job fun and full of great memories ! ! !
Luis C.
February 26, 2026Great show for young children
We had a wonderful show; the kids enjoyed it!
Hired as: Balloon Twister, Children’s Party Magician
Michelle L.
September 23, 2025The kids loved him!
We had about 15 kids attending and they were younger. John did an amazing job capturing their attention and leading them. The birthday boy loved him! He's still talking about the magic tricks and balloons that John made for him.
Hired as: Balloon Twister, Children’s Party Entertainment, Children’s Party Magician, Magician
Cynthia S.
September 16, 2025Fabulous balloon creations +
We had a large number of kids at our picnic this year and they kept John very busy for 2 solid hours. They loved his creations and John kept his smile, patience and sweet banter with the children throughout. This is the 4th year John has delighted us all with his balloon creations at our neighborhood picnic. See you next year, John!
Hired as: Balloon Twister
Booking information
Price range: $175 and up
About
Testimonials
Desk and Derrick Association: I have never been a “fan” of magic tricks or magicians. The entertainment that he provided that night was WONDERFUL. It wasn’t at all what I was expecting. There weren’t the basic magic tricks. Instead, we enjoyed interaction between magician and audience. You made us feel a part of the entertainment and not just observers. -- Cathy Roark
Jack Cooper Transport Co. Inc.: John displayed wit and good taste throughout his act, which contained rehearsed and unrehearsed routines [spontaneous and humorous responses to the audience]. His antics kept the evening enveloped in laughter. -- Carol Merrell
Resurrection Lutheran Church: Mr. Pansze has provided entertainment for Resurrection Lutheran Church and many members of the community in the capacity as a entertainment magician. The audience was made up of adults and children of all ages, but a majority of the audience was adults. Even with a large age spread and the limitations of our location, John was able to entertain and mystify all of us. He left us all wondering, “how did he do that”? -- Pastor, Alan Fox
Professional Magicians of Oklahoma: John, I specifically want to thank you for your performance. You set the standard for professionalism by your dress, mannerisms, presentation, and total demeanor. Not only was your performance superb, but your ability to handle very difficult volunteer assistants was outstanding. And all of the time, your love for people is evident, along with your love to make people laugh and forget their personal problems. --- Charles Pruitt, secretary
City of Kingfisher: Our employees had an enjoyable evening and are still talking about it. It’s not often we can please everyone, but this time we came real close, as I have heard nothing negative. In this day and time it is truly amazing to find entertainment that is fun and all clean fun. Our elderly retirees stayed for it and that is the first time that has happened. --- H. Jean Shults, city clerk
Muskogee High School Reunion: My group all agreed with one of our members when he said: “The show was slightly above excellent!” --- Janey Boydston
United States Postal Service: Mr. Pansze is an excellent entertainer with an audience that responded with great pleasure. I truly enjoyed Mr. Pansze’s performance; “He had the audience on the edge of there seats with suspense and at the same time had them rolling with laughter”. --- Virgil Cosma, Manager, Customer Service
Deaconess Retiree Association: Sleight of hand up close, great mix of comedy/magic John's performance ranks outstanding and oh so clever! You must see this guy! ---Mary Ellen Griffith, President
Works & Lentz, Inc,Tulsa: Dear John, I wanted you to know that our employees thoroughly enjoyed the magic show you provided during our Christmas party in Tulsa. We employ about t 80 people and 136 [including guests and spouses] attended the Christmas party. Your show had universal appeal to entire range of ages [late teens to mid seventies] of our staff. Many of our employees came to me during the party and the next week at work to tell me how much they enjoyed your show. The universal response either spontaneously at the party or pursuant to my inquiry was that your show was the best entertainment they could remember at any of our Christmas parties. Thank you for your contribution to the success of this year’s party.
--- Harry A. Lentz, Jr., Attorney at Law
Waurika Public Library: I am pleased to be able to write this letter of recommendation for Mr. John Pansze, the magician. His recent performance in both a public school and city library setting proved he has experience in working with large and small crowds of children. Mr. Pansze provides an excellent performance for a variety of age groups. His show is clean and professional and he was able to adapt his performance to fit the theme of our programming. Besides putting on a wonderful show, Mr. Pansze was available for any questions or concerns prior to his performance and was flexible on scheduling. I am therefore very pleased to recommend him to others who are looking for a magician that is sure to delight a crowd.
