Best entertainers in Throsby
Throsby is the newest edge of Gungahlin, built against the Mulligans Flat and Goorooyarroo reserves, and it already has a wedding band living in it. That's the surprise on this page. The rest of the first screen matches Nicholls a few minutes down the road: a flamenco dancer at Kaleen, the other Gungahlin wedding band at Nicholls, a magician at O'Connor and then the city's bands, magicians and aerial act giving Canberra as their address. Book the two Gungahlin bands first if a band is what you want, because everyone on this side of town is asking the same two.
New suburbs book differently. Throsby's houses are new, the backyards are small and the gardens haven't grown, so a fortieth or a housewarming here is usually inside or under a marquee on a block with neighbours close on both sides. That favours the soloists, the magician and a duo over a full band, and it's worth saying to any act so they bring a rig sized for a living room rather than a hall.
Top picks in Throsby
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 Throsby. Ask each act whether they travel to your venue and what that costs.
Questions people ask about entertainers in Throsby
Can you have a band at a house party in a new suburb like Throsby?
You can, with limits. The blocks here are compact and the neighbours are close, so a full band at volume past ten will bring a complaint, and most Canberra bands will say so before they quote. A duo or a singer with a small rig, finishing at a sensible hour, gets you the live music without the knock on the door.
How much to hire a band in Throsby?
The same as anywhere in Canberra, since the acts here treat the whole city as one job: it's the number of players, the hours and whether the date is a spring or autumn Saturday. Two wedding bands live in Gungahlin itself, which takes even the short drive out of the picture. Starting prices, where a band has given one, sit on its card on this page.
Is there a magician close to Throsby for a kids' party?
The nearest one on the list is at O'Connor, about a quarter of an hour, and two more give Canberra as their base. A children's magician usually asks the age range first, because a show for five-year-olds and one for ten-year-olds are different acts. Book a weekend slot early in term four, when every birthday and end-of-year party in Gungahlin lands at once.
Booking tips
The reserve isn't a venue
Mulligans Flat is a fenced sanctuary and the woodland beside Throsby is protected, so an outdoor party means a home, a park or a room in the Gungahlin centre. Ask the act about battery power if it's a park.
Nicholls has almost the same page
Nicholls' list is this one with the two Gungahlin bands swapped and the distances shifted a few kilometres. Read whichever suburb is closer to the venue, and don't bother reading both.
Say Throsby, not Gungahlin
Some Canberra acts still don't know where Throsby is, and a north-side address can read as Hall or Bonner in their head. Put the suburb in the enquiry, and the venue if it's a hall or a park, so the act knows exactly how far north it is.