Best entertainers in Toronto
Toronto is the town on the western shore of Lake Macquarie, and its list circles the water rather than the town. A singer-songwriter lives in Toronto, a singer is at Fennell Bay and another singer-songwriter at Eleebana, both just round the top of the lake, then a cover band, a cabaret show at Pelican, a duo at Blacksmiths, wedding acts at Sunshine and Charlestown, a kids' entertainer at Cardiff and a country band at Bonnells Bay. Solo singers first, the bands after; that's the shape of it.
What makes Toronto different from the rest of the lake is the freeway. The M1 is a few minutes west through Fassifern or down at Morisset, so a Sydney or Hunter Valley act reaches here without touching Newcastle traffic, and the Hunter's wedding bands, a fair slice of the acts within reach, quote Toronto as an easy run. For a reception on the water at Toronto or a birthday at Wangi Wangi, read the card distance as road, not water; Belmont is across the lake and the best part of half an hour round.
Top picks in Toronto
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 Toronto. Ask each act whether they travel to your venue and what that costs.
Questions people ask about entertainers in Toronto
How much to hire a band in Toronto NSW?
The lake bands price on players and sets, and Toronto adds no travel for any of them; the Hunter Valley ones add the drive down from Cessnock or Maitland. A cover band for three sets with a PA is the big ticket, a duo for the same night is the cheaper way to fill it. The cover band and the wedding acts here haven't listed a from-price, so ask two and compare.
Do Sydney entertainers travel to Lake Macquarie?
For weddings, yes, and Toronto is the easiest lake town for them because it's straight off the M1 without the run through Newcastle. Count on an hour and a half each way, a travel line and sometimes a room. With the Newcastle pool half an hour away, most nights don't need a Sydney act.
What's the best act for a fiftieth on the lake at Toronto?
For a house on the water or a boat club room, a duo or a singer-songwriter with their own small PA does the job and fits on the deck. If people are going to dance, the cover band or the country band at Bonnells Bay; if it's a show you want, the cabaret at Pelican. Tell the act about parking and stairs, because waterfront houses at Toronto and Coal Point have plenty of both.
Booking tips
The cabaret show is a night on its own
The Moulin Rouge-style show at Pelican is the one act on this list that fills an evening by itself, and it isn't cheap because it's a cast, not a soloist. For a big birthday or a club function, price it against a band plus a DJ before you decide.
Bonnells Bay and Morisset use this page too
For Bonnells Bay, Morisset and Dora Creek, this list and the Wangi Wangi one are the nearest views of the same acts. The country band at Bonnells Bay is the closest act to all three.
Kids' parties have a local act
A children's entertainer at Cardiff is a quarter of an hour away, which covers a lakeside park birthday without a Newcastle drive. School holidays and Saturday mornings go first.