---Amy Watkins, Librarian
Grady County Fair: I called John Pansze to help with our Children’s Event Tent at the 96th Grady County Free Fair in Chickasha. John found that our date was open for him and contacted me within a few days. He remained in contact with me all through the summer so I was never in question whether he would show or not. John service is very professionally administered. He is on time and open to changes, this is a very positive thing for a county fair. As John Pansze the magician, he was a very well received by the kids and used audience participation throughout the show. His humor was appreciated by the adults in the audience as well. John also tied balloons for us all three nights of the fair. He always had a long line of people wanting his products. Notice, I didn’t say long line of kids, that’s because he tied for as many your adults as he did the children. They just loved him !!!! We would love to have him back. --- Nancy Pearson, Activities Assistant
Western Plains Library System: We had the pleasure of using both his magic and clown acts. I have been extremely pleased with the quality of his programs. John is one of the best performers I have scheduled in my time at Western Plains. I greatly appreciate not only the high energy and passion he brings with him, but also his emphasis on the library and library resources. At all of his performances he has promoted the Summer Reading Program and helped encourage children to enroll in our reading challenge. I look forward to inviting John back to our libraries. He captivated young children and adults alike for a true family event. ---- Mike Hull, Public Services Coordinator
96th Birthday Party: John Pansze, YOU were wonderful as “Deputy Du-Dah”. at my Grandmother’s 96th birthday held at Fountain Assisted Living Center in Midwest City. The residents received YOU very easily, and my Grandmother was thrilled to be such a “star” that day! My family was very impressed with the party fun, especially YOUR part in “Ballooning” everyone with animals. The residents are still talking about YOU, and some still have the balloon hats in their rooms! Keep up the good work, and keep in touch! Thank you so much! --- Felicia Lucas, LPN
Blanchard Public Schools: I am pleased to write a letter of recommendation for magician, John Pansze. He performed at Blanchard elementary before a crowd of 575 students, from grades pre-kindergarten through third. Mr. Pansze arrived on time was ready to receive the group at the appropriate time. He appeared well groomed and maintained a level of professionalism while in our building. Mr. Pansze did an excellent job in engaging the students while maintaining control of the entire group throughout his presentation. The children were well entertained and continued to show a high level of interest with each trick. His performance was enjoyable and I would recommend Mr. Pansze in the future. ----Donna Edge, principal
Ada Public Library: Magician John Pansze has been a very popular performer for our summer reading program. John is a talented magician able to relate well with audiences of all ages using humor and interactive routines. Not every performer can hold the attention of 200 children aged 3 and up, but John does admirably. John is an accomplished performer arriving well in advance of performing, and providing support material for promotion of his programs. I highly recommend him to any library wishing to present quality programs for children or the entire family. ---Janet Lee, Librarian
