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Fire breather. Photo by Vu Nguyen.
Ottawa's 19th annual Busker Festival (aka Buskerfest) takes place from July 29 - August 2, 2010 on the Sparks Street Mall in downtown Ottawa. There are over 40 performances daily, with entertainers from across Canada and around the world.
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This is the 19th annual edition of the Sparks Street International Busker Festival, which takes place along Ottawa's Sparks Street pedestrian mall between Elgin Street and Kent Street.
On Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday, the buskers start performing around 11:00am, and the shows continue until 10:00pm. On Monday, the buskers start at 11:00am and wrap up at 5:30pm
Make sure you bring some loonies & toonies for the performers!
Sparks Street Mall is a pedestrian street (no cars allowed!) located one block south of Parliament Hill in downtown Ottawa. The street spans five full city blocks (map), and is lined by restaurants, shops, museums, and more. It's also home to CBC Ottawa's tv and radio studios.

Flying high at the 2006 Busker Festival
on Sparks Street. Photo courtesy of marcsworld.ca.
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