THURSDAY Buskers (street music) festival (runs Thursday to Saturday)

Discover new groups, music, artists, special food … at Bern’s annual Buskers festival, happening since 2004! Artists from all over the world perform in the lower part of Bern’s old town. The outstanding shows of the invited groups combined with the beautiful backdrop of Bern’s old town make Buskers Bern a unique experience. Every year, around 60,000 people visit the festival.

About 150 artists (40 groups) take part during the 3 days and will perform about 300 shows!

NOTE: Admission to the festival area is free and open to everybody but because Buskers Bern is a non-profit event, without sponsors, please support the festival by buying a program booklet (where performance times and venues of the groups are published) with a bracelet!

For information: http://www.buskersbern.ch/en

Location: In Bern’s old town between Kornhaus and Nydegg.
Starts at 18:00 each day
Ends at midnight on Thursday; Friday & Saturday at 00:30.

Children’s program: Münster platform, Friday & Saturday from 15:00.
Bizaar: there are usually activities for children and active performances (gymnasts, magicians, etc.) on the Münster platform, Thursday 18:00 to midnight, Friday & Saturday starting at 15:00.

Food & drink: Thursday & Friday 18:00 to 00:30; Saturday from 16:00 to 00:30. There are about 60 stands participating.

Detailed venues and times of the booked acts: only found in the printed version of the program which you get when purchasing a wrist band "Bändeli".

• Buy the wrist bands at one of the 28 advance booking offices in the city of Bern (look online for locations).
  OR
• Buy at the festival, at one of the six information stands, at the festival office at Rathausgasse 20 or from one of the many free-roaming sellers.

Prices: 3‑day passes: Fr. 20.- (regular), Fr. 30.- (soli) and Fr. 5.- for children (without program booklet).
("soli" means in "solidarity" with the event so you would be donating some money.)

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NOTE: I am publishing the event on Meetup Bern for the 3 days but will probably only attend one or two nights, depending on the weather. Contact me (0794433330) or over the comment function to find each other.