Heronville Elementary: John, YOU ARE ABSOLUTELY AMAZING ! ! ! The rapport that you had with the 3rd graders at Heronville Elementary was outstanding. Of course, the magic tricks were fantastic! You are just what the doctor ordered after a long week of student testing. The students LOVED you as well as the staff. THANK YOU so much for sharing your time and talents with my favorite students. Your friends
---Bonny Green, Friend
Past booked events
February 2026
28
Saturday
Birthday Party
9:30pm - 10:00pm
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Oklahoma City, OK
22
Sunday
Children’s Birthday Party
4:00pm - 4:45pm
•
Oklahoma City, OK
14
Saturday
Children’s Birthday Party
1:00pm - 2:00pm
•
Oklahoma City, OK
September 2025
21
Sunday
Children’s Birthday Party
3:00pm - 4:00pm
•
Oklahoma City, OK
19
Friday
Retirement Party
4:30pm - 5:30pm
•
Oklahoma City, OK
14
Sunday
Nonprofit Event
4:00pm - 6:00pm
•
Oklahoma City, OK
June 2025
05
Thursday
Children’s Birthday Party
10:00am - 11:00am
•
Oklahoma City, OK
November 2024
16
Saturday
Children’s Birthday Party
11:30am - 12:30pm
•
Edmond, OK
October 2024
08
Tuesday
School Assembly
1:00pm - 3:00pm
•
Oklahoma City, OK
May 2024
17
Friday
Birthday Party
5:00pm - 5:30pm
•
Norman, OK
April 2024
27
Saturday
Fundraiser
3:00pm - 5:00pm
•
Oklahoma City, OK
December 2023
16
Saturday
Children’s Birthday Party
3:00pm - 4:00pm
•
Bixby, OK
June 2023
03
Saturday
Children’s Birthday Party
3:00pm - 3:30pm
•
Edmond, OK
April 2023
15
Saturday
Children’s Birthday Party
3:00pm - 3:45pm
•
Edmond, OK
November 2022
05
Saturday
Children’s Birthday Party
2:00pm - 3:00pm
•
Edmond, OK
October 2022
30
Sunday
Festival
4:00pm - 6:00pm
•
Oklahoma City, OK
15
Saturday
Children’s Birthday Party
4:00pm - 5:00pm
•
Midwest City, OK
September 2022
03
Saturday
Children’s Birthday Party
6:30pm - 7:30pm
•
Edmond, OK
August 2022
06
Saturday
Children’s Birthday Party
10:00am - 11:00am
•
Harrah, OK
June 2022
26
Sunday
Children’s Birthday Party
3:00pm - 4:00pm
•
Edmond, OK
May 2022
14
Saturday
Children’s Birthday Party
5:30pm - 6:15pm
•
Oklahoma City, OK
06
Friday
Festival
5:00pm - 8:00pm
•
Edmond, OK
April 2022
02
Saturday
Children’s Birthday Party
5:30pm - 6:15pm
•
Norman, OK
February 2022
26
Saturday
Children’s Birthday Party
3:00pm - 4:00pm
•
Edmond, OK
January 2022
22
Saturday
Birthday Party
8:00pm - 8:30pm
•
Oklahoma City, OK
15
Saturday
Children’s Birthday Party
12:00pm - 12:30pm
•
Duncan, OK
November 2021
20
Saturday
Children’s Birthday Party
4:00pm - 6:00pm
•
Lawton, OK
October 2021
27
Wednesday
Festival
5:30pm - 7:00pm
•
Oklahoma City, OK
08
Friday
Corporate Event
2:00pm - 6:00pm
•
Oklahoma City, OK
02
Saturday
Children’s Birthday Party
5:30pm - 7:30pm
•
Edmond, OK
02
Saturday
Nonprofit Event
1:30pm - 3:00pm
•
Oklahoma City, OK
August 2021
06
Friday
Nonprofit Event
6:30pm - 7:15pm
•
Oklahoma City, OK
July 2021
07
Wednesday
Birthday Party
7:00pm - 9:00pm
•
Ardmore, OK
May 2021
13
Thursday
Personal Occasion
2:00pm - 3:00pm
•
Wakita, OK
April 2021
17
Saturday
Children’s Birthday Party
10:00am - 11:30am
•
Oklahoma City, OK
11
Sunday
Children’s Birthday Party
3:00pm - 4:30pm
•
Edmond, OK
March 2021
28
Sunday
Children’s Birthday Party
3:45pm - 4:30pm
•
Newalla, OK
20
Saturday
Children’s Birthday Party
3:00pm - 3:30pm
•
Edmond, OK
November 2020
07
Saturday
Children’s Birthday Party
1:30pm - 4:00pm
•
Tuttle, OK
October 2020
03
Saturday
Festival
3:00pm - 5:00pm
•
Medford, OK
September 2020
13
Sunday
Birthday Party
4:00pm - 5:30pm
•
Waurika, OK
July 2020
18
Saturday
Children's Birthday Party
6:00pm - 6:30pm
•
Oklahoma City, OK
February 2020
15
Saturday
Children's Birthday Party
2:00pm - 3:30pm
•
Carmen, OK
May 2019
10
Friday
Corporate Event
4:00pm - 6:00pm
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Midwest City, OK