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The 7th annual Kamloops International Buskers Festival will be taking place July 24 - 26, 2026!

We’re thrilled to welcome you back to the beautiful Riverside Park in Kamloops for the energy, excitement, and creativity of theKamloops International Buskers Festival!
There’s nothing quite like the magic of live street performances—where talent meets spontaneity and the community comes together to celebrate music, movement, and art in every form.
A heartfelt thank you to our incredible grantors, sponsors, community partners, performers, artists, vendors, and volunteers.
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3 days of incredible fun

Kamloops welcomes the world to our beautiful Riverside Park! Professional street performers from the local region, across Canada, and around the world, will converge for the 7th annual Kamloops International Buskers Festival July 24 - 26, 2026! This event is a family oriented, FREE TO ATTEND festival presented on outdoor stages.
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Entertainers from around the world

Entertainers include acrobats, magicians, jugglers, hula hoops, artists, musicians and more! You’ll be amazed by the outstanding depth of talent! Shows activate Friday thru Sunday until 9 pm daily!
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Stage Locations

There will be two stages located in the east end of Riverside Park and a third stage located beside the Heritage House. Multiple busk stop locations throughout Riverside Park will feature an amazing variety of local buskers and artisans. Entertainment, art, music and more!

Pack your lawn chairs and get ready to kick back, relax, and soak up the festival vibes!
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How Much Does it Cost?

While it is free to attend the Kamloops International Buskers Festival, the performers do work for gratuities! Each performer welcomes tips at the end of their performance which goes directly to that performer or act. This is how they earn their living as they travel the world to perform at street festivals.

Food Village at Riverside Park

Join us in a culinary adventure at the International Buskers Festival. We will be featuring many of our local food trucks to provide festival goers with amazing options!
View This Years Food Vendors

Buskers Contests

Photo Contest: Take photos throughout the festival and submit your favourite ones. The best photo will be the winner!

Showstopper Contest: Watch all 6 circle shows and get your card stamped. Those who submit completed cards will be entered to win.

For all rules & regulations click on the link. 
Contests Rules & Regulations

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Kamloops Buskers Festival

Unique 4-day festival in Kamloops, BC, Canada | July 24 - 27, 2025 | All ages | Free-to-attend🎉

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Congratulations to Pancho Libre for winning this year’s People’s Choice Award! Thank you for bringing your incredible energy to the festival and making it truly unforgettable. Here’s to many more successes 🌟🏆
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See you tonight! 8:30pm - 10:30pm Riverside Park Skate Loop

🍔The Buskers Festival food truck lineup is serving up everything from quick snacks to full plates, all just steps away from live performances at Riverside. Bring your appetite and your friends, it’s the perfect way to spend the day. 🌞🎭
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The Buskers Festival weekend is packed! 🎪✨ Catch our circle shows bringing big‑act performances all day, enjoy live music on the Bandshell, and keep the night going with Buskers After Hours. From daytime thrills to nighttime vibes, there’s something happening every moment.
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The Buskers Festival weekend is packed! 🎪✨ Catch our circle shows bringing big‑act performances all...

Wander over to Riverside for Buskers After Hours! Friday July 24th, 8:30 - 11 shop from 30 local vendors, grab a bite, and enjoy performances and music all evening. A perfect Kamloops summer night 🌙
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Wander over to Riverside for Buskers After Hours! Friday July 24th, 8:30 - 11 shop...

Two ways to win at Buskers! 🎉 📸 Photo Contest: Take your best festival shots and send them in for a chance at a prize. ⭐Showstopper Challenge: Watch ALL the shows and get entered into a special draw.
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Two ways to win at Buskers! 🎉 📸 Photo Contest: Take your best festival shots...

A big thank you to our amazing Friends of the Fest and our incredible Media partners. Your support helps bring this year’s Kamloops Buskers Festival to life! 🎶🤩🫶
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A big thank you to our amazing Friends of the Fest and our incredible Media...

A massive thank you to our People’s Choice Award Sponsor and our Funding Partners your incredible support helps make this year’s Kamloops Buskers Festival truly unforgettable! 😆🙌✨
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A massive thank you to our People’s Choice Award Sponsor and our Funding Partners your...

