Halifax Busker Festival

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.

History

The festival was founded in 1986.
Admission to the festival is free but audience members are encouraged to tip performers.
In 2020, the event was held entirely online due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It was cancelled in 2021 due to the ongoing pandemic, replaced instead by in-person performances by local musicians and magicians.
The full, live festival resumed in 2022, and has continued yearly since, running 2–7 August in 2023, and 31 July–5 August in 2024.