Top 10 Entertainment Acts for Conferences and Exhibitions
There are many ways you can make your conference event more engaging, but incorporating entertainment acts is by far one of the most impactful ways to stand out.
Through live exhibition entertainment, attendees are guaranteed to be thrilled by close-up performances and mesmerised by the sheer impact of your event.
As conferences should be representative of your brand, every company may have a different entertainment that will suit them best, but captivating crowds through these performances is an absolute must.
Immersive exhibition experiences can also allow your company to stand out amongst other competitors.
You can even go further with more engaging guest entertainment, including them in more team-based activities while your live performers bolster their intrigue and creativity throughout the day.
Why Is Live Exhibition Entertainment So Important?
Enjoyment and pleasure serve as an important part of day-to-day life, giving people the opportunity to unwind and have a good time between work and chores.
One of the top conference questions to ask yourself is, ” How can I make this event as engaging as possible?”
By creating an environment at your event where attendees can relax and experience new, unique entertainment acts, you’re guaranteeing that your conference will be highly memorable and favourably viewed.
As you’ll want to encourage as many attendees as possible, creating incredible visual experiences through live conference entertainment acts is a great way to draw more interest and foster hype for future conferences down the line.
What Are The Advantages Of Entertainers For Conferences?
There are many powerful advantages to including live conference performers at your event, including:
- Enhancing the emotional well-being of attendees
- Keeping your conference event memorable for years to come
- Encouraging creative ideas, innovation and talent to thrive
- Building connections between employees
- Draw attention to your bespoke exhibition stand at shared conference events
- Elevate the more serious elements of your conference
- Foster positive company opinion and employee reliability
- Captivate more guests throughout the day
10 Entertainment Acts You Need For Your Event
Depending on the unique theming of your conference event, there is a wide range of live conference performers that can suit your needs.
Sure to grip your audience’s attention spans and captivate them throughout the day, these top 10 conference entertainment acts are perfect to elevate your event above the rest.
1. Robot Conference Entertainment
Walkabout Robots
With the potential for walkabout characters to engage with crowds, our vocal-robot for guest meet-and-greet humour, or even a more epic full-scale dance show, each of these robot performers can uniquely elevate your corporate event.
With elements of our walkabout robots that allow for guest interaction and connection with other attendees, this act is perfect to bring together crowds.
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Robot Dance Shows
Robot and LED Dance Shows are an incredible way to dazzle attendees at conferences and exhibitions, making an impact with their bright lights, vibrancy and futuristic appearances.
Bringing together a mix of cutting-edge technology, high-energy performances and engaging visuals, this act is one-of-a-kind in immersing guests.
See how our robots elevated this conference on Magna Carta Island!
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2. Dancers
Energetic and mesmerising dance shows can be the perfect way to draw audience attention at your conference event, giving attendees a lighthearted intermission.
No matter your theme, dancers are the perfect live conference entertainment to tailor towards events of all kinds. Elevating the day with spectacular talent and creating a lively, positive atmosphere, these versatile performers can do it all.
More traditional flamenco dancers and can-can performers can also set the stage with an air of classic entertainment and can be tailored to a culture or on-brand theme.
Futuristic Dancers
You can also capture your guests through the crowd or on-stage, lighting up with colourful pops or beams of light with such dance acts as:
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3. LED Screen Performers
Merging futuristic technology with traditional entertainment, our LED screen performers are a great way to get the best of both worlds for your conference entertainment.
With each LED screen tailored specifically for you, each show is unique, showcasing your brand.
Great for projecting onto backdrops and costumes, these performers can interact with your chosen elements and truly put on quite the show – they are guaranteed to make your exhibition stand out!
Great for Branding
Elevating informative elements, branding and logos with a mesmerising technological edge, this element of your conference event is sure to stand out above all else.
For more innovative technology options, take a look at our futuristic activations guide.
With so many options to choose from, it can be difficult to know which will be most effective at your corporate events. If you would like some guidance on what conference entertainment to choose, just get in touch with our team. We can offer tailor-made guidance depending on your requirements.
4. Drummers
Live music performances are always a great way to encourage audience interaction and captivation, drawing interest with sound and striking visuals to match.
With our assortment of live drummers, there’s something for every conference event.
Captivating options include:
Futuristic Drummers
Holographic LED Drummers can also stand out from the crowd with their colourful appearances and striking branded elements, sure to garner positive social media shares from guests.
Other incredible conference entertainment options include:
Bespoke Drumming Acts
Each of these acts can be perfectly tailored in a number of ways, whether it be to welcome guests into your conference event, putting on a full-stage show or weaving between the crowd as walkabout entertainment.
Our Giant Mirror Ball Show is another way that drummers can epically draw your guests’ attention, towering above them, while this giant disco ball adds striking impact.
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5. LED/Glow Acts
Wow your guests with LED and glow acts for conferences, delivering futuristic aesthetics, innovative technology and striking visual appeal to everyone nearby.
With performers like our pixel poi stage show, you can be sure to absolutely amaze audiences with pixel illumination from spinning lasers, all while flashing costumes and rhythmic drumming keep all eyes on them.
