Parties to Remember
Jon Sundell - songs, tales & balloons for kids & families
Jon Sundell - Songs and tales for kids and families
Jon Sundell (Parties to Remember) - songs & tales for adults and families
Badger with magic fan
Osito singing duet
Jon & his wife Vivian at Greensboro Public Library
With birthday girl
Barnes & Noble author signing: Many Voices, One World
Brochure cover - The Library: A Place of Many Colors
Overview
I am a bilingual "edu-tainer "with 50 + years of experience performing for all ages of children and adults in the US and abroad - in both private and public settings. I weave together multicultural folk tales with folk songs accompanied on guitar, banjo, autoharp, and other instruments. There are many opportunities for audience participation - through singing, movement, & responding verbally in different ways. My wife and I often follow concerts by creating personal balloon figures for children, including ones used in telling some stories. Often we are hired to just twist balloons, with no concert. In addition, I also lead square dances with a live band or recorded music.
Reviews
49 reviews
Lauren P.
January 12, 2025Above and Beyond!
Jon is super professional! Prior to the event, he communicated clearly and quickly. He was great with children, very engaging! My 4 year old and 6 year old have continued to sing the songs and stories that he taught during the party. He is a quick and talented ballon twister and held fun conversations with the kids, learning names and making connections. I could not have picked better entertainment for our party!
Hired as: Balloon Twister, Children’s Music, Children’s Party Entertainment, Educational Entertainment, Folk Singer, Interactive Performer, Singing Guitarist, Storyteller
Erin G.
April 19, 2021Wonderful Program!!!
We had a wonderful time and John was perfect for our camping event. We had a group of boys from 5-11 and he captured all of their attention through songs and stories. Parents were telling me how awesome the program was - we will be contacting John again!
Hired as: Folk Singer, Interactive Performer, Storyteller
Parties to Remember
Thank you, Erin, for your lovely review. It was a pleasure working with you and all the people who lent a helping hand in setting up and taking down. I had a great time with the kids and the parents - they were so enthusiastic and participatory! I was glad I could share some songs and tales to fit the natural environment and activity.
Cindy T.
April 8, 2019Kids Enjoyed!
Jon was perfect for our Little Folk Festival. The kids loved interacting with him and the parents did too.
Hired as: Children’s Music, Educational Entertainment, Folk Singer, Interactive Performer, Singing Guitarist, Storyteller
Parties to Remember
Thanks so much for the compliment, Cindy. It was a pleasure to be part of this excellent event!
Whitney C.
May 22, 2026Great addition to our event!
Parties to Remember was a great addition to our event. The kids loved their balloon creations!
Hired as: Balloon Twister
Dexter T.
May 4, 2026Highly Recommend
They were very professional and polite. Provided great visuals for the event patrons to choose a design style. From a balloon twisting aspect I would highly recommend them and believe they have more to offer with their story telling and music but we didn't get to take advantage of that due to music from the dj that was in that particular area.
Hired as: Balloon Twister
Booking information
Price range: Contact for rates
Upcoming booked events
June 2026
24
Wednesday
Camp Event
7:30pm - 9:00pm
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New London, NC
26
Friday
Nonprofit Event
6:30pm - 8:00pm
