The World Buskers Festival is the biggest summer festival in New Zealand offering top-class entertainment in 42 shows staged by local and international artists. With festival venues ranging from the Isaac Theatre Royal to the Botanic Gardens, summer in Otautahi, Christchurch is packed with variety shows, street performances and circus acts. Meet comedians, acrobats, trapeze artists, musicians, dancers and of course, buskers too! What’s a busker, you ask? A Busker is a person who performs music (or other entertainment) in the street for money.

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