World Buskers Festival brings 10 days of laughter to Christchurch

The 15th World Buskers Festival kicks off today in Christchurch and continues until January 27th. Forty acts from ten countries, including New Zealand, will perform their various talents around the streets of the city.

When the busking festival started fifteen years ago, there were eight acts and two events which drew 8,000 people. Last year’s festival played host to more than forty national and international acts, staged in excess of 450 shows and drew 250,000 people into the central city.

This year’s festival boasts the largest contingent of circus, street and stage acts Christchurch has ever seen. There are
jugglers, comedians, contortionists, unicyclists, clowns, musicians, dancers, acrobats, living statues and aerialists.

Dog Days of Summer hd With day time shows around the city, it’s great entertainment for families, with adult shows in the North Quad of the Arts Centre and at the Civic every night.

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I always look forward to this time of year, as there are so many different acts appearing all over the central city as part of this busking festival. It’s the cheapest ten days of entertainment you will get!