List of well-known busking locations
Some well-known busking locations include the following.
Americas
United States of America
Central U.S.
- Boulder, Colorado: Pearl Street Mall
- 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)
- Wichita, Kansas: Old Town and entire downtown area
- New Orleans, Louisiana: The French Quarter (particularly Jackson Square) and the entire city in general. New Orleans and the Mississippi 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.
- Washington, DC: The Metro system.
- Key West, Florida: Mallory Square
- Boston, Massachusetts: Faneuil Hall
- Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard Square
- New York City, New York: New York City subways; Battery Park and Central Park
West Coast U.S.
- Los Angeles, California: Venice Beach Boardwalk, Hollywood (especially Grauman'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 and Pike Place Market
Canada
- Regina, Saskatchewan: Scarth Street.
- Victoria, British Columbia: Waterfront of the downtown Inner Harbour
- Vancouver, British Columbia: Granville Island, Granville Mall, in front of downtown SkyTrain 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
- Beijing: Beijing Subway
- Qiqihar, Heilongjiang: the lakeshore at Qiqihar University campus, by English majors throughout the city.
- Seoul: Itaewon
- Tokyo: Harajuku
Europe
- Amsterdam: Leidseplein and Vondelpark
- 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 the Royal Mile and at busking competitions
- Galway: Shop Street including Eyre Square and the Spanish Arch
- London: Covent Garden, Piccadilly Circus, the London Underground, and around the London Eye
- Oslo: Karl Johans gate
- Paris: Montmartre
- Rome: Piazza Navona
- Antwerpen: Groenplaats
- Moscow: Arbat Street
- Athens: Ermou Street
Oceania
- 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