Latest Acts

The Jump Rope Crew - Jump Rope Dancers - Belgium

Dance and acrobatics, balance and style all come together as this unique urban act perform choreographed routines on, in, round, between and through a pair of swirling jump ropes.

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Artur - Sand Artist - Russia

Artur is an artist and master of sand animation. He is among top three leading masters of sand art in the world, often considered to be the best by critics. In 2009 he was awarded the “Talent and Vocation” Medal by the International Coordination Council Worldwide Alliance “Peacemaker”, and he specializes on “live” sand performances.


His art has to be seen to be believed...

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Nigel - Father Christmas - West Sussex

Ho Ho Ho!! Nigel makes a great traditional Father Christmas, combining a lovable persona and excellent quality costume. The children and adults alike love it!

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Atilla – Flair Bartender - London

Atilla Iskifoglu has been Flair bartender cocktail and cocktail juggler since 1995, represented England in World Championships, and has appeared on the BBC and ITV two times and served/performed celebrities such as Madonna and John Travolta.

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New London Children's Choir - Choirs & Carollers - London

Perfect if you are planning events, Christmas parties or even a production that might be enhanced by the voices of a professional children’s choir. The choir are often asked for Christmas carolling for corporate events, receptions, concerts and recordings.

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Xtreme Martial Arts - Dance and Martial Arts Display - Essex

Xtreme Martial Arts is a performance team that blends Martial Arts, Hip-Hop, Break dancing, Gymnastics and tricking to create an extreme display of talent, strength ability and power unlike anything you have ever seen before.

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Alice In Wonderland - Walkabout Characters - Wiltshire

This show, (based on Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland) intends to turn the event area into a magical Wonderland by presenting scenes adapted from the book.



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Christopher - Close-up Magician - London

London-based American magician Christopher (Member of the Magic Circle) presents his charming brand of close-up magic throughout the UK and beyond. Using a variety of everyday objects to perform close-up miracles, his performances leave audiences with an interactive experience they will talk about long after the party is over.

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Mark - Comedy Waiter - Essex

Comedy Waiter, Mark Howard provides a complete night of hilarious & unique entertainment. He appears, at first, to be a normal waiter, fitting in with those that you have at your function.

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Paparazzi - London

Paparazzi photographers arrive at your event with large lenses and raincoats brandishing press badges. They look so real your guests will believe they are the real deal. They pap party goers as they enter the venue and later descend upon the party goers taking pictures of the guests as they mingle and party across the dance floor.

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Donkey Derby - UK

The world famous 'Donkey Derby' games that are located at popular resorts world-wide, can now be brought to your event. All the features have been recreated to the finest detail, including animated models, jingle and scenery effects.

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Balloon Caricaturists - London

Balloons made into the likenesses of your party guests! This highly unusual act really gets guests chatting to each other, and leaves them amazed and delighted with a totaly unusual take-home gift!


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Contraband International is a corporate events and entertainment agency based in London.

We have many different types of event entertainers & event entertainment to offer. Some of our most popular event entertainers & event entertainment include magicians, face painters, caricaturists, stilt walkers, pavement artists, jugglers, balloon modellers, fire performers, Chinese dancers, contortionists, illusionists, simulators, casino tables, bubble shows, drag artists, themed dancers, human statues, craft workshops, Victorian stalls, body painters, casinos, pavement artists, acrobalance, sports entertainers, competitive games, origami experts, sand sculptures, paparazzi, bespoke printed transfer tattoos, comedy performers, burlesque acts, ribbon dancers, snake handlers, cheerleaders & silhouettists.

As an entertainment agency, the services that we provide are not just focused on the corporate market. You can hire our entertainers for any type of event, celebration or party. Wedding entertainment is another key area of our business and our clients love to have many of the above acts at their wedding reception. Good themes of entertainment for a wedding includes beautiful human statues, street entertainers, string quartets, party & function bands, harpists and children’s entertainers to keep the children occupied!

If you are looking for a musical addition to your event then we have a wide range of musical performers that are all highly skilled musicians. Our group of incredibly talented traditional and contemporary jazz musicians includes the Dan Redding Quartet, The Jazz Band, C J Jazz, Dixieland Jazz Band, J & P Contemporary Latin Jazz, Kai’s Kats, Katie Mellors and Southern Rag-a-Jazz. Our party & function bands are all great for getting the party started at weddings & corporate events, with something to suit all tastes. This ranges from Men in Black, The Groove & The Stars to The Jive Aces, Spectrum & The Music Band. Tribute bands are also great fun to have at an event, and we can provide a host of great tribute acts who cover everything from The Kaiser Killers to Abba, The Beach Boys to Madonna, Marilyn Monroe to Buddy Holly, Edith Piaf to Shania Twain, Elvis to The Kinks, plus many more in between! Individual musicians are also available and are ideal for some background music at weddings and small functions. We have some fantastic solo musicians including saxophonists, harpists, pianists, accordion players & steel pan players. Choirs & vocalists are perfect for street entertaining and we include children’s choirs, beatboxers, and gospel choirs in our range.

We offer the widest selection of games, rides and attractions to many events ranging from corporate family fun days, to council events, university balls, weddings and shopping mall & retail centres. From arcade games and simulators to bouncy castles, bucking broncos and surf simulators, fairground rides, giant garden games, old fashioned popcorn and candyfloss carts to 8 lane scalextric sets and even Formula 1 simulators. These all provide excellent entertainment for old and young alike.

Our hugely popular circus performers are suitable for all types of private events, corporate events & parties, and cover everything from the funny & the fascinating to the simply stunning. Whether you are looking for something simple like a juggler, a hula hooper, a jester or a contortionist, or you are looking for a grand scale performance to impress everybody, we can provide. Take a look at our amazing aerial acts, who can scale buildings, dance, sing and perform theatre in the air! Our LED and UV performers provide a touch of magic to your evening & night-time event, and the excellent Fish can even produce your corporate logo to wow your guests with. We have flown them all over the world to venues in Madrid, Rome, Athens, Tenerife, Spain and Dubai!

Why not let our mix & mingle performers create the atmosphere for you with their wild and wonderful skills? You can choose from the incredible Titan the robot, guaranteed to impress the crowds, to pickpockets, silhouettists, stormtroopers, fortune tellers & graphologists, magicians, mime artists, mind readers, poets, comedy performers, stilt walkers, and our vast range of walkabout street entertainers.

As a top entertainment agency in London we want to provide our services to weddings and private one-off functions as well as providing corporate entertainment in the UK. Whatever occasion you require our services for, our friendly staff can help you. They will go through the many acts we have on our books and find you something which is ideal for your party or occasion. They have a wide experience in the world of event entertainment. They know from previous experience what goes down well at various different events and parties. For example, they know that street entertainers are popular for weddings and parties, so they may well give you suggestions along these lines.

This all said if you have a very good idea of what you are looking for or even know the exact act you want then the friendly staff at Contraband Events will not try to hard sell you any other or extra acts. We are an entertainment company of integrity.

So whether you are looking for entertainment at a children’s party, wedding reception, corporate event or any other party, we have something for you.

Contraband International Ltd, The Chocolate Factory, 5 Clarendon Road, London N22 6XJ, England.