26 Nov2022
Australian National Busking Championships
26/11/2022, 9:00 am-4:30 pm119 Sharp Street, Cooma
Australian National Busking Championships
The Australian National Busking Championships is all about celebrating music and street performance in all it’s rich and wonderful variety.
The Australian National Busking Championships™ was established in 2012 in the picturesque Snowy Mountains township of Cooma.
Since then the ANBC has grown to include 7 Annual Regional Competitions in 4 States: New South Wales, Queensland, Western Australia and Victoria.
These are in addition to an ANBC National Grand Final held each year in Cooma NSW.
These Regional Competitions have been designed to be part of a grassroots national network of low-cost music festivals. These Busking Competitions enhance tourism, bring performers from near and far, and add live music, colour, excitement and fun to participating towns. The economic benefits for local businesses in these towns are also considerable.
Another aim of ANBC is to encourage and develop career pathways for emerging musicians and performing artists. There are many separate categories to make all the awards as inclusive as possible. Substantial prize money is sponsored by businesses in these participating towns and their local councils.
The Australian National Busking Championships™ is set to steadily grow throughout Australia with expressions of interest coming from over 20 more regional towns.
2022 Grand Final
The 2022 event is proudly supported by the NSW Government via the Reconnecting Regional NSW Community Events program.
Guest Judges Country Music Legend James, Blundell and organiser of the Gympie Music Muster, Oz Bayldon will join with Lily Grace to review winner of regional competitions, who will be showcasing their talent at busking locations around the Cooma CBD.
It’s free to spectate, but make sure you buy some buskers dollars for the chance to win tickets to the Gympie Music Muster and vote your favourite performer.
You can also participate in free drumming, ukulele and beat box workshops scheduled throughout the day.
BUSKING TIMETABLE & FREE WORKSHOPS
The finals concert kicks off at 2.00pm in Centennial Park, Cooma.
The celebrations continue with James Blundell, Lily Grace, Briar Bludell and winning buskers at the Alpine Hotel, Cooma After Party from 6.30pm.


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