The Basker Fest (
Macedonian: Баскерфест, Baskerfest) is an international street festival in
Skopje
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Republic of North Macedonia
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, established in 2006. It features
acrobats
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magicians
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* A practitioner of magic (illusion)
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* ''The Magician'', an 18th-ce ...
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mimes
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horses,
jugglers
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clowns, musicians and
puppeteers who perform in the streets of Macedonia's capital. It is organized by the civic association "One Way" and is under the auspices of the City of Skopje. The main location is
Macedonia Square, the city's main square, but events also take place in the municipalities of
Aerodrom,
Čair and
Gazi Baba and the
Soravia Center in the center of Skopje.
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Festivals in Skopje
Festivals established in 2006
2006 establishments in the Republic of Macedonia
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