Magician in Appleton

Appleton and the wider Fox Valley are a regular part of the northern run. It is under two hours up the highway from Milwaukee, so there is no travel to arrange and no overnight to price in. Short-notice dates are often possible here, which matters when a committee loses a performer three weeks out.

What gets booked in Appleton

The Fox Valley books more family and community programming than most markets its size: library summer series, service club dinners, school assemblies and church family nights. Alongside that, the paper, packaging and food-processing employers in the valley run customer hospitality and holiday parties, usually in a hotel ballroom or a conference room they already use all year. The corporate calendar tightens from October onward. Community bookings sit further out and are normally settled by a volunteer committee working a season ahead.

Getting there

This is home territory: an easy drive, and travel is normally just part of the fee.

Also covered nearby: Neenah, Menasha, Kaukauna, Little Chute, Grand Chute, Oshkosh.