# Josh Staley Magic

> Josh Staley is Melbourne's award-winning magician and the current Australian Champion of Magic. In 2025, he represented Australia at the World Championships of Magic (FISM) in Turin, Italy, ranking 12th in the world for Close-Up Magic — the highest score ever achieved by an Australian in the category. He is also a Guinness World Record holder and has won 13 industry awards across his career.

Josh performs close-up magic, feature shows, and MC hosting for weddings, corporate events, hens & bucks parties, and private celebrations across Melbourne and Victoria. He is based in Melbourne and available for events across Victoria and nationally.

## Occasions

- [Weddings](https://joshstaley.com/weddings): Roving close-up magic, feature shows, and wedding MC hosting for weddings across Melbourne and Victoria, filling the quiet gaps in the day from ceremony arrival through to the reception.
- [Corporate Events](https://joshstaley.com/corporate-events): Corporate magic, mentalism, and MC hosting for Christmas parties, conferences, client events, product launches, and team building across Melbourne.
- [Hens & Bucks](https://joshstaley.com/hens-bucks): Close-up magic and mind-reading for hens parties, bucks nights, and pre-wedding celebrations — a genuinely different alternative to the usual entertainment.
- [Celebrations](https://joshstaley.com/celebrations): Close-up magic and feature shows for milestone birthdays, anniversaries, engagement parties, family gatherings, and private celebrations of every kind.

## Formats

- [Close-Up Magic](https://joshstaley.com/close-up-magic): Intimate, interactive magic performed directly among guests — also known as roving, table, or roaming magic.
- [Feature Show](https://joshstaley.com/feature-show): A dedicated, high-energy performance for the whole audience together, drawing on the same material that has sold out seasons at Melbourne Magic Festival and Adelaide Fringe.
- [Combined Experience](https://joshstaley.com/combined-experience): Roving close-up magic and a feature show combined in one seamless booking.
- [MC & Hosting](https://joshstaley.com/mc-hosting): Professional MC and event hosting woven together with magic, for corporate events, awards nights, gala dinners, and weddings.
- [Wedding MC](https://joshstaley.com/wedding-mc): Professional wedding MC and reception hosting combined with interactive roving magic, from cocktail hour through to formalities and speeches.

## Company

- [About](https://joshstaley.com/about): Josh Staley's full biography, career journey, and complete list of accolades and achievements, including his FISM ranking, Guinness World Record, and Adelaide Fringe award history.
- [Contact](https://joshstaley.com/contact): Enquiry form and contact details for booking Josh Staley for weddings, corporate events, and private celebrations.

## Key Facts

- Current Australian Champion of Magic (2025)
- Ranked 12th in the world at the World Championships of Magic (FISM), Turin, Italy, 2025 — the highest score ever achieved by an Australian in the category
- Guinness World Record holder (World's Longest Magic Show, 85 hours, 2016, team achievement)
- 13 industry awards, including six consecutive years of Best Magic at Adelaide Fringe (2021-2026) and the Overall Best Magic Award (2026)
- Academy of Magical Arts member, The Magic Castle, Los Angeles (2018)
- Penn & Teller Fool Us Scholarship recipient (2019)
- 110+ five-star reviews from private and corporate clients across Melbourne