Toronto Travel: Buskerfest 2009
April 29th, 2010 by
Every weekend in the summer there are different things going on in Toronto. One of the festivals that has been gaining popularity is Torontos BuskerFest, a festival of street performers that is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year. Sponsored by Scotiabank, the festival raises funds for the Toronto Epilepsy Foundation, so it all goes to a good cause. To catch some of these interesting performances I went downtown on August 28, 2009 to Torontos historic St. Lawrence Neighbourhood. Front Street was blocked off between Yonge Street and Lower Jarvis Street and people were milling about, checking out the action. 8 stages had been set up and more than 100 performers were scheduled for the evening, hailing from countries including Canada, the United States, Great Britain, German, Japan, Portugal, Australia and Newzealand. Stands selling food, clothing and jewellery were set up in the middle of the street; kids were getting their faces painted; temporary tattoos were being applied; everything was set for an evening of fun. Upon entering from Jarvis Street I was greeted by the mysterious sounds of didgeridoos provided by Matt James from Australia. Stiltwalkers stalked through the crowd, Silver Elvis attracted lots of photographers, sidewalk chalk drawings were coming to life. I caught several acts, including the Fast Horses a family of native American performers whose two young children are very comfortable in front of a large audience. Dado, a German based mime and clown <b>…</b>
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