BREAD & CIRCUS World Buskers Festival returns to Christchurch in January 2024
As one of the best loved and most attended events in the NZ summer calendar, Bread & Circus 2023 attracted bigger crowds to its vibrant busking pitches than ever before. Over 17 frenetic days and 294 performances, 58 uniquely talented artists showered the streets of Christchurch with more colour, chaos and charisma than should probably be legal.
With a program that blends home-grown talent, festival favourites, and fresh faces from far-flung locations, the 2024 line-up will again see comedians, musicians, dancers, acrobats, trapeze artists, magicians and more take to the streets and stage.
BREAD & CIRCUS World Buskers Festival returns to Christchurch in January 2024
As one of the best loved and most attended events in the NZ summer calendar, Bread & Circus 2023 attracted bigger crowds to its vibrant busking pitches than ever before. Over 17 frenetic days and 294 performances, 58 uniquely talented artists showered the streets of Christchurch with more colour, chaos and charisma than should probably be legal.
With a program that blends home-grown talent, festival favourites, and fresh faces from far-flung locations, the 2024 line-up will again see comedians, musicians, dancers, acrobats, trapeze artists, magicians and more take to the streets and stage.
What's On
Fri Jan 19
10.30am
Architects of Air: Arborialis Luminarium
Cathedral Square
Leah Orleans – Tiny Girl Big Show!
Bridge of Remembrance - Busking Pitch
MulletMan & MiM
Hereford St - Busking Pitch
Sam Goodburn – Wire Attire
Hack Circle - Busking Pitch
The Circus Firemen
Bridge of Remembrance - Busking Pitch
Paul Currie
Hereford St - Busking Pitch
GAKU The Juggling Drummer
Hack Circle - Busking Pitch
The Charming JAY
Bridge of Remembrance - Busking Pitch
Punk the Clown
Hereford St - Busking Pitch
Jason Maher – Street Magician Dude
Hack Circle - Busking Pitch
MulletMan & MiM
Bridge of Remembrance - Busking Pitch
Leah Orleans – Tiny Girl Big Show!
Hereford St - Busking Pitch
Estupida Compañia – Indomitable
Hack Circle - Busking Pitch
Sam Goodburn – Wire Attire
Bridge of Remembrance - Busking Pitch
The Charming JAY
Hereford St - Busking Pitch
Punk the Clown
Hack Circle - Busking Pitch
GAKU The Juggling Drummer
Bridge of Remembrance - Busking Pitch
Jason Maher – Street Magician Dude
Hereford St - Busking Pitch
The Circus Firemen
Hack Circle - Busking Pitch
Paul Currie
Bridge of Remembrance - Busking Pitch
Guru Dudu’s Silent Disco Walking Tours
Cathedral Square
Estupida Compañia – Indomitable
Bridge of Remembrance - Busking Pitch
Guru Dudu’s Silent Disco Walking Tours
Cathedral Square
Jarred Fell – BELIEF
The Church
Buskers’ Comedy Club
The Church
Sat Jan 20
10.30am
Architects of Air: Arborialis Luminarium
Cathedral Square
Happy Yoga
Cathedral Square
Jason Maher – Street Magician Dude
Hereford St - Busking Pitch
MulletMan & MiM
Hack Circle - Busking Pitch
Leah Orleans – Tiny Girl Big Show!
Bridge of Remembrance - Busking Pitch
Estupida Compañia – Indomitable
Hereford St - Busking Pitch
Paul Currie
Hack Circle - Busking Pitch
Punk the Clown
Bridge of Remembrance - Busking Pitch
The Charming JAY
Hereford St - Busking Pitch
A Day at the Beach
Hack Circle - Busking Pitch
Sam Goodburn – Wire Attire
Bridge of Remembrance - Busking Pitch
MulletMan & MiM
Hereford St - Busking Pitch
The Circus Firemen
Hack Circle - Busking Pitch
Guru Dudu’s Silent Disco Walking Tours
Cathedral Square
GAKU The Juggling Drummer
Bridge of Remembrance - Busking Pitch
Punk the Clown
Hereford St - Busking Pitch
Jason Maher – Street Magician Dude
Hack Circle - Busking Pitch
Paul Currie
Bridge of Remembrance - Busking Pitch
A Day at the Beach
Hereford St - Busking Pitch
Sam Goodburn – Wire Attire
Hack Circle - Busking Pitch
Estupida Compañia – Indomitable
Bridge of Remembrance - Busking Pitch
GAKU The Juggling Drummer
Hereford St - Busking Pitch
Leah Orleans – Tiny Girl Big Show!