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Mebane, NC
Past booked events
May 2026
31
Sunday
Children’s Birthday Party
1:00pm - 3:30pm
•
Greensboro, NC
16
Saturday
Festival
1:00pm - 5:00pm
•
Rural Hall, NC
02
Saturday
Corporate Event
11:00am - 2:00pm
•
Albemarle, NC
April 2026
12
Sunday
Festival
12:30pm - 2:30pm
•
Kannapolis, NC
March 2026
28
Saturday
Festival
10:00am - 1:00pm
•
Greensboro, NC
13
Friday
Nonprofit Event
5:30pm - 7:30pm
•
Jamestown, NC
January 2026
24
Saturday
Baby Shower
2:30pm - 4:00pm
•
Winston-Salem, NC
November 2025
01
Saturday
Nonprofit Event
7:30pm - 9:00pm
•
Clover, SC
October 2025
31
Friday
Rehearsal Dinner
6:30pm - 7:30pm
•
Sanford, NC
25
Saturday
Corporate Event
3:30pm - 5:30pm
•
Jamestown, NC
18
Saturday
Festival
11:00am - 2:00pm
•
Charlotte, NC
11
Saturday
Corporate Event
10:00am - 2:00pm
•
Roanoke, VA
05
Sunday
Children’s Birthday Party
4:00pm - 6:00pm
•
Mount Airy, NC
04
Saturday
Wedding Reception
6:00pm - 7:00pm
•
Hurdle Mills, NC
July 2025
24
Thursday
Camp Event
10:00am - 10:30am
•
Mooresville, NC
June 2025
28
Saturday
Festival
2:00pm - 6:00pm
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Jamestown, NC
20
Friday
Nonprofit Event
6:30pm - 8:00pm
•
Mebane, NC
May 2025
26
Monday
Holiday Party
11:00am - 3:00pm
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High Point, NC
02
Friday
Fair
5:00pm - 7:00pm
•
Waxhaw, NC
March 2025
29
Saturday
Fundraiser
6:30pm - 8:00pm
•
Grantsboro, NC
February 2025
22
Saturday
Corporate Event
9:00am - 1:00pm
•
Linwood, NC
09
Sunday
Children’s Birthday Party
2:00pm - 4:00pm
•
Winston-Salem, NC
January 2025
11
Saturday
Children’s Birthday Party
2:30pm - 3:30pm
•
Mocksville, NC
09
Thursday
Corporate Event
4:30pm - 6:30pm
•
Durham, NC
December 2024
01
Sunday
Children’s Birthday Party
2:00pm - 3:00pm
•
High Point, NC
November 2024
30
Saturday
Dinner Party
5:00pm - 7:00pm
•
Waxhaw, NC
September 2024
07
Saturday
Fundraiser
11:00am - 2:30pm
•
Hickory, NC
August 2024
27
Tuesday
Retirement Community Event
7:00pm - 8:00pm
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Durham, NC
17
Saturday
Wedding Reception
7:00pm - 9:00pm
•
Oxford, NC
July 2024
19
Friday
Reunion
6:00pm - 8:00pm
•
Winston-Salem, NC
19
Friday
Children’s Birthday Party
9:30am - 10:30am
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Morrisville, NC
04
Thursday
Nonprofit Event
3:00pm - 6:00pm
•
Sanford, NC
02
Tuesday
School Assembly
10:00am - 11:30am
•
Raleigh, NC
June 2024
25
Tuesday
Cultural Event
2:00pm - 2:45pm
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Spencer, NC
14
Friday
Camp Event
10:00am - 11:00am
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Apex, NC
13
Thursday
School Assembly
10:30am - 11:00am
•
Kernersville, NC
May 2024
31
Friday
Graduation
6:00pm - 8:00pm
•
Newton, NC
18
Saturday
Corporate Event
11:00am - 2:00pm
•
Salisbury, NC
17
Friday
Corporate Event
12:00pm - 3:00pm
•
Greensboro, NC
04
Saturday
Children’s Birthday Party
2:30pm - 4:00pm
•
Winston-Salem, NC
April 2024
27
Saturday
Nonprofit Event
11:00am - 2:00pm
•
Raleigh, NC
10
Wednesday
Nonprofit Event
12:30pm - 2:30pm
•
Blacksburg, VA
February 2024
24
Saturday
Children’s Birthday Party
3:30pm - 5:00pm
•
Statesville, NC
January 2024
13
Saturday
Children’s Birthday Party
6:30pm - 7:30pm
•
Matthews, NC
13
Saturday
Children’s Birthday Party
2:00pm - 4:00pm
•
Clemmons, NC
December 2023
02
Saturday
Children’s Birthday Party
11:00am - 11:30am
•
Durham, NC
November 2023
18
Saturday
Children’s Birthday Party
12:30pm - 1:15pm
•
Morrisville, NC
October 2023
31
Tuesday
Festival
5:00pm - 8:00pm
•
Harmony, NC
September 2023
17
Sunday
Children’s Birthday Party
4:00pm - 4:45pm
•
Winston-Salem, NC
