- List of well-known busking locations
Some well-known
busking locations include the following.Americas
United States of America
Central U.S.
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Boulder, Colorado :Pearl Street Mall
*Chicago, Illinois :Maxwell Street This locale was featured in theBlues Brothers movie and has been like a mecca for Blues Musicians since the thirties. Michigan Avenue ("Magnificent Mile")
*Wichita, Kansas : Old Town and entire downtown area
*New Orleans, Louisiana : TheFrench Quarter (particularlyJackson Square ) and the entire city in general. New Orleans and theMississippi River Delta area are probably the busking capital of the USA.
*Cincinnati, Ohio : Clifton Ludlow Avenue
*Nashville, Tennessee : 2nd Avenue and Broadway
*Austin, Texas :6th Street (Austin)
*Dallas, Texas :Deep Ellum
*Houston, Texas : Montrose District
*Madison, Wisconsin :State Street (Madison) East Coast U.S.
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Washington, DC : The Metro system.
*Burlington, VT :Church Street Marketplace
*Portland, ME :Monument Square
*Key West, Florida :Mallory Square
*Boston, Massachusetts :Faneuil Hall
*Cambridge, Massachusetts :Harvard Square
* New York City, New York:New York City subway s;Battery Park ;Central Park ; andWashington Square Park West Coast U.S.
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Los Angeles, California :Venice Beach Boardwalk, Hollywood (especiallyGrauman's Chinese Theater )
*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
*Honolulu, Hawaii :Waikīkī
*Portland, Oregon :Portland Saturday Market
*Seattle, Washington :Seattle Center andPike Place Market Canada
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Regina, Saskatchewan : Scarth Street.
*Victoria, British Columbia : Waterfront of the downtown Inner Harbour
*Vancouver, British Columbia :Granville Island ,Granville Mall , in front of downtownSkyTrain Stations
*Winnipeg, Manitoba : The Forks
* Halifax, Nova Scotia: Halifax Waterfront site of the "Halifax International Busker Festival'
*Kingston, Ontario :Ontario Street , site of the "Kingston International Buskers Rendezvous"
*Ottawa, Ontario :Sparks Street , site of the "Ottawa International Buskers Festival"
*Toronto, Ontario :Eaton Centre , both by Dundas St. and Queen St.
*Montréal, Québec : St. Catherine street, most Metro stations, Place des Arts, Old Montréal (Place Jacques-Cartier, Old Port)…Asia
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Beijing :Beijing Subway
*Qiqihar ,Heilongjiang : the lakeshore atQiqihar University campus, by English majors throughout the city.
*Seoul :Itaewon
*Tokyo :Harajuku Europe
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Amsterdam :Leidseplein andVondelpark
*Barcelona : La Rambla
*Berlin :Alexanderplatz , Friedrichsbrücke leading to Museumsinsel, various underground stations, increasingly on underground trains
*Cologne : Domplatte, Hohe Strasse, Schildergasse
*Dublin :Grafton Street
*Edinburgh :Edinburgh Fringe Festival , where street performers can perform at one of three allocated spots on theRoyal Mile and at busking competitions
*Galway :Shop Street includingEyre Square and theSpanish Arch
*Kraków :Main Market Square, Kraków , coronation route and surrounding streets
*London :Covent Garden ,Piccadilly Circus , theLondon Underground , and around the London Eye
*Oslo :Karl Johans gate
*Paris :Montmartre
*Rome :Piazza Navona
*Antwerpen :Groenplaats
*Moscow :Arbat Street
*Athens :Ermou Street
*Thessaloniki :Navarinou square Oceania
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Wellington, New Zealand : Cuba Mall
*Christchurch, New Zealand : Cathedral Square and the Arts Centre
*Melbourne :Bourke Street Mall , Southbank
*New South Wales : Echo Point in the Blue Mountains
*Sydney :Circular Quay ,Pitt Street Mall
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