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Halifax Busker Festival
Halifax Busker Festival
	The Halifax Waterfront boardwalk is home to the festival each year
Dates	July - August (6 days)
Frequency	Annual
Venue	Halifax Boardwalk
Location(s)	Halifax, Nova Scotia
Country	Canada
Years active	1986 - present
Founded	1986
Next event	July 31 - August 15, 2024
Attendance	500,000 (unofficial)
Major events	Magic, Live music, Stunts
Organized by	Premier Entertainment Group
Website	www.buskers.ca

The Halifax Busker Festival is an annual event held by Premier Entertainment Group in Halifax, Nova Scotia on the Halifax Waterfront showcasing talent from buskers around the world. The festival runs for 6 days during the Natal Day long weekend in July and August. The festival was founded in 1986 as Halifax Busker Festival. Admission to the festival is free but audience members are encouraged to tip performers. The official website for the festival allows people to tip performers via an online link.^[1] In 2020 the event was held entirely online due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[2] The festival was cancelled in 2021 due to the ongoing pandemic, replaced instead by in-person performances by local musicians and magicians.^[3]^[4]

References edit

^ "FAQs". Halifax Busker Festival. Retrieved November 6, 2021.
^ "Halifax Busker Festival moves online for 2020 due to COVID-19". CityNews Halifax. June 18, 2020.
^ "There Will Be No Buskers Festival This Year – Here's What's Happening Instead". Nova Scotia Buzz.
^ Guye, Alex (July 29, 2021). "Halifax Busker Festival to return in a new way this weekend". CBC News.