July 2023
21
Friday
Nonprofit Event
3:30pm - 4:15pm
•
Charlotte, NC
01
Saturday
Holiday Party
12:00pm - 2:00pm
•
Salisbury, NC
May 2023
06
Saturday
Festival
11:00am - 2:00pm
•
Raleigh, NC
April 2023
17
Monday
Corporate Event
4:30pm - 5:30pm
•
Charlotte, NC
March 2023
04
Saturday
Children’s Birthday Party
1:30pm - 2:30pm
•
Thomasville, NC
December 2022
17
Saturday
Christmas Party
10:00am - 12:00pm
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Hickory, NC
10
Saturday
Christmas Party
12:30pm - 2:30pm
•
Rocky Mount, VA
September 2022
10
Saturday
Children’s Birthday Party
11:00am - 12:30pm
•
Lewisville, NC
August 2022
27
Saturday
Children’s Birthday Party
10:00am - 10:30am
•
Winston-Salem, NC
20
Saturday
Nonprofit Event
4:00pm - 7:00pm
•
Greensboro, NC
July 2022
24
Sunday
Festival
4:00pm - 6:00pm
•
East Bend, NC
16
Saturday
Children’s Birthday Party
4:00pm - 5:00pm
•
Huntersville, NC
June 2022
17
Friday
Nonprofit Event
6:30pm - 8:00pm
•
Asheboro, NC
April 2022
03
Sunday
Easter Party
11:00am - 1:00pm
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Mooresville, NC
March 2022
20
Sunday
Children’s Birthday Party
3:00pm - 4:00pm
•
Greensboro, NC
11
Friday
Birthday Party
7:00pm - 9:00pm
•
Rock Hill, SC
December 2021
23
Thursday
Children’s Birthday Party
6:30pm - 8:30pm
•
Winston-Salem, NC
14
Tuesday
Dinner Party
7:00pm - 8:00pm
•
Reidsville, NC
October 2021
09
Saturday
Birthday Party
7:00pm - 8:00pm
•
Elizabethton, TN
September 2021
02
Thursday
Children’s Birthday Party
5:00pm - 5:30pm
•
Winston-Salem, NC
June 2021
25
Friday
Camp Event
11:00am - 2:00pm
•
Winston-Salem, NC
May 2021
20
Thursday
Virtual Event
2:00pm - 2:30pm
•
Fayetteville, NC
08
Saturday
Fundraiser
11:00am - 2:00pm
•
Greensboro, NC
April 2021
17
Saturday
Nonprofit Event
7:00pm - 8:30pm
•
Charlotte, NC
07
Wednesday
Personal Occasion
2:30pm - 3:15pm
•
Burlington, NC
March 2021
20
Saturday
Children’s Birthday Party
11:00am - 12:00pm
•
Huntersville, NC
December 2020
15
Tuesday
Virtual Event
1:00pm - 2:00pm
•
Raleigh, NC
November 2020
25
Wednesday
Children’s Birthday Party
4:00pm - 5:00pm
•
Charlotte, NC
March 2020
01
Sunday
Children's Birthday Party
3:30pm - 4:30pm
•
Durham, NC
February 2020
17
Monday
Children's Birthday Party
6:00pm - 7:00pm
•
High Point, NC
17
Monday
Children's Birthday Party
6:00pm - 6:45pm
•
Salisbury, NC
January 2020
12
Sunday
Children's Birthday Party
3:30pm - 4:30pm
•
Winston-Salem, NC
December 2019
22
Sunday
Children's Birthday Party
4:30pm - 5:30pm
•
Winston-Salem, NC
October 2019
14
Monday
Children's Birthday Party
2:00pm - 3:00pm
•
Oak Ridge, NC
September 2019
20
Friday
Campus Event
8:30pm - 9:30pm
•
Raleigh, NC
20
Friday
School Assembly
10:00am - 11:30am
•
Harrisburg, NC
August 2019
31
Saturday
House Party
5:00pm - 6:30pm
•
Winston-Salem, NC
06
Tuesday
Worship Service
6:00pm - 8:00pm
•
Winston-Salem, NC
June 2019
25
Tuesday
School Assembly
9:30am - 10:30am
•
Kernersville, NC
April 2019
06
Saturday
Festival
11:00am - 12:30pm
•
King, NC
October 2018
21
Sunday
Children's Birthday Party
4:00pm - 5:00pm
•
Winston-Salem, NC
August 2018
25
Saturday
Festival
2:30pm - 7:00pm
•
Wilkesboro, NC
17
Friday
Nonprofit Event
11:00am - 11:45am
•
Rural Hall, NC
11
Saturday
Grand Opening
1:00pm - 4:00pm
•
Winston-Salem, NC
04
Saturday
Nonprofit Event
12:00pm - 2:00pm
•
Winston-Salem, NC
July 2018
27
Friday
Children's Birthday Party
8:00pm - 9:00pm
•
Winston-Salem, NC
June 2018
15
Friday
Corporate Event
6:30pm - 8:00pm
•
Asheboro, NC
May 2018
27
Sunday
Children's Birthday Party
3:30pm - 5:00pm
•
Conover, NC
26
Saturday
Festival
1:00pm - 3:00pm
•
Pineville, NC
March 2018
31
Saturday
Religious Celebration
12:00pm - 3:00pm
•
Greensboro, NC