Welcome to Buskfest
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WELCOME to BuskFest 2011!
Congratulations to the winners of BuskFest 2011:
- Overall –Stephen Catherwood
- Best Individual – Matthew Rutherford Jones
- Best Junior –Toni Upton
- Best Band –Fionntan McDonald Band
- Best Street Performance – The Rockolin Twins
- Spirit of Buskfest – The Cain Barriskill Trio (sponsored by THE OUTLET)
- Special Commendation Prize - Jaime Knight (sponsored by THE OUTLET)
BuskFest is an international busking festival which takes place in Banbridge, County Down, Northern Ireland. The event, which is now in its 8th year, attracts 6000+ people from across the globe to Banbridge Town Centre.
This year's BuskFest will take place on Saturday 25 June 2011! The event comprises the outdoor daytime busking competition followed by the prizegiving ceremony in Solitude Park, Banbridge. This year's event has a truely international flavour with the introduction of BuskFood & CraftFest taking place in Solitude Park throughout the day.
ONLINE REGISTRATION NOW CLOSED!
You can still register between 9.30am - 11.30am on Saturday 25 June @ The Old Technical Building, Downshire Road, Banbridge.
Busking Competition: 1:00pm - 4:30pm
Every year the streets of Banbridge town centre are full to capacity with hundreds of musicians, singers, bands, solo artists and street performers from across the globe entertaining large family crowds in the hope of winning a prize from the £3000 cash pot.
The categories are as follows:-
| -~- Prize Pot -- £3000 -~- | ||
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| £1000 | Overall Winner | open to all ages |
| £500 | Best Band | open to all ages |
| £500 | Best Individual | age 17+ only |
| £500 | Best Junior | age 10 - 16 only |
| £250 | Best Performance | open to all ages |
| £250 | Spirit of BuskFest | open to all ages |
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