List of well-known busking locations
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Some well-known busking locations include the following.
[edit] Americas
- Austin, Texas: 6th Street (Austin)
- Boston, Massachusetts: Boston Common
- Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard Square
- Chicago, Illinois: Maxwell Street This locale was featured in the Blues Brothers movie and has been like a mecca for Blues Musicians since the thirties. Michigan Avenue (Magnificent Mile)
- Cincinnati, Ohio: Clifton Ludlow Avenue
- Dallas, Texas: Deep Ellum
- Halifax, Nova Scotia : Halifax Waterfront site of the Halifax International Busker Festival'
- Honolulu, Hawaii: Waikīkī
- Houston, Texas: Montrose District
- Key West, Florida: Mallory Square
- Los Angeles, California : Venice Beach Boardwalk, Hollywood (especially Grauman's Chinese Theater)
- Montréal, Québec: St. Catherine street, most Metro stations, Place des Arts, Old Montréal (Place Jacques-Cartier, Old Port)…
- Nashville, Tennessee: Music Row
- New Orleans, Louisiana: The French Quarter and the entire city in general. New Orleans and the Mississippi River Delta area are probably the busking capital of the USA.
- New York City, New York: New York City subways and Central Park
- Ottawa, Ontario: Sparks Street, site of the Ottawa International Buskers Festival
- Portland, Oregon: Portland Saturday Market
- San Francisco, California: Fisherman's Wharf and Market Street and the whole city in general.
- Santa Cruz, California: Pacific Garden Mall and the Beach area
- Santa Monica, California: Third Street Promenade outdoor mall
- Seattle, Washington: Seattle Center and Pike Place Market
- Toronto, Ontario: Eaton Centre, both by Dundas St. and Queen St.
- Vancouver, British Columbia: Granville Island, in front of downtown SkyTrain Stations
- Washington, DC: The Metro system.
- Winnipeg, Manitoba: The Forks
Boulder, Colorado
[edit] Asia
[edit] Europe
- Amsterdam: Leidseplein and Vondelpark
- Barcelona: La Rambla
- Berlin: Alexanderplatz, Friedrichsbrücke leading to Museumsinsel, various underground stations, increasingly on underground trains
- Dublin: Grafton Street
- Edinburgh: Edinburgh Fringe Festival, where street performers can perform at one of three allocated spots on the Royal Mile and at busking competitions.
- London: Covent Garden, Piccadilly Circus and the London Underground
- Paris: Montmartre
[edit] Oceania
- Christchurch, New Zealand: Cathedral Square and the Arts Centre
- Melbourne: Bourke Street Mall
- New South Wales: Echo Point in the Blue Mountains
- Sydney: Circular Quay
