World Busker Festival in Christchurch

Christchurch City has a very active calendar of events throughout the year. There are special festivals and events for every season. Spring brings New Zealand Cup and Show Week featuring national racing events, NZ Fashion Week and the region's traditional agricultural and pastoral show. The Summer Times festival, with a host of free outdoor events, including the hugely popular Classical Sparks is celebrated during the summer. In winter do not miss Kids Fest and the Winter Carnival. World Busker Festival in Christchurch is one of the biggest and best festivals held every summer. As with all good busker fests, Christchurch simply puts its guest buskers on the street and lets them perform.

Features of World Busker Festival in Christchurch

The annual World Busker Festival in Christchurch is its most loved festival. The chaos and pandemonium draw crowds all over the CBD, as 40 artists from around the world perform for the general public. The main features of the World Busker Festival in Christchurch include:

Artists from Canada, USA, Brazil, Portugal, Japan, Italy, Netherlands, UK, Australia and, of course, New Zealand, take to the streets, the City Mall, the Cathedral Square, the Arts Centre, and the Botanical Gardens.

Family oriented hilarity in famous locations in the heart of the city.

There is a famous Fire Show in the Cathedral Square, and comedy shows of the more adult type are shown in The Loaded Hog pub, the Christchurch Casino, and the Comedy Club stage in the Arts Centre.

Starting in the morning and going into the late night, each busker gives several performances throughout the day, assuring visitors a good chance to see the best performers at some point.

All performances are free.

Get ready for a fun filled World Busker Festival in Christchurch of organized madness in the lovely summer and enjoy the surroundings of the Garden City.

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