White Rabbit Experience
Holiday Party Magic
The entertainment your team will mention in Monday's all-hands — and remember next December.
Trusted by World-Class Brands
White Rabbit delivers close-up magic and mentalism for company holiday parties, end-of-year galas, and seasonal celebrations across Los Angeles. The kind of entertainment that earns a place on the calendar year over year — never awkward, always remembered.
Why Magic Works for Holiday Parties
Holiday parties are high-stakes for HR and EAs: book the wrong entertainment and the cringe lasts until January. Close-up magic solves it. The performance creates shared moments of surprise across the entire room — sober colleagues, social colleagues, executives, interns, international team members all having the same reaction at the same time. No bad karaoke. No awkward icebreakers. Just real, involuntary laughter and the kind of stories that get repeated in Slack the next morning.
Cocktail Hour & Dinner Strolling
For most corporate holiday parties under 200 guests, the highest-impact format is 60 to 90 minutes of close-up strolling during cocktails and dinner. Scott moves through the room engaging clusters of eight to fifteen people for six to ten minutes each. Photo ops happen. Conversations between teams that never talk start happening. By the end of dinner, most of the room has seen the magic and has something to talk about.
Featured Parlor Set for Larger Parties
For company-wide holiday parties or holiday galas above 200 guests, a featured 25-minute parlor set after dinner gives the entire room a single shared centerpiece moment. Some companies book both — strolling early in the evening, parlor show as the featured close.
Built for Mixed Corporate Audiences
Scott Syme has performed for Netflix, Disney, Morgan Stanley, and a long list of agencies, hedge funds, law firms, and Fortune 500 holiday events. Every routine is corporate-clean by default — no off-color material, no participant-embarrassment moments. The performance reads as sophisticated and intelligent rather than spectacle. It works for international audiences, sober crowds, conservative cultures, and younger social cultures equally well.
Booking Window — Why September Matters
Top close-up magicians in Los Angeles are typically booked solid for the first three weekends of December by mid-October. Friday and Saturday nights in mid-December are the first to lock. White Rabbit accepts limited late bookings into November for non-peak nights — weekday parties, lunchtime events, second-half-of-December dates — but companies that want a specific date should book by mid-September. Procurement-ready: written contract, $1M general liability insurance, COI, W-9, and standard payment terms are all pre-loaded.
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Tell us about your event and we'll usually confirm availability within a few hours.
What's Included
- Pre-event consultation to tailor the performance to your company culture
- Corporate-clean close-up magic, mentalism, and audience interaction
- Procurement-ready paperwork: COI, W-9, $1M general liability insurance
- Custom integration with your event's theme, agenda, and timeline
- Post-event follow-up to ensure your party exceeded expectations
Frequently Asked Questions
When should we book a holiday party magician for our company event?
Book by mid-September for a December holiday party. Top close-up magicians in Los Angeles are typically booked solid for the first three weekends of December by mid-October. White Rabbit LA still accepts limited late bookings into November for non-peak-night events (weekday parties, lunchtime events, and second-half-of-December dates), but Friday and Saturday nights in mid-December are the first to lock. Book early to secure the date, the format, and the time slot you want.
How much does a holiday party magician cost?
Holiday party magic at White Rabbit LA is custom-priced for each booking based on audience size, venue, format (cocktail strolling, dinner-table magic, or a featured parlor show), travel, and the level of brand or theme integration. Every quote is built on a short discovery call so the night you're planning is matched to the right format and investment. The booking process is built for corporate procurement teams, with written contract, $1M general liability insurance, COI, W-9, and standard payment terms. Scott Syme is a Magic Castle (Academy of Magical Arts) member, Disney Channel magic consultant, and magic consultant to America's Got Talent champion Dustin Tavella. Call (424) 394-1850 or request a callback through the contact page.
Will a magician work for our company holiday party if half the team doesn't drink?
Yes — close-up magic is one of the few entertainment formats that works equally well sober or social. The performance creates shared moments of surprise and laughter that don't depend on alcohol. For office cultures that lean younger and more social, the energy meets that. For office cultures that lean older, more conservative, or international, the performance lands as elevated and intelligent. The same act has played for Netflix and Morgan Stanley audiences in the same week.
What's the best format for a company holiday party magician?
For most corporate holiday parties under 200 guests, the highest-impact format is 60 to 90 minutes of close-up strolling during the cocktail and dinner portions of the event. Guests are mingling, photo ops are happening, and the magic creates the talking points that show up in the Monday-morning Slack. For larger company-wide parties or holiday galas, a featured 25-minute parlor set after dinner gives the entire room a single shared moment. Some companies book both — strolling early, parlor show as the featured close.
Can a magician travel to our office or venue for a private holiday event?
Yes. White Rabbit LA performs at private offices, restaurants, ballrooms, members' clubs, and home venues across Los Angeles, Beverly Hills, Malibu, Santa Monica, Pasadena, Calabasas, and the broader LA metro area. Travel is included for venues within a 30-mile radius of Beverly Hills. For events outside that radius — Orange County, Santa Barbara, Palm Springs, Ojai — travel and lodging are added at flat rate.
Is the holiday magic show appropriate for international and mixed-language audiences?
Yes. Scott's performance is heavily visual — the moments that land hardest are objects appearing, vanishing, and transforming in the guest's own hands, rather than verbal punchlines. The performance has played to audiences in cities including London, Tokyo, Dubai, and Mexico City. For international corporate holiday parties in Los Angeles, the magic translates without modification.
"My company hosted a holiday dinner last Friday, and we had the pleasure of experiencing Scott's magic show. He is incredible and had the whole room captivated."
Grace G., Corporate Holiday Dinner
"Scott put on an amazing show at our Holiday Christmas Party, all the guests loved him and were blown away from his tricks and magic! 2nd year in a row hiring him and he knocks it out of the park both times!"
Taylor R., Corporate Holiday Party
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