Halifax Busker Festival

Well, 2020 Halifax Busker Festival Online ... you've been one for the books! We managed to pull off one of our biggest feats yet, and moved our festival from the Halifax waterfront to a wifi signal near you! A huge thank you to everyone who joined us live or has watched our buskers and musicians online over the past week. The performances are still available to watch on our website, www.buskers.ca, and are a great way to start getting in the mood for Halifax Busker Festival 2021! And now, we'll look forward to next year and the 35th annual Halifax Busker Festival!

See you in 2021! www.buskers.ca

Welcome to Day 3 of Halifax Busker Festival Online, the Nova Scotia Marquee Music Stage! Today’s incredible acts, with the links where you can virtually tip their hats, are: Michael Redden... www.busk.co/michaelredden/tip Gizelle de Guzman - Musician www.paypal.me/gizelledeguzman Juzzie Smith www.paypal.me/juzziesmith Reeny Smith Christine Campbell & Blake Johnston www.paypal.me/Christinecampbell300 For more information on our performers and the festival, visit www.buskers.ca

Are you looking for our Day 2 (August 1, 2020) Halifax Busker Festival performances? Well ... it wouldn't be a festival without some technical difficulties, and Facebook has blocked our video in Canada due to some a music copyright. BUT, you can find it on YouTube at www.youtube.com/watch?v=44fecSywoV0!... The tip links are in the video description. Our apologies for this glitch ... we hope you'll still watch the shows, tip the performers, and enjoy!

*** Some of the music on this video is muted due to copyright. Throw on your own tunes and enjoy the show!*** Welcome to Day 2 of Halifax Busker Festival Online! Today’s incredible acts, with the links where you can virtually tip their hats, are:... Scott Jackson Etransfer: [email protected] Victor Rubilar https://www.busk.co/victor/tip Jon Hicks https://www.busk.co/18739/tip Campfire Circus https://www.Busk.co/campfirecircus/tip Etransfer: [email protected] Bboy illWill https://www.paypal.me/williamsanchez23 Wacky Chad http://www.tipwackychad.com FlameOz https://www.busk.co/flameoz/tip For more information on our performers and the festival, visit www.buskers.ca

Welcome to Day 1 of Halifax Busker Festival Online! Today’s incredible acts, with the links where you can virtually tip their hats, are: Jack Wise www.busk.co/jack/tip... Mighty Mike www.busk.co/6337/tip Etransfer: [email protected] The Great Balanzo www.busk.co/19549/tip The Magic of Michael James www.paypal.me/michaeljamesmagic ALAKAZAM www.tipalakazam.com ***Link in video is incorrect.*** The Street Circus www.paypal.me/thestreetcircus Etransfer: [email protected] (password: circus) Fireguy www.busk.co/fireguy/tip ***Link in video is incorrect.*** Enjoy the show! For more information on our performers and the festival, visit www.buskers.ca.

Our buskers are just as excited as we are for this weekend!

Are you wondering how you'll tip the performers during 2020 Halifax Busker Festival Online? Watch this video! QR codes are included in their videos (watch to see how they work!), and we'll provide links in video description, comments, and on our website at www.buskers.ca Some of our buskers don't have links, but can accept tips by e-transfer. Those details are also included in the video descriptions and on our website.

We'll miss seeing Chalkmaster Dave's work come to life during Halifax Busker Festival on the Halifax Waterfront this year, but he gave us a little peek at a piece of his incredible chalk art to share with you at home!

