Hire costumed characters
in Chicago.

Trained character performers in screen-accurate costumes for retail openings, family days, brand activations, and corporate events with kid-facing components.

Showcraft serves Chicago and the surrounding IL area with 100% W-2 talent, full insurance, and senior captains on every event. Chicago is the trade-show capital of North America. McCormick Place runs IMTS, RSNA, NRA, the Auto Show, and IPPE — each a 50,000+ attendee week — and we staff exhibitor booths, lead-capture leads, and brand-activation crews across all four McCormick buildings. Beyond McCormick we cover Loop corporate events, Magnificent Mile retail openings, festival sampling along the lakefront (Lollapalooza, Taste of Chicago, Air & Water Show), and family days at Wrigley Field and Guaranteed Rate Field. Our Chicago captains know the McCormick freight elevator schedule, the union jurisdictions for booth setup, and how to actually get a 25-person crew through Loop-area load-in during commute hours.

• Costumed Characters dispatched anywhere in Chicago
• 100% W-2 staff (CA AB-5 compliant)
• Comprehensive GL + workers' comp on every event
• COI naming your venue and additional insureds
• Captain on-site for events with 6+ staff