A buskers festival is any festival in which street-shows or street-performers (also known as
buskers
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 pra ...
) of music, theater, dance, juggling, etc., play a prominent role.
Some of the world's more prominent Buskers Festivals are held in Kortrijk
La Rue en Rose,
Ferrara, Italy,
[ ] and various cities in
Canada
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(
Halifax,
Toronto
Toronto ( ; or ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Ontario. With a recorded population of 2,794,356 in 2021, it is the most populous city in Canada and the fourth most populous city in North America. The city is the anch ...
,
Waterloo, Ontario
Waterloo is a city in the Canadian province of Ontario. It is one of three cities in the Regional Municipality of Waterloo (formerly Waterloo County). Waterloo is situated about west-southwest of Toronto. Due to the close proximity of the ci ...
, and
Ottawa), but also in
Christchurch
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, New Zealand,
Australia, Scotland, Germany and other countries.
Nova Scotia's busker festival is called "
Halifax International Busker Festival" and is typically held in August. In 2017, the festival ran from August 2, 2017, to August 7, 2017, on the Halifax waterfront.
References
External links
Busker Central: Calendar of Busking Events Worldwide
Busking venues
Arts festivals by type
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