Cape Town Buskers Festival

03/12/2018

We had all sorts of crazy folk busking at this year's festival. Seba TV came to check it out!

Roaming around the Cape Town Baskers festival and stumbling across the CRAZIEST act With Li Lau http://www.onecrazychina.co.za/ Kathryn Swain http://www.kath...

11/11/2018

Cape Town is pulling out all the stops for a PERFECT last day at the Buskers Festival - no better weather for busking! Join us for a jam-packed day at the V & A Waterfront for some of the best acts in the world!
📷: Katay Santos does Chappies his way / Photo: Imrray Sting

10/11/2018

We're pushing for a crescendo this weekend! Loads on at the Buskers Festival from 12 noon today ~ acrobats, beatboxers, soloists, choirs, jugglers, magicians, mischief-makers... and more 🔥🕺

🎩 FREE shows every hour on the hour. Perfect for the whole family. Just remember to bring something along for the hat! See you at the V & A Waterfront
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08/11/2018

We're back in action! Catch the effervescent OWEN BRAVO at the Cape Town Buskers Festival :: Owen's fun performances are on at 2pm and 4pm today (Thursday) ~ and at various times til Sunday at one of the six busker pitches around the V & A Waterfront

🎩🎩🎩 All shows are family friendly and free. Just remember something for the hat

📷: Nathan Nadler-nir

05/11/2018

The city's Cape Argus featured Cape Town Freestyle in their news round-up at the weekend. The freestylin' duo are key part of the third Cape Town Buskers Festival, now on at the V & A Waterfront til 11 November.

📷: Kyle Rinquest Soccer Freestyler and his partner Mzoo Madela‎. Photo by Armand Hough/ANA

05/11/2018

Thanks for the great support over the weekend, Cape Town. We're taking a two-day break (Monday and Tuesday) so that our performers and crew can catch their breaths after a fabulously busy start to the Buskers Festival. See you again soon! More info on www.ctbuskersfestival.co.za

📷: Kyle Rinquest Soccer Freestyler, captured by Nathan Nadler-nir

04/11/2018

04/11/2018

You don’t want to miss this! Katay Santos flew in from Venezuela to take part in the 3rd Cape Town Buskers Festival, now on at the V & A Waterfront. Katay will be performing every day of the festival, on til 11 November. Loads of other shows too. Music, magic, marimbas and much, much more...

🎩 Great family entertainment ~ all shows on the hour every hour. Free but remember something for the hat!

📷: Ryan Bruton

03/11/2018

Magic, music, much amusement and a little mayhem on a perfect summer's day at Day 2 of the Cape Town Buskers Festival ~ and we're expecting the same today! Head on down to the V & A Waterfront from 12 noon ~ shows every hour on the hour til 7pm.

🎩 Don't forget your contribution for the hat!

02/11/2018

It's the weekend, baby! And Friday at the V & A Waterfront will see a jam-packed Buskers line-up: jugglers, musicians, didgeridoo players, magicians, freestylers and other top-level entertainment. Every hour on the hour from 2pm to 7pm on Friday. All shows are family friendly and free, just bring along something for the hat.

01/11/2018

It's here! The first day of the third Cape Town Buskers Festival kicks off at 3pm on Thursday 1 November, with new acts starting every hour until 6pm.

International juggler and entertainer Bill Ferguson, singer-guitarists Queen and Sheyi, Kathryn Swain and Khofhi TheKing, looping from ZENN, freestylin' with Cape Town Freestyle, marimba music with Siyabuya Marimba Band and Marimba Vibrations, magic with Jacques le Sueur, and more....

It's all happening at the V & A Waterfront. 1 - 11 November

31/10/2018

Balancing on a tower of chairs, juggling giant Chinese jars, comic crowd control... Venezuelan street artist Katay Santos will be in the Mother City for the third Cape Town Buskers Festival, which starts at the V & A Waterfront on Thursday and runs til 11 November. Thrilling entertainment on six different stages – all family friendly and free, just bring something for the hat!

29/10/2018

There's something very special about that moment of surprise that only magic can elicit – and magician Jacques le Sueur is one of Cape Town's masters! Catch him at the Cape Town Buskers Festival, on at the V & A Waterfront from 1 to 11 November

A selected card appears in a spectator's sleeve... A ring vanishes and appears between a spectator's hands... Priceless reactions from spectators! SUBSCRIBE ...

26/10/2018

Skills for daaaaays! Kyle and Mzoo are Cape Town Freestyle ... and they will amaze you with their agility and abilities – these guys can handle a ball! Catch this entertaining duo as part of the third Cape Town Buskers Festival at the V & A Waterfront ~ Starts 1 November

25/10/2018

Khofhi TheKing 7 is from Barcelona - in Gugulethu! Find out more about this guitarist, who believes music is much more than what we hear – it's a remedy. Khofhi will be performing at on 1, 3 and 9 November at the V & A Waterfront

A Reggy Shezi Film

23/10/2018

We're very excited to announce that we're adding another international performer to the line-up: multi-vocal solo artist Hyperpotamus, who will be jetting in from Spain. Don’t miss the chance to catch his infectious performances.

