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Hire custom branded mascots
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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.

Corporate character work in LA splits across three lanes — branded mascots at retail openings on Rodeo Drive and the Grove, costumed characters at brand family days for studio and agency clients, and themed performers (period actors, sci-fi, noir) for murder mysteries and immersive corporate experiences across DTLA and Hollywood. Showcraft's LA character roster overlaps with our working-actor pool: SAG-AFTRA performers comfortable in costume, on camera, and in front of executive audiences. Brand marketing teams at studios, CPG companies, and Westside tech book us for activations where a mascot or themed performer needs to actually perform — not just stand there. 100% W-2, AB-5 and AB-2257 compliant.

Common deployments: branded mascots for Crypto.com Arena and SoFi Stadium gameday activations, Rodeo Drive retail openings, and LA Convention Center trade-show booth presence.

Showcraft serves Long Beach and the surrounding CA area with 100% W-2 talent, full insurance, and senior captains on every event. Long Beach is the South Bay's anchor event market — Long Beach Convention Center pulls a steady run of mid-size trade shows and festivals, the Queen Mary hosts overnight corporate buyouts and themed events, and the Grand Prix of Long Beach turns the downtown grid into a brand-activation gauntlet every April. We staff exhibitor booths and lead-capture for Convention Center shows, brand activations along Pine Avenue and the East Village Arts District, Grand Prix sponsor zones, and family-day production at the Aquarium of the Pacific. Roster is heavily bilingual EN/ES with a notable Cambodian (Khmer) pool — relevant for Long Beach's Cambodia Town demographics and community-focused activations. All staff are 100% W-2 and AB-5 compliant.

  • Custom Branded Mascots dispatched anywhere in Long Beach
  • 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 · Long Beach

Custom Branded Mascots at Long Beach venues we know.

Long Beach Convention Center
Pine Avenue
Shoreline Village
FAQ · CUSTOM BRANDED MASCOTS in LONG BEACH

Questions Long Beach buyers ask about custom branded mascots.

Does Showcraft design custom mascots for Long Beach 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 Long Beach and across Los Angeles. The mascot becomes a reusable asset you can deploy across multiple events and seasons.

Can your Long Beach mascot performers handle long activation shifts?+

Yes — mascot work is athletic, and our Long Beach 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 Long Beach 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 Los Angeles. Mascots work especially well at events with photo-driven content goals or kid-facing brand moments.

Are your Long Beach mascot performers W-2 employees?+

Yes. Every mascot performer Showcraft deploys in Long Beach 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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