Event Entertainment in New York
Themed performers, specialty acts and custom-built costumes for every kind of event, produced in New York since 2010.
Full wardrobe design and construction — The Heart of New York Gala, American Heart Association
26 Stars builds the entertainment that makes an event memorable: costumed characters written for your concept, circus and specialty artists, and the wardrobe to dress all of it, made in our own studio.
More than 6,000 productions in New York since 2010, for corporate galas, brand activations, private celebrations and nightlife.
What we bring
Themed & Costumed Performers
Greeters, ambient characters, dancers, and living décor, built around a world. Gatsby, disco, LED, futuristic, fantasy, horror, or something written for your event alone. Performers arrive in costume, in character, and briefed on the room.
Custom Costume Design & Construction
From a single greeter to a full wardrobe for a gala cast, built in-house. We designed and built the wardrobe for The Heart of New York Gala, and the costumes for the Moxy Times Square hotel opening, patterned, cut, and sewn in our own studio. Our founder has designed costumes for the Joffrey Ballet's Nutcracker for six seasons.
Who we work with
Corporate Events
For Companies
We work directly with internal teams, and inside productions run by the agencies and planners they hire.
Holiday parties · Product launches · Brand activations · Galas and fundraisers · Conferences and summits · Award ceremonies · Store and venue openings
Corporate event entertainment →
Private Events
For Private Hosts
Smaller rooms, the same production standard, and usually more room to be strange.
Private event entertainment ↓
Holiday Events
For The Season
November and December, booked months ahead. The calendar fills earlier than people expect.
Holiday event entertainment →
PRIVATE EVENTS
A room of people who know each other
At a private party nobody is being watched by their manager. Guests come closer, stay longer, and want to be part of what is happening rather than seated in front of it. That changes what we bring: closer work, more interaction, and costumes that hold up when someone is standing a metre away looking at the stitching.
It is also where the strangest ideas get made. No palette to match, no legal review, nobody asking whether it is on message, and the strangest ideas are usually the ones people still talk about a year later.
Popular Themes
Below are popular options. 26 Stars can accommodate and style any theme or color scheme.
Tell us about your event.
Date, venue, guest count, and the idea you have in mind, even if it is still only a feeling. We will come back with a concept and a quote.
Planning on behalf of a client? We work inside productions run by others, under their brand.