Three Busker Festivals that Feature Crazy-Talented Street Performers

When we walk down the street, we always stop to gape at the fire-eaters or crazy unicyclist doing stunts. It may seem like that street performers only get to show off their skill on the corner, but there are a number of festivals throughout the world that give props to buskers and their unique talents.

Check out list of top busker festivals after the jump.

· World Buskers Festival
This Christchurch, New Zealand, fest draws more than 300,000 people, who come to watch 500 performances. You just missed the 10-day festival, which usually takes place at the end of January. The donations-only event featured 50 various different international performers, including an American knife and tomahawk thrower, a Brazilian clown and a Japanese break-dancing/miming/magic-doing duo.

· Halifax International Busker Festival
As Canada's oldest and largest busker fest, this Halifax event entertains crowds of more than 500,000. The waterfront festival goes on for 11 days across five outdoor stages. The lineup of this year's event, which takes place April 4 to 14, hasn't been announced, but past performers have included favorite fire dancers FlameOz, stunt man Arizona Jones and escape artist Rob Roy Collins.

· Seaport Village Spring Busker Festival
Stateside, American buskers get their due at San Diego's free two-day festival, which will go down April 16 to 17. Again, the lineup hasn't been confirmed, but past buskers have included Skip Banks, a man who puts himself inside a giant balloon; Murrugun the Mystic, who swallows swords; and the Calypso Tumblers, who wow the crowds with acrobatics.

[Photo: The Seaport Village Busker Festival]

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