Darren Snelgar
4.9 | 29 Reviews
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Wedding EntertainersAbout Darren Snelgar
His magic is strong, fresh and very entertaining. Darren can be on hand at your event to entertain your guests by performing astonishing magic right in front of their eyes. Darren’s magic gently gets your guests directly involved – even to the point where it’s happening in their very own hands! Perfect for any function, party, wedding reception or corporate event.
Darren’s unique style of magic combines cards, coins, sponge balls and everyday objects. He can truly captivate an audience – whether it’s for 10 people or 200 – all your guests will be truly amazed and your event will be remembered and talked about for a very long time!
Although Darren is based in Southampton, He is available to perform in Portsmouth, Winchester, Bournemouth, Hampshire, Dorset, and London.
Experience
I specialise in wedding entertainment and have performed at hundreds of wedding days, working seamlessly around key moments such as the drinks reception, photographs, room turnarounds, and evening guest arrival. My style is relaxed, engaging, and non-intrusive — designed to enhance the atmosphere rather than interrupt it.
I’m proud to be a Multi Award Winning Magician/ E2 Media Award for close up magic and Corporate work and Weddings. Also twice Winner of the South East Prestige Award for Wedding and Corporate. Both Awards are for recognising outstanding service and consistency. I’m also fortunate to have over 28 five-star reviews from couples who consistently highlight the atmosphere, connection, and memories my magic creates.
Typical Clients
They value quality, professionalism, and experiences that bring guests together naturally. Many are people who’ve attended an event where magic made a real difference and want that same atmosphere for their own day.
I’m most often booked for: • Weddings (especially drinks receptions and photo sessions) • Events where guests are entertained without interrupting the schedule • Venues and planners looking for a trusted, easy-to-work-with professional • Events where guests may not all know each other and need a natural ice-breaker
Most of my bookings come from personal recommendations, venue referrals, and couples who want one less thing to worry about on their wedding day or any event.
Credentials
My work is grounded in professionalism, reliability, and an understanding of how weddings actually flow — something couples and venues value highly. Plus I bring lots of fun to an event!
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Fantastic Service & Friendly
Darren was very friendly, mingled with everyone and did some fantastic tricks, left everyone amazed. Would highly recommend, and will book again.
Incredible !
What can I say apart from , wow, amazing, incredible!! Darren is used to working with groups from 200-300 people and more, however, he accommodated my sons 16th surprise party perfectly! He had children and adults in awe of his work. It truly made the event that extra bit special with lots of laughs and shocked faces! Me and my boy spent ages talking about it afterwards still very surprised and confused ! In my boys words ' a magician who can warp reality'. Would 100% recommend for a great event !!
Fantastic!
Darren was absolutely fantastic at our company summer party. From the moment he arrived, he was professional, friendly and brilliant at engaging with everyone. His close-up magic was incredible and had both the adults and children completely captivated - there were lots of laughs, amazed faces and people trying to work out how he'd done it! We'd highly recommend Darren for any corporate event, family day or celebration. Thank you for helping make our summer party so memorable!
Great close quarters magic.Our guests loved it.
Really good fun . Enjoyed by all our guests.
Delighted with entertainment from Darren
We booked Darren to perform at our daughters wedding. We could not have been happier with his tricks and the relaxed way he interacted with our guests. Would not hesitate to book again.
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