Hack Circle - Busking Pitch
The Charming JAY
Bridge of Remembrance - Busking Pitch
Guru Dudu’s Silent Disco Walking Tours
Cathedral Square
The Circus Firemen
Bridge of Remembrance - Busking Pitch
Guru Dudu’s Silent Disco Walking Tours
Cathedral Square
Buskers’ Comedy Club
The Church
Trevor Jones – Piano Bar
Christchurch Casino - Skylark Bar
Buskers’ Comedy Club
The Church
Sun Jan 21
10.30am
Architects of Air: Arborialis Luminarium
Cathedral Square
Happy Yoga
Cathedral Square
GAKU The Juggling Drummer
Hereford St - Busking Pitch
Punk the Clown
Hack Circle - Busking Pitch
MulletMan & MiM
Bridge of Remembrance - Busking Pitch
A Day at the Beach
Hereford St - Busking Pitch
Jason Maher – Street Magician Dude
Hack Circle - Busking Pitch
Leah Orleans – Tiny Girl Big Show!
Bridge of Remembrance - Busking Pitch
Sam Goodburn – Wire Attire
Hereford St - Busking Pitch
Estupida Compañia – Indomitable
Hack Circle - Busking Pitch
Paul Currie
Bridge of Remembrance - Busking Pitch
The Circus Firemen
Hereford St - Busking Pitch
MulletMan & MiM
Hack Circle - Busking Pitch
Guru Dudu’s Silent Disco Walking Tours
Cathedral Square
Punk the Clown
Bridge of Remembrance - Busking Pitch
Leah Orleans – Tiny Girl Big Show!
Hereford St - Busking Pitch
The Charming JAY
Hack Circle - Busking Pitch
Jason Maher – Street Magician Dude
Bridge of Remembrance - Busking Pitch
Estupida Compañia – Indomitable
Hereford St - Busking Pitch
The Circus Firemen
Hack Circle - Busking Pitch
A Day at the Beach
Bridge of Remembrance - Busking Pitch
Paul Currie
Hereford St - Busking Pitch
Sam Goodburn – Wire Attire
Hack Circle - Busking Pitch
GAKU The Juggling Drummer
Bridge of Remembrance - Busking Pitch
Bread & Circus – SING IT!
The Church
Guru Dudu’s Silent Disco Walking Tours
Cathedral Square
The Charming JAY
Bridge of Remembrance - Busking Pitch
Guru Dudu’s Silent Disco Walking Tours
Cathedral Square
Mon Jan 22
10.30am
Architects of Air: Arborialis Luminarium
Cathedral Square
Paul Currie
Hereford St - Busking Pitch
Estupida Compañia – Indomitable
Hack Circle - Busking Pitch
A Day at the Beach
Bridge of Remembrance - Busking Pitch
Leah Orleans – Tiny Girl Big Show!
Hereford St - Busking Pitch
Punk the Clown
Hack Circle - Busking Pitch
Jason Maher – Street Magician Dude
Bridge of Remembrance - Busking Pitch
GAKU The Juggling Drummer
Hereford St - Busking Pitch
The Circus Firemen
Hack Circle - Busking Pitch
Sam Goodburn – Wire Attire
Bridge of Remembrance - Busking Pitch
A Day at the Beach
Hereford St - Busking Pitch
Paul Currie
Hack Circle - Busking Pitch
Punk the Clown
Bridge of Remembrance - Busking Pitch
Estupida Compañia – Indomitable
Hereford St - Busking Pitch
Jason Maher – Street Magician Dude
Hack Circle - Busking Pitch
GAKU The Juggling Drummer
Bridge of Remembrance - Busking Pitch
Sam Goodburn – Wire Attire
Hereford St - Busking Pitch
Leah Orleans – Tiny Girl Big Show!
Hack Circle - Busking Pitch
The Circus Firemen
Bridge of Remembrance - Busking Pitch
Tue Jan 23
10.30am
Architects of Air: Arborialis Luminarium
Cathedral Square
A Day at the Beach
Hereford St - Busking Pitch
Jason Maher – Street Magician Dude
Hack Circle - Busking Pitch
Leah Orleans – Tiny Girl Big Show!
Bridge of Remembrance - Busking Pitch
Punk the Clown
Hereford St - Busking Pitch
The Charming JAY
Hack Circle - Busking Pitch
Paul Currie
Bridge of Remembrance - Busking Pitch
Estupida Compañia – Indomitable
Hereford St - Busking Pitch
Sam Goodburn – Wire Attire
Hack Circle - Busking Pitch
MulletMan & MiM
Bridge of Remembrance - Busking Pitch
Leah Orleans – Tiny Girl Big Show!
