Due to ongoing uncertainty surrounding the current Omicron outbreak in New Zealand,  we have made the difficult decision to cancel the 2022 Bread & Circus – World Buskers Festival in Ōtautahi Christchurch. 

We would like to thank all event partners, suppliers, artists and staff who have worked extensively on this event since the January 2021 festival. 

We have worked hard to bring Bread & Circus to Ōtautahi Christchurch this year but ultimately the current Omicron wave across New Zealand has made it impossible.

We look forward to hosting the 30^th anniversary of the World Buskers Festival in 2023.