Buskers brighten the streets of Bern

Changemakers: British band Wille and the Bandits performing at Buskers Bern Copyright @ 2015 Matthias Luggen / Buskers Bern

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Bern is one of many international cities that celebrates the tradition of street performance with a multi-day festival. Join us for the Buskers Bern festival, and meet a musician who busks around Bern year-round.

This content was published on September 5, 2015 - 12:00

Not content to mind her own business, Susan studied journalism in Boston so she’d have the perfect excuse to put herself in other people’s shoes and worlds. When not writing, she presents and produces podcasts and videos.

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This content was published on Sep 7, 2015 Regardless of whether the street performers strike it rich, buskers festivals are striking a chord in many parts of the world.

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This content was published on Apr 23, 2012 The city and its police decided to take action after receiving more than 240 complaints about street music in 2011, up from 85 in 2010 and 47 in 2008. Since March, musicians and street artists have been limited to 30 minutes of performance time per location per day – after which they must move on.…

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