Hereford St - Busking Pitch
A Day at the Beach
Hack Circle - Busking Pitch
Jason Maher – Street Magician Dude
Bridge of Remembrance - Busking Pitch
The Charming JAY
Hereford St - Busking Pitch
Paul Currie
Hack Circle - Busking Pitch
Sam Goodburn – Wire Attire
Bridge of Remembrance - Busking Pitch
MulletMan & MiM
Hereford St - Busking Pitch
Punk the Clown
Hack Circle - Busking Pitch
Estupida Compañia – Indomitable
Bridge of Remembrance - Busking Pitch
Guru Dudu’s Silent Disco Walking Tours
Cathedral Square
Guru Dudu’s Silent Disco Walking Tours
Cathedral Square
Wed Jan 24
10.30am
Architects of Air: Arborialis Luminarium
Cathedral Square
The Circus Firemen
Hereford St - Busking Pitch
A Day at the Beach
Hack Circle - Busking Pitch
MulletMan & MiM
Bridge of Remembrance - Busking Pitch
Estupida Compañia – Indomitable
Hereford St - Busking Pitch
GAKU The Juggling Drummer
Hack Circle - Busking Pitch
Punk the Clown
Bridge of Remembrance - Busking Pitch
Sam Goodburn – Wire Attire
Hereford St - Busking Pitch
Paul Currie
Hack Circle - Busking Pitch
The Circus Firemen
Bridge of Remembrance - Busking Pitch
MulletMan & MiM
Hereford St - Busking Pitch
The Charming JAY
Hack Circle - Busking Pitch
Estupida Compañia – Indomitable
Bridge of Remembrance - Busking Pitch
GAKU The Juggling Drummer
Hereford St - Busking Pitch
Punk the Clown
Hack Circle - Busking Pitch
A Day at the Beach
Bridge of Remembrance - Busking Pitch
Paul Currie
Hereford St - Busking Pitch
Sam Goodburn – Wire Attire
Hack Circle - Busking Pitch
The Charming JAY
Bridge of Remembrance - Busking Pitch
Guru Dudu’s Silent Disco Walking Tours
Cathedral Square
Guru Dudu’s Silent Disco Walking Tours
Cathedral Square
Thu Jan 25
10.30am
Architects of Air: Arborialis Luminarium
Cathedral Square
Paul Currie
Hereford St - Busking Pitch
The Charming JAY
Hack Circle - Busking Pitch
Punk the Clown
Bridge of Remembrance - Busking Pitch
MulletMan & MiM
Hereford St - Busking Pitch
Leah Orleans – Tiny Girl Big Show!
Hack Circle - Busking Pitch
GAKU The Juggling Drummer
Bridge of Remembrance - Busking Pitch
The Circus Firemen
Hereford St - Busking Pitch
Jason Maher – Street Magician Dude
Hack Circle - Busking Pitch
A Day at the Beach
Bridge of Remembrance - Busking Pitch
The Charming JAY
Hereford St - Busking Pitch
Punk the Clown
Hack Circle - Busking Pitch
Leah Orleans – Tiny Girl Big Show!
Bridge of Remembrance - Busking Pitch
GAKU The Juggling Drummer
Hereford St - Busking Pitch
Paul Currie
Hack Circle - Busking Pitch
Jason Maher – Street Magician Dude
Bridge of Remembrance - Busking Pitch
A Day at the Beach
Hereford St - Busking Pitch
MulletMan & MiM
Hack Circle - Busking Pitch
The Circus Firemen
Bridge of Remembrance - Busking Pitch
Guru Dudu’s Silent Disco Walking Tours
Cathedral Square
Guru Dudu’s Silent Disco Walking Tours
Cathedral Square
Fri Jan 26
10.30am
Architects of Air: Arborialis Luminarium
Cathedral Square
A Day at the Beach
Hereford St - Busking Pitch
MulletMan & MiM
Hack Circle - Busking Pitch
Sam Goodburn – Wire Attire
Bridge of Remembrance - Busking Pitch
Jason Maher – Street Magician Dude
Hereford St - Busking Pitch
Leah Orleans – Tiny Girl Big Show!
Hack Circle - Busking Pitch
The Circus Firemen
Bridge of Remembrance - Busking Pitch
The Charming JAY
Hereford St - Busking Pitch
GAKU The Juggling Drummer
Hack Circle - Busking Pitch
A Day at the Beach
Bridge of Remembrance - Busking Pitch
MulletMan & MiM
Hereford St - Busking Pitch
Estupida Compañia – Indomitable
Hack Circle - Busking Pitch
Jason Maher – Street Magician Dude
Bridge of Remembrance - Busking Pitch
Sam Goodburn – Wire Attire
Hereford St - Busking Pitch
The Charming JAY
Hack Circle - Busking Pitch
Leah Orleans – Tiny Girl Big Show!
