Buskerfest Explained

Buskerfest is the name of a traveling festivals of buskers—street performers. Buskers in the festivals visit a series of host cities each summer. Host cities often shut down one of more blocks of a prominent downtown street for the festival.

None of the cities had their festivals in 2020.

host city	years held	notes
	1995–2019, 2021–	Unlike other cities Ottawa has a permanent pedestrian mall, and the festival is held there. Typically held for five days, the first week of August.
	2000–2019, 2021–	Organized by and as a fundraiser for Epilepsy Toronto. First hosted in 2000 at Nathan Phillips Square. In 2013 moved from the St Lawrence Market area to an entire kilometer of Yonge Street where the festival remained for 2014 and 2015 In 2016 moved to Woodbine Park in Toronto's Beach neighbourhood. Currently runs for four consecutive days, ending on Labour Day.
	2008–2019, 2021–	Features poets in addition to more traditional buskers.
	2009–2019, 2021–	Held in early September. The festival is devoted solely to musical busking.
	2015–2019, 2021–	First festival to be held over the Labor Day weekend, 2015.
Denver, Colorado	2016-2019, 2021–	Held in early August at Denver Union Station.

See also

• Busking Day