Busking days are events organised by councils, municipalities, community groups or other organisations to encourage
busking
Street performance or busking is the act of performing in public places for gratuities. In many countries, the rewards are generally in the form of money but other gratuities such as food, drink or gifts may be given. Street performance is pr ...
in the town, city or other location on a specific day or number of days in a year. Many busking days have become established events, occurring yearly. Some busking days have transformed into street entertainment festivals where the acts are booked and paid an appearance fee or paid an appearance fee and also allowed to 'hat' the audiences. Hatting being the traditional means that acts receive payment for their performances.
In 2010,
PRS for Music
PRS for Music Limited (formerly The MCPS-PRS Alliance Limited) is a British music copyright collective, made up of two collection societies: the Mechanical-Copyright Protection Society (MCPS) and the Performing Right Society (PRS). It undertakes ...
called on a national busking day in the UK as well as the creation of 'busk stops' to act as a designated area where buskers can play in every town across the country. The campaign is currently being supported by the member of parliament
Kevin Brennan, who raised the idea as an
early day motion
In the Westminster parliamentary system, an early day motion (EDM) is a motion, expressed as a single sentence, tabled by members of Parliament that formally calls for debate "on an early day". In practice, they are rarely debated in the House ...
.
[Busk in London]
hosted National Busking Day across the UK in 2015. This has grown to International Busking Day in July 2016, with 120 cities around the world taking part. International Busking Day kick starts the Busk in London Festival, Trafalgar Square.
See also
*Busking
Street performance or busking is the act of performing in public places for gratuities. In many countries, the rewards are generally in the form of money but other gratuities such as food, drink or gifts may be given. Street performance is pr ...
*List of busking locations
This is a list of locations where busking is known to happen on a regular basis.
Americas
United States
Central U.S.
* Minneapolis, Minnesota: Nicollet Mall, Hennepin Ave (downtown), any of the co-ops. Buskers often appear at the Mall of Amer ...
References
External links
Busk in London Festival (UK)International Busking Day (worldwide)Wymondham Music Festival (Norfolk, UK)Wymondham Busking Day 2005 (UK)Takoma Park Folk Festival (US)Toronto Buskerfest (Canada)Tokyo Busker Festival (Japan)Ferrara Buskers' Festival (Italy)Coffs Harbour Buskers & Comedy Festival (Australia)All Ireland Busking Festival (Ireland)Singapore Buskers' Festival (Singapore)Newburyport, MA Buskers' Festival (USA)Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada International Buskers Festival (Canada)Phoenix Busking Festival, Tullamore (Ireland)
Street performance
Busking venues
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