Bridge of Remembrance - Busking Pitch
GAKU The Juggling Drummer
Hereford St - Busking Pitch
The Circus Firemen
Hack Circle - Busking Pitch
Estupida Compañia – Indomitable
Bridge of Remembrance - Busking Pitch
Guru Dudu’s Silent Disco Walking Tours
Cathedral Square
Guru Dudu’s Silent Disco Walking Tours
Christchurch Casino
Sat Jan 27
10.30am
Architects of Air: Arborialis Luminarium
Cathedral Square
Happy Yoga
Cathedral Square
The Circus Firemen
Hereford St - Busking Pitch
Estupida Compañia – Indomitable
Hack Circle - Busking Pitch
Sam Goodburn – Wire Attire
Bridge of Remembrance - Busking Pitch
Leah Orleans – Tiny Girl Big Show!
Hereford St - Busking Pitch
A Day at the Beach
Hack Circle - Busking Pitch
Paul Currie
Bridge of Remembrance - Busking Pitch
Jason Maher – Street Magician Dude
Hereford St - Busking Pitch
Punk the Clown
Hack Circle - Busking Pitch
MulletMan & MiM
Bridge of Remembrance - Busking Pitch
Sam Goodburn – Wire Attire
Hereford St - Busking Pitch
Leah Orleans – Tiny Girl Big Show!
Hack Circle - Busking Pitch
The Charming JAY
Bridge of Remembrance - Busking Pitch
Guru Dudu’s Silent Disco Walking Tours
Cathedral Square
A Day at the Beach
Hereford St - Busking Pitch
The Bread & Circus Kids Comedy Gala
Isaac Theatre Royal
GAKU The Juggling Drummer
Hack Circle - Busking Pitch
The Circus Firemen
Bridge of Remembrance - Busking Pitch
Punk the Clown
Hereford St - Busking Pitch
MulletMan & MiM
Hack Circle - Busking Pitch
Jason Maher – Street Magician Dude
Bridge of Remembrance - Busking Pitch
Paul Currie
Hereford St - Busking Pitch
The Charming JAY
Hack Circle - Busking Pitch
Estupida Compañia – Indomitable
Bridge of Remembrance - Busking Pitch
Guru Dudu’s Silent Disco Walking Tours
Cathedral Square
GAKU The Juggling Drummer
Bridge of Remembrance - Busking Pitch
Guru Dudu’s Silent Disco Walking Tours
Cathedral Square
The Bread & Circus Festival Gala
Isaac Theatre Royal
Sun Jan 28
10.30am
Architects of Air: Arborialis Luminarium
Cathedral Square
Happy Yoga
Cathedral Square
Punk the Clown
Hereford St - Busking Pitch
A Day at the Beach
Hack Circle - Busking Pitch
The Circus Firemen
Bridge of Remembrance - Busking Pitch
Sam Goodburn – Wire Attire
Hereford St - Busking Pitch
Leah Orleans – Tiny Girl Big Show!
Hack Circle - Busking Pitch
MulletMan & MiM
Bridge of Remembrance - Busking Pitch
The Charming JAY
Hereford St - Busking Pitch
GAKU The Juggling Drummer
Hack Circle - Busking Pitch
Estupida Compañia – Indomitable
Bridge of Remembrance - Busking Pitch
Jason Maher – Street Magician Dude
Hereford St - Busking Pitch
Paul Currie
Hack Circle - Busking Pitch
A Day at the Beach
Bridge of Remembrance - Busking Pitch
Guru Dudu’s Silent Disco Walking Tours
Cathedral Square
Leah Orleans – Tiny Girl Big Show!
Hereford St - Busking Pitch
MulletMan & MiM
Hack Circle - Busking Pitch
Punk the Clown
Bridge of Remembrance - Busking Pitch
The Circus Firemen
Hereford St - Busking Pitch
The Charming JAY
Hack Circle - Busking Pitch
GAKU The Juggling Drummer
Bridge of Remembrance - Busking Pitch
Estupida Compañia – Indomitable
Hereford St - Busking Pitch
Sam Goodburn – Wire Attire
Hack Circle - Busking Pitch
Paul Currie
Bridge of Remembrance - Busking Pitch
Bread & Circus – SING IT!
The Church
Guru Dudu’s Silent Disco Walking Tours
Cathedral Square
Jason Maher – Street Magician Dude
Bridge of Remembrance - Busking Pitch
Guru Dudu’s Silent Disco Walking Tours
Cathedral Square
- Cathedral Square
- Isaac Theatre Royal
- The Church
- Busking pitches
- Busking Pitches
- Busking Pitches
- Cathedral Square
- The Church
- Christchurch Casino - Skylark Bar
- The Church
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