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Hire custom branded mascots
in Irvine.

Custom mascot design and performance — we design the costume, build it, and provide a trained performer who brings your brand mascot to life at activations.

OC corporate character work runs heaviest at Anaheim Resort District activations (where a portion of our character roster has prior Disneyland Resort and Universal training), Fashion Island and South Coast Plaza retail openings that want a branded mascot to anchor the crowd, and themed performers for murder mysteries and immersive corporate events at Newport and Irvine venues. Brand marketing teams use our characters for retail launches, family days hosted by employer brands, and themed corporate parties. Our OC character pool understands resort-district operational standards — character integrity, gesture, gait, and the boundary between IP-safe brand performance and trademarked properties. 100% W-2, AB-5 and AB-2257 compliant.

Common deployments: branded mascots for Anaheim Convention Center booth presence, Honda Center and Angel Stadium concourse activations, and Fashion Island retail openings.

Showcraft serves Irvine and the surrounding CA area with 100% W-2 talent, full insurance, and senior captains on every event. Irvine is the corporate offsite capital of Orange County — Blizzard, Broadcom, Edwards Lifesciences, Glidewell, and the broader Irvine Spectrum tech corridor all run their major HR offsites and partner days here. We staff brand ambassadors and lead-capture for product launches in the Spectrum / Great Park business district, family days and team-building production at the Orange County Great Park, registration and check-in for corporate offsites at the Irvine Marriott and Hyatt Regency, and demo crews for healthcare-tech events at Edwards and Allergan. Roster runs heavily bilingual EN/ES with strong Mandarin, Korean, and Vietnamese pools — the actual demographic reality of Irvine, not the brochure version. All staff are 100% W-2 and AB-5 compliant.

  • Custom Branded Mascots dispatched anywhere in Irvine
  • 100% W-2 staff (CA AB-5 / AB-2257 compliant)
  • Comprehensive GL + workers' comp on every event
  • COI naming your venue and additional insureds
  • Captain on-site for events with 6+ staff
Venues we staff · Irvine

Custom Branded Mascots at Irvine venues we know.

Irvine Spectrum Center
Orange County Great Park
Hoag Classic / Newport Beach Country Club
Bren Events Center (UC Irvine)
FAQ · CUSTOM BRANDED MASCOTS in IRVINE

Questions Irvine buyers ask about custom branded mascots.

Does Showcraft design custom mascots for Irvine brands?+

Yes — full design-and-build. We concept the mascot with your brand team, build the costume to professional performer standards, and provide trained performers to wear it at activations in Irvine and across Orange County. The mascot becomes a reusable asset you can deploy across multiple events and seasons.

Can your Irvine mascot performers handle long activation shifts?+

Yes — mascot work is athletic, and our Irvine performers are trained for it. Costumes are built with ventilation and cooling considerations, shifts include mandatory cool-down breaks coordinated by an on-site captain, and we typically rotate two performers across one costume on long activations to keep energy high.

What kind of Irvine events use a branded mascot?+

Trade show booths (mascots pull aisle traffic), retail openings, sports activations, college campus tours, family days for brand customers, and outdoor brand activations in Orange County. Mascots work especially well at events with photo-driven content goals or kid-facing brand moments.

Are your Irvine mascot performers W-2 employees?+

Yes. Every mascot performer Showcraft deploys in Irvine is a W-2 employee with workers' comp, general liability, and (where applicable) auto coverage. We issue COIs naming the venue and additional insureds. In California, the structure is fully AB-5 / AB-2257 compliant.

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