🕺The third CT Buskers Festival runs from 1 - 11 November at the V & A Waterfront

Hyperpotamus performing "In The Time" (to be released on his upcoming new album) on a Barcelona rooftop. Filmed by: Xavi Caparrós Esmol Jonze Lyona Esther Na...

22/10/2018

Hungarian street clown Imre Bernath will take audiences on a playful journey of acrobatic stunts and hilarious interactive comedy at the third Cape Town Buskers Festival. Watch IMRÉ wrap his spell around the crowd as they become the heroes of the show... On at the V & A Waterfront from 1 to 11 November

21/10/2018

Rocking it! Mmino performed "Rocking Khalture" from their album Funrise at a school festival in Athlone, Cape Town, earlier this month. You can catch the group at at the V & A Waterfront from 1 - 11 November #

Mmino performing "Rocking Khalture" live on stage at the Carnival of Sunnyside Primary School in Athlone, Cape Town on 13 October 2018

20/10/2018

You'll be able to catch the sweet sounds of Cape Town local Kathryn Swain at the V & A Waterfront during the Cape Town Buskers Festival, which runs from 1 to 11 November

18/10/2018

Hailing from the UK, veteran busker BILL FERGUSON is a master of crowd control and hand-eye co-ordination: he’s one of the best non-juggling jugglers in the world! If he can’t meet the crowd’s challenge of juggling any three things they give him, he gets a pie in his face.

🔥 Catch Bill at the Cape Town Buskers Festival at the V & A Waterfront from 1 to 11 November

15/10/2018

Cape Town, you are in for a treat. So much talent is headed for the biggest Cape Town Buskers Festival yet! With nearly 40 acts and almost 270 performances ranging from chair-tower balancing to disappearing acts, surprising combinations of sounds and sights, the odd pie in the face and lots of very funny moments ahead - make a note to visit the V & A Waterfront from 1 to 11 November.

www.nationalartsfestival.co.za/news/third-ct-buskers-festival/

01/10/2018

And thats it! All entries for the 2018 Cape Town Buskers Festival are now closed. Thanks to everyone who came to the live auditions and sent in your videos, we will be letting everyone know soon. pic by Nardus Engelbrecht Photography

30/09/2018

Tomorrow is D-Day for all entries for the 2018 Cape Town Buskers Festival. We want to see what you've got! Send in your video audition and you'll still be in for a chance. All the details are on http://www.ctbuskersfestival.co.za - your entries must be in by 5pm on 1 Oct.
Pic taken during the 2018 auditions at the V & A Waterfront by Michelle Hodgkinson

27/09/2018

Time is almost up to send in your video audition for the 2018 Buskers Festival. All the details are on www.ctbuskersfestival.co.za - get that entry and the paperwork to us by 1 October at 5pm. Pic Michelle Hodgkinson

21/09/2018

Artists, performers, magicians, acrobats, jugglers - and anyone with a great act and a hat. You are invited to send in a video link of your act if you would like to be considered for the 2018 Cape Town Buskers Festival - entries close on 1 October - see www.ctbuskersfestival.co.za for more details.

21/09/2018

17/09/2018

Tony Lankester was in studio with Sabc 2 Morning Live to chat about the Cape Town Buskers Festival. If you didnt make it to the live auditions you can still send in a link to a video of your act. Its all got to happen before 1 October - so visit ctbuskersfestival.co.za to sign up and send!

17/09/2018

15/09/2018

With everything from soccer freestylers to ballerinas - come and cheer on the Cape Town Buskers Festival 2018 audition entrants at the V & A Waterfront Amphitheater this afternoon 2:30-4:30pm

14/09/2018

Saturday is the last chance to audition live for the 2018 Cape Town Buskers Festival. See you at the V & A Waterfront Amphitheatre between 10 and 11am or between 2:30 and 4pm. Registration opens at 9am. Thanks to everyone who has come down so far - we’ve seen lots of talent, Cape Town!

12/09/2018

We're changing up our audition times a bit. Tomorrow the auditions will go ahead as scheduled 12-4pm but on Saturday 15 September there are now two timeslots from 10-11am or 2.30-4pm. It's all happening at the Amphitheatre at the V & A Waterfront - bring your crowd pleaser performance and stand a chance of being selected for the Cape Town Buskers Festival 1-11 November

11/09/2018

The first of the auditions for our 2018 Festival went down at the V & A Waterfront today. Big thanks to everyone who came by and wowed us with their talent. Remember there are two more days (13 and 15 Sep) to audition live. Come along to the Amphitheatre at the V&A in Cape Town between 12 and 4pm. If you can't be there, send us a link to a recording of your act. All applications must be in by 1 October.

05/09/2018

Don't forget that we are holding live auditions for the 2018 Cape Town Busker's Festival on 11, 13 and 15 September at the V & A Waterfront amphitheatre. Auditions are between 12pm and 4pm on each of those days. We can't wait to see your exciting and original act!

Get to http://www.ctbuskersfestival.co.za for more info. The Cape Town Buskers Festival will take place between 1-11 November 2018.

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