What's On
Explore The Festival
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Busking
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The Bread & Circus Kids Comedy Gala (NZ) Roll up to see comedians, clowns, acrobats and musicians providing top quality entertainment for the whole family (without the rude bits)!
Sun 17 Jan | 2:00pm
Variety & Family & Comedy & Circus
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The Bread & Circus Festival Gala (NZ) Hosted by The Topp Twins, come see the hand-picked cream of the crop of this year’s Backyard Buskers Festival!
Sun 17 Jan | 7:30pm - 9:30pm
Variety & Comedy & Circus
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Jarred Fell - Again (NZ) Hot off the back of NBC's 'Bring The Funny', Jarred Fell is coming back to Christchurch with the premiere of his brand new show. AGAIN.
Fri 15 - Sat 16 Jan at 7:30pm and Sun 17 Jan at 5:30pm
Comedy & Magic
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The Garden Parties - Troy Kingi (NZ) This absolute legend could be playing at your place! Enter the Garden Parties competition and Troy might be taking to your stage out the back!
27 Jan | 6:30 pm
Music
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Betty's World (NZ) A Christchurch premiere from the creator of Sport Suzie. Welcome to a world of magic, circus, fearless cycling and a mind reading pig.
15 - 31 Jan
Busking & Comedy & Circus & Family & Magic
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The Bexly Hoops Show (NZ) Hoops, dance, hoops, comedy, hoops and a splash of madness squeezed into a tiny perspex box. And hoops. Don't miss her Bend it Like Bexly!
15 - 24 Jan
Busking & Comedy & Circus & Family
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The Garden Parties - New Zealand String Quartet (NZ) An intimate evening with New Zealand's most acclaimed chamber music group. Hosted in one lucky winner's backyard!
Fri 29 Jan | 6:30 pm
The Garden Parties & Music
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What The Quiz is This?! (NZ) Get your sound holes ready for the musical competition of your lifetime. Come on everyone, let's get quizzical!!
Fri 29 - Sat 30 Jan at 7:30pm and Sun 31 Jan at 5:30pm
Quiz Show & Comedy & Interactive & Music
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The Buskers Brewery Tour (NZ) Escape to Christchurch’s top breweries with buskers, a bus, and beer!
Sat 23 Jan | 10:00am - 5:30pm
Interactive & Adults Only & Variety
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The Parlour Piano Bar (NZ) Join acclaimed entertainer Trevor Jones for an evening of cabaraoke and cocktails at Christchurch's Best Bar,
Sun 17, Sun 24 & Sun 31 Jan | 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Music
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The Bread & Circus Winery Tour (NZ) THIS EVENT IS NOW SOLD OUT. LIMITED TICKETS STILL AVAILABLE FOR THE BUSKERS BREWERY TOUR !
Sat 30 Jan | 10:00am - 5:30pm
Variety & Interactive & Adults Only
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Li'l Chuck the One Man Skiffle Machine (UK/NZ) Multi-instrumentalist David Thorpe aka Li'l Chuck the One Man Skiffle Machine is a true one-man-band, proving that men can in-fact multitask.
15 - 31 Jan
Busking & Music
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Fraser Hooper (UK/NZ) Thirty years of award-winning comedy in over forty countries worldwide. Festival favourite Fraser Hooper returns!
15 - 31 Jan
Busking & Comedy & Family
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Hardcase Hori Housie (NZ) Join Rutene Spooner and The Doughboys for a live game show where the good ol' kiwi guitar party meets a hardcase game of housie.
Fri 22 - Sat 23 Jan at 7:30pm and Sun 24 Jan at 5:30pm
Gameshow & Interactive & Comedy & Music
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The Garden Parties - Laser Kiwi (NZ) One lucky winner will get to host the world’s best and only surreal sketch circus troupe for a laid back backyard bash!
Sat 23 Jan | 6:30 pm
The Garden Parties
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So You Wanna Be A Busker? (UK/NZ) A five-day workshop for aspiring teen buskers with world-renowned clown Fraser Hooper!