Innovative Performances
As these acts showcase advanced technology, they’re perfect for conferences that emphasise innovation, creativity, or modern trends.
LED and glow acts are also guaranteed to be unique and memorable, surprising your attendees with something that stands out and boldly engages with audiences.
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6. Circus Acts
It’s hard not to stand out at your conference events with circus acts, putting on daring performances that’ll have your audience captivated.
Through thrilling shows like an acrobatic lightshow, you can include a variety of dance elements and acrobatics, all while a captivating light performance weaves around their every move.
Aerial Shows
Get even more unique with our aerialist ice skater show, hanging from the ceiling to perform hair-raising stunts for all, with plenty of pyrotechnics to add greater flair.
Football themed aerial silks can be equally striking, too, great for more sports-based companies or those looking to show off innovative ideas and creativity.
Whatever your goal is, circus acts can create a thrilling atmosphere for guests at your event, sure to get attendees talking and sharing positive thoughts about your conference event.
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7. Sports Entertainers & Freestylers
Combining energy, skill and audience engagement into one, sports entertainers are a perfect addition to any conference event.
With versatile entertainment for conferences and event spaces, this kind of live exhibition entertainment is a great way to invite action and thrill to crowds.
Whether it be air track acrobat performers that soar above to wow audiences, or football freestylers that show off a range of sick tricks, there’s something cool on offer regardless.
Creating Social Media Moments
Even BMX freestyle shows can be fantastic entertainers for conferences, creating jaw-dropping moments that attendees want to capture and share on social media or remember for life.
There’s also a wonderful opportunity to incorporate company branding and themes throughout, aligning your brand with a positive experience for guests. You can ensure an award-winning stand with one of these acts!
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Are you struggling to choose which conference acts are best for your event? Get in touch with our team, who can guide you on the best options for your event set-up and brand.
8. 3D Projection Dancers
There’s something impactful and incredible about 3D projection shows, with their futuristic technology and immersive experiences that cannot help but grip attendees.
With our 3D projection mapping for conferences, a spectacular performance can be built and tailored to fit inside your venue’s space. Using high-quality LED screens, projectors and sound systems, more mundane conference elements can be turned into unforgettable conference entertainment.
Combine With Your Visuals
That’s not all, though, as a visual dance mapping show will instantly wow employees with talented interactive dancers and incredible innovative visual appeal.
Keeping your guests’ attention focused and enhancing their engagement with the content, these dancers and unique shows can create standout moments that attendees associate with the event’s success.
Take a look at our top 5 projection shows for conferences.
9. Guest Speakers/Celebrity Impersonators
Making use of guest speakers and celebrity impersonators for conference events can be a smart way to shake up the usual routine.
From celebrity chefs to actors and actresses, there are a variety of engaging speakers who can capture your guests’ attention and leave them more emotionally connected to your conference’s values.
On Brand Speakers
By choosing someone that closely linked to your own brand or product, you can peak guest’s interests and wow them with an unexpectedly engaging speech from a new face.
With specialised knowledge, insights, and experiences, guest speakers are a great way to make an impact and inspire crowds, for example, our shard climber, an extreme sports guest speaker.
Watch the shard climber in action.
Famous Faces
Celebrity Impersonators are also an incredible way to make corporate events feel more exciting for guests, with lookalikes for people like David Tennant garnering crowd interest and encouraging photo opportunities too – perfect for those Sci-Fi conferences.
Celebrity impersonators, on the other hand, add a fun, light-hearted element to conferences, breaking the monotony of presentations and discussions.
By creating an atmosphere of humour and excitement, guests will find it easier to interact and network in a relaxed environment.
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10. Artistic/Digital Performances
Add a refined nature to your conference event with artistic and digital performers, blending creativity with visual storytelling.
From performers like our digital event artist, who captures a scene in front of him with elements of both abstract artwork and elements of realism, you can wow guests throughout the night as a vivid creation is drawn and projected in front of their eyes.
Other acts, like our live mural artist, could also be the perfect way to introduce guests to your event, painting a striking image for all to view as they enter.
Or why not even get into the crowd, with Caricaturists that’ll engage and connect with your attendees while offering humour and social media sharing possibilities?
Digital Artists and Advancing Tech
With so much potential on offer, artistic performers are one of the most dynamic offerings for conference events out there, able to quietly put on a show to the side or sit centre stage.
With advancing tech, you can now even hire VR performers and painters who create while looking through the lens of a digital environment.
Offering a unique way to showcase your company’s values, vision, or products, employees are also more likely to personally connect with your event and feel a part of the entire experience by the end.
Even More Ways to Engage at Your Conference
Looking for other ways to engage guests at your next conference or exhibition? As well as live artists and performers, we have our Top 10 Games for Engaging Guests at Conferences. Take a look for more ideas.
Book Our Entertainment Acts To Make an Impact At Your Conference Event
Raise the bar at your upcoming conference event with any one of our incredible entertainment acts, guaranteed to make a lasting impact on your attendees.
With our conference organisation services, we can not only put together the best acts possible, but also host a full-scale experience tailored to your needs.
To make sure your event stands out, be sure to contact us today. We would love to discuss a full entertainment package for your conference event.
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