A huge thank you to our incredible community partners and stage partners, your support is a core part of making this year’s Buskers Festival come together! 🎉📣😁
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A huge thank you to our incredible community partners and stage partners, your support is...

This is the month! 🎪✨ Kamloops Buskers Festival runs July 24-26 at Riverside Park. Bring your friends and your family, and enjoy the shows, the music, and the market!
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This is the month! 🎪✨ Kamloops Buskers Festival runs July 24-26 at Riverside Park. Bring...

Local musicians and performers your stage is waiting. Register on our website today.🎶
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Local musicians and performers your stage is waiting. Register on our website today.🎶

Since 2011, Magic Mark has performed across 44 countries, bringing a family-friendly show that blends sleight of hand, humor, and emotionally resonant storytelling. Trained at the McBride Mystery School in Las Vegas, his craft has been shaped by some of the world's leading magicians and street theater practitioners. In 2016, while touring Europe, Mark lost vision in his right eye following an assault. He didn't stop. He refined his skills, adopted his signature eye patch, and continued performing as the One-Eyed Wonder. His show is now as much about resilience as it is about magic. His signature closer features a signed banknote that vanishes and reappears inside a balloon mounted on a helmet worn by an audience member, which is then popped to reveal the impossible. Mark is a Filipino-Canadian performer skilled in festival circle shows, close-up magic, and captivating general audiences of all ages.
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Since 2011, Magic Mark has performed across 44 countries, bringing a family-friendly show that blends...

Jonathan Goh is a Singaporean circus artist based in London, specialising in juggling, diabolo, fire spinning, rolla bolla, and freestanding ladders. Starting his circus journey at the age of 11, he has grown into an internationally recognised performer, known for dynamic street and stage shows that combine technical skill with captivating storytelling. He has performed at major international festivals including the Edinburgh Fringe Festival (as the first Singaporean to perform in the Street Events), Roma Buskers Festival in Italy, Lisboa Mágica in Portugal, Korea's Gwangju Fringe Festival, and Malaysia's Georgetown Festival. In Singapore, his work has been featured at the Esplanade Flipside Festival and the Singapore Night Festival. Driven by a desire to infuse his identity and Singaporean culture into his craft, Jonathan seeks to innovate the presentation of circus arts, creating performances that are engaging, meaningful, and reflective of his heritage. He recently graduated with a BA in Circus Arts from the National Centre for Circus Arts in London, further honing his skills and expanding his artistic vision.
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Jonathan Goh is a Singaporean circus artist based in London, specialising in juggling, diabolo, fire...

The Lessa Hoops Show! A fun filled, high energy, hula hoop and contortion show with knee slapping jokes and wild moments of audience participation for children and adults of all ages!
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The Lessa Hoops Show! A fun filled, high energy, hula hoop and contortion show with...

A BOMBASTIC BONANZA OF BRILLIANT BALANCING AND BONAFIDE BRAVADO! Seriously, welcome to the unserious world of ALLEZ-OOPS!� � You've got to experience this. It's a show where LAUGHTER is packed into every minute! I bring out all the INVENTIVE PROPS, hit you with genuinely HILARIOUS SIGHT GAGS, and keep it moving with quick, sharp humor. It’s a completely JOY-FILLED spectacle of CIRCUS SKILLS and INTERACTIVE FUN. I promise, it's the kind of fun that leaves you smiling and wishing the show wasn't over. Come check it out! This show is pure, high-octane fun! It takes circus thrills, adds a lightning-fast pace, and mixes it all with tons of spontaneous comedy. Get ready for a huge slapstick spectacle packed with absurd sight gags and visual silliness that gets audiences of all ages excited. ALLEZ-OOPS! is a guaranteed favorite—it's family-friendly, absolutely hilarious, and just a whole lot of FUN!
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A BOMBASTIC BONANZA OF BRILLIANT BALANCING AND BONAFIDE BRAVADO! Seriously, welcome to the unserious world...

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