Buskers Bern Street Music Festival 2014
Thursday 7th to Saturday 9th August 2014various venues, Berne, Bern, Switzerland MAP
mainly FREE
The 11th Buskers Bern Street Music Festival takes place at various venues in Berne in Switzerland and is held from Friday 7th to Sunday 9th August 2014.
Line-up
The programme includes Adrian Sykes, Betinko Social Muzík Orkestar,Evelyn & Kristina Brunner, Vorba, The Carny Villains, Colomboloco, Compagnia Ziba, Delinus, Dromosofista, Dynamogène, Exoot, Faut Qu'ça Guinche, Fraser Hooper, Georg Traber, Girovago E Rondella, Guappecartò, Julian Sartorius, Karibu Kenya Acrobats, Kate Wright, Kidnap Alice, Klapparat, Kompanía, Lightnin' Guy, Louisa Lyne & Di Yiddishe Kapelye, Pedra Preta, Perhaps Contraption, Rosario Smowing, Rufino, Sarsalé Flamenco, Senmaru & Kyouji, Swiss Beatbox Masters, Teatro Pan, Tiharea, Tobi Van Deisner, and The Undercover Hippy.
Expect around 143 artists from 43 different countries at more than 30 venues around town.
Tickets
Most events are free.
More info
Street entertainers from all over the world gather on the streets of Berne's old town for the Buskers Bern Street Music Festival. A head-spinning melange of performers tempt passers-by to part with their hard-earned francs.
Pretty much anything goes at the event, so come with an open mind and pockets full of change. The festival aims to raise the profile of the humble busker and welcomes the cream of the crop, featuring everything from modern dance and smooth jazz to puppetry and comedy acts.
Getting there
Postal buses depart from the western side of the train station By rail, there are services at least hourly to most destinations, including Geneva (1¾ hours), Basel (70 minutes), Interlaken Ost (50 minutes) and Zürich (one hour).
Getting there
Bern-Belp airport is a small airport with direct flights to/from Munich, Berlin, Hamburg, Barcelona and London City with various budget airlines.
More information will be here when available.
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