2020 Halifax Busker Festival Online is THIS WEEKEND! We've received a few questions about how the online festival works, and want to fill you all in! If you have any additional questions, please don't hesitate to ask in the comments! HOW DO I WATCH?... The performances will be live at 1pm ADT on Friday, Saturday and Sunday on the Halifax Busker Festival Facebook page and Youtube (https://tinyurl.com/buskershfxonline). They will also be available to watch at your convenience on Facebook and Youtube immediately after the last performance. If you watch live, you may catch some of the buskers popping into the comments to say hello! HOW DO I TIP THE PERFORMERS? As usual, the performances are free to watch, HOWEVER we do encourage tipping the buskers. QR codes and links will be provided in the videos, as well as in the comments and on our website at www.buskers.ca. Please have your credit card handy to let the performers know how much Halifax loves them, even if they can't be here in person! WHO IS PERFORMING? Alakazam, Bboy IllWill, Campfire Circus, Christine Campbell and Blake Johnston, FireGuy, Scott Jackson, FlameOz, Gizelle de Guzman, Jack Wise, Jon Hicks, Juzzie Smith, Michael James, Michael Redden, Mighty Mike, Reeny Smith, The Great Balanzo, The Street Circus, Victor Rubilar, and Wacky Chad! For more information on performers and daily schedules, visit www.buskers.ca. ARE THERE ANY BUSKERS ON THE WATERFRONT? No. Due to crowd and travel restrictions, the buskers will only be online. IS THE FAIR ON THE WATERFRONT? No. The rides and vendors we usually have during the festival will not be on the waterfront, BUT many of the shops and food spots along the boardwalk are open for business if you feel like a visit over the weekend. Please keep the province's new mandatory mask policy in mind if you do. ARE THERE FIREWORKS THIS YEAR? No. The Natal Day fireworks that usually take place on Saturday night have been postponed to 2021. We hope you're as excited as we are! See you online this weekend!

Make your weekend a little bit wacky ... watch Wacky Chad during 2020 Halifax Busker Festival Online! You can see his performance on Saturday (August 1). Wacky Chad’s award-winning pogo stick skills and charmingly funny jokes got him on The Gong Show, America’s Got Talent and a performance at the Superbowl. For more than 15 years, Wacky Chad has performed in over 25 different countries. Prepare to be amazed and if you don’t like laughing, go somewhere else. www.buskers.ca

Live or online, nothing makes a Sunday afternoon better than listening to Christine Campbell and Blake Johnston! They're part of our Nova Scotia Marquee Stage on August 2 during 2020 Halifax Busker Festival Online! Christine Campbell’s latest album Roller Coaster, is a true representation of her diverse influences- from hard rock to 70’s rock to roots and blues. Christine has added top-calibre artists like Jeff Burrows from The Tea Party to add their musical talent to the son...gs. And classifieds co-writing and co-production pumps it up even more. Roller Coaster offers a narrative of a small town girl who has become a powerful performer, known for her mastery of guitar, piano and killer rock vocals. Blake Johnston is a singer, songwriter, and guitarist based in Halifax Nova Scotia. Born in Mt. Uniacke, a small town outside of Halifax. By the age of 13 he had already started playing parties and bars in cover bands at 16. At age 19 he began putting together what would eventually become his debut original rock band The Stogies. In their travels the Stogies have shared the stage with The Stanfields, Wintersleep, Gloryhound, Jessie Brown and The Black Divine, The Mahones, Steven Page, and The Long Distance Runners to name a few. In 2013 Blake was recruited by up and coming rock queen Christine Campbell. Blake has since backed up Ms. Campbell, written songs for and played guitar on Christine’s solo album. With The Christine Campbell band, he has opened for Bob Seger, Lou Gramm (the voice of Foreigner), The Kentucky Headhunters, Rick Derringer, Matt Minglewood, and Monster Truck. www.buskers.ca

Fireguy is ! Catch him on Friday (August 31) during 2020 Halifax Busker Festival Online! Brant Matthews is known as The FireGuy. He’s the Guinness World Record Holder in Fire Eating (101 torches in 60 seconds), has performed at many buskerfests globally (Halifax 2002 & 2006) and done Halftime Shows for the Raptors. Brant was once a member of Jackie Chan’s Stunt team for the movie Tuxedo. Let’s hope he doesn’t make an ash out of himself during his virtual claim to flame.... www.buskers.ca

Join us on Sunday, August 2 for the Nova Scotia Marquee Music Stage! It's an afternoon full of amazing musicians, including Gizelle de Guzman - Musician! A true diamond in the rough, Gizelle de Guzman hails from the tiny Albertan town of Cremona. Although she’s been missing out on beef jerky and hometown ho’ downs, Gizelle has been carving out her own style of Country on the East Coast in recent years by collaborating with local artists and touring from Nova Scotia to Ontario. Gizelle has been honing her skills as a heartfelt songwriter and engaging live performer and is known for using authentic lyrics while presenting her dynamic vocals in her music. Seeing her live, she will captivate you from a range of slow acoustics to catchy, sing-along barn tunes. www.buskers.ca