Best entertainers in Richmond
This is Richmond in the Hawkesbury, at the top of Sydney's north-west where the river flats meet the mountains, not the Richmond in Melbourne. Its own ten are a duo and a Karen Carpenter tribute show in Richmond itself, a duo and a DJ at Windsor, a singer at Glossodia, a folk singer up at Bowen Mountain, a wedding act at Oakville, then DJs from Winmalee and Werrington Downs and a comedian at North St Marys. Notice how many of those are DJs? Out here they're the local trade, and the bands come up from Penrith and Parramatta.
The Hawkesbury is farm weddings, horse properties, the showground crowd and an air-force base, and the entertainment fits: a DJ who'll run a marquee on a Kurrajong property, a duo for a long lunch by the river at Windsor, a tribute show for a club night. Penrith is twenty minutes down the road with a much deeper list that includes most of the acts here, so use that page for a cover band or anything unusual. Blue Mountains acts come down the Bells Line too.
Top picks in Richmond
Top picks are the nearby performers with the most visible reviews, then rating, then the closest; further afield the closest come first, and premium listings break remaining ties. Distances are straight-line from Richmond. Ask each act whether they travel to your venue and what that costs.
Questions people ask about entertainers in Richmond
How much does a DJ cost in the Hawkesbury?
Less than the same DJ would cost you in the inner city, usually, because the ones on this list live at Windsor, Winmalee and Werrington Downs and there's no travel in it. What moves the price is hours, lights and whether they're running a marquee off a generator or plugging into a club's house system. Look at the from-prices on the DJ cards above; they're what Hawkesbury DJs are quoting right now.
Do Penrith or Sydney acts charge travel to Richmond?
Penrith acts mostly don't; Richmond and Windsor are twenty minutes for them and part of their normal weekend. Sydney acts from the inner city are another matter, an hour and a half each way at the end of a night, and that shows up on the quote or as an earlier finish. So start here, then Penrith, and only go to the Sydney page for something neither list has.
What entertainment works for a farm wedding near Windsor?
A DJ for the night, a duo or the folk singer for the ceremony and the afternoon, and both from this list. Farm sites mean generator power, uneven ground and a long carry from the car, which favours acts that travel light. If you want a band, brief them on the power before they quote; a five-piece on a dodgy generator is a bad night for everyone.
Booking tips
A DJ suits a property wedding
Marquee weddings on the flats around Windsor, Wilberforce and Kurrajong are the Hawkesbury's thing, and a DJ with a compact rig handles a long night on generator power far more easily than a five-piece. Ask what they bring for a site with no mains power.
Floods and fog are real out here
The Hawkesbury closes roads when the river comes up, and winter fog on the flats slows everything. Give the act a wet-weather plan and the venue's access road, and lean towards locals in the wet months.
Tribute shows want a room, not a paddock
The Carpenters show on this list is a seated-audience act with a band behind it, so it suits a club auditorium or a hall with a stage. For a backyard, a duo is the easier fit.