List of well-known busking locations

Some well-known busking locations include the following.

Americas

United States of America

Central U.S.

* Boulder, Colorado: Pearl Street Mall
* Chicago, Illinois: Maxwell Street This locale was featured in the Blues Brothers movie and has been like a mecca for Blues Musicians since the thirties. Michigan Avenue ("Magnificent Mile")
* Wichita, Kansas: Old Town and entire downtown area
* New Orleans, Louisiana: The French Quarter (particularly Jackson Square) and the entire city in general. New Orleans and the Mississippi River Delta area are probably the busking capital of the USA.
* Cincinnati, Ohio: Clifton Ludlow Avenue
* Nashville, Tennessee: 2nd Avenue and Broadway
* Austin, Texas: 6th Street (Austin)
* Dallas, Texas: Deep Ellum
* Houston, Texas: Montrose District
* Madison, Wisconsin: State Street (Madison)

East Coast U.S.

* Washington, DC: The Metro system.
* Burlington, VT: Church Street Marketplace
* Portland, ME: Monument Square
* Key West, Florida: Mallory Square
* Boston, Massachusetts: Faneuil Hall
* Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard Square
* New York City, New York: New York City subways; Battery Park; Central Park; and Washington Square Park

West Coast U.S.

* Los Angeles, California: Venice Beach Boardwalk, Hollywood (especially Grauman's Chinese Theater)
* San Francisco, California: Fisherman's Wharf and Market Street and the whole city in general.
* Santa Cruz, California: Pacific Garden Mall and the Beach area
* Santa Monica, California: Third Street Promenade outdoor mall
* Honolulu, Hawaii: Waikīkī
* Portland, Oregon: Portland Saturday Market
* Seattle, Washington: Seattle Center and Pike Place Market

Canada

* Regina, Saskatchewan: Scarth Street.
* Victoria, British Columbia: Waterfront of the downtown Inner Harbour
* Vancouver, British Columbia: Granville Island, Granville Mall, in front of downtown SkyTrain Stations
* Winnipeg, Manitoba: The Forks
* Halifax, Nova Scotia: Halifax Waterfront site of the "Halifax International Busker Festival'
* Kingston, Ontario: Ontario Street, site of the "Kingston International Buskers Rendezvous"
* Ottawa, Ontario: Sparks Street, site of the "Ottawa International Buskers Festival"
* Toronto, Ontario: Eaton Centre, both by Dundas St. and Queen St.
* Montréal, Québec: St. Catherine street, most Metro stations, Place des Arts, Old Montréal (Place Jacques-Cartier, Old Port)…

Asia

* Beijing: Beijing Subway
* Qiqihar, Heilongjiang: the lakeshore at Qiqihar University campus, by English majors throughout the city.
* Seoul: Itaewon
* Tokyo: Harajuku

Europe

* Amsterdam: Leidseplein and Vondelpark
* Barcelona: La Rambla
* Berlin: Alexanderplatz, Friedrichsbrücke leading to Museumsinsel, various underground stations, increasingly on underground trains
* Cologne: Domplatte, Hohe Strasse, Schildergasse
* Dublin: Grafton Street
* Edinburgh: Edinburgh Fringe Festival, where street performers can perform at one of three allocated spots on the Royal Mile and at busking competitions
* Galway: Shop Street including Eyre Square and the Spanish Arch
* Kraków: Main Market Square, Kraków, coronation route and surrounding streets
* London: Covent Garden, Piccadilly Circus, the London Underground, and around the London Eye
* Oslo: Karl Johans gate
* Paris: Montmartre
* Rome: Piazza Navona
* Antwerpen: Groenplaats
* Moscow: Arbat Street
* Athens: Ermou Street
* Thessaloniki: Navarinou square

Oceania

* Wellington, New Zealand: Cuba Mall
* Christchurch, New Zealand: Cathedral Square and the Arts Centre
* Melbourne: Bourke Street Mall, Southbank
* New South Wales: Echo Point in the Blue Mountains
* Sydney: Circular Quay, Pitt Street Mall