Mon 18 - Fri 22 Jan | 10:00 am – 01:00pm
Interactive & Circus
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Tāwhirimātea Unites (NZ/AUS) Australian multidisciplinary installation artist Clayton Blake joins creative forces with renowned artist Alex McLeod and Ngāi Tahu master-carver Fayne Robinson.
Fri 15 - Sun 31 Jan | All Day
Family & Art Installation
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The Biggest Little Circus (NZ) Spectacular aerials, OMG juggling, good ol' Kiwi comedy and LOADS OF LYCRA! The festival's favourite big little circus are back!
15 - 31 Jan
Busking & Circus & Interactive & Comedy & Variety & Family
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Paul Klaass (NZ) Lung-punching comedy skits, world-klaass juggling, and charming audience interactions. grab yourself a front row seat for this dizzying display!
15 - 31 Jan
Busking & Comedy & Circus & Family
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The Amateur Amateur Dramatic Society (NZ) Pass them props, do their makeup, choose their costumes and become part of their shows. Where they strike next, nobody knows!?
29 - 31 Jan | 12pm - 3pm
Roving & Comedy & Variety & Interactive & Family
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Jack Flash (UK/NZ) He's been a feature at more festivals than you've had hot dinners. Don't miss the sensational Jack Flash as he attempts to break a Guinness World Record!
15 - 31 Jan
Busking & Comedy & Circus & Family
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Te Huaki Puanaki (NZ) World-famous in Christchurch, lead vocalist and recording artist Te Huaki Puanaki is joined by Huakina Band and Wiremu Huanaki
Sun 24 Jan
Busking & Music
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The Secret Lives of Ukulele (NZ) A colour-coordinated funky-punky-folky party mix of the uniquely original and the surprisingly familiar.
15 - 31 Jan
Music & Busking & Family
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Bridge of Remembrance Busking Pitch Ahhh the Busking Pitches! The bread and butter of Bread and Circus. Check out what's popping hot at The Bridge of Remembrance this Summer!
15 - 31 Jan
Busking
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The New Regent St Spectacular Buckle up and watch this iconic Christchurch street come to life before your eyes in 20 minutes of wild entertainment!
Sat 16 Jan | 7:00pm, 8:00pm & 9:30pm
Family
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The Garden Parties - Trevor Jones (NZ/AUS) Join acclaimed entertainer Trevor Jones as he brings his signature piano bar flair to the backyard of one lucky festival punter!
Fri 22 Jan | 6:30 pm
The Garden Parties
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Scott Statue Park Busking Pitch Ahhh the Busking Pitches! The bread and butter of Bread and Circus. Check out what's popping hot at Scott Statue Park this Summer!
15 - 31 Jan
Busking
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Jess The Mess (NZ) One of New Zealand's funniest professional idiots brings you an interactive comedy street show entertaining both little and big kids alike.
27 – 31 Jan
Busking & Comedy & Variety & Circus & Family
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The Josh Grimaldi Show (NZ) Chinese juggling, magic and did someone say a daring escape from a straight jacket while riding a 2-meter-tall unicycle?!
15 - 31 Jan
Circus & Family & Busking & Magic
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Mr Wizowski (NZ) Mr Wizowski pulls out all the stops in this exhilarating show: juggling, rola bola and the dizzying Cyr wheel.
15 - 31 Jan
Busking & Comedy & Circus & Family & Variety
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Angelfish Kids (NZ) This children's music group brings the littlies on an interactive, educational and oh so much FUN adventure through song!
15 - 31 Jan
Busking & Family & Music & Interactive
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Plymouth Lane Busking Pitch Ahhh the Busking Pitches! The bread and butter of Bread and Circus. Check out what's popping hot at Plymouth Lane this Summer!
15 - 31 Jan
Busking
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Manubrium Circus Theatre (NZ) The winners of Best Circus at Auckland Fringe 2018 are hitting the streets with their brand spanking new show!
15 - 31 Jan
Circus & Busking & Family
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Max Earnshaw (NZ) A poppin-rockin one-man-band returns to his hometown! Don't miss this rising star performing energetic originals and sing-along bangers.
15 - 31 Jan
Busking & Music
