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Buskers Bern in Bern
Buskers Bern fills Bern's UNESCO-listed old town with street musicians, jugglers, circus acts and small ensembles performing unticketed sets across arcaded squares and fountains for a few days each August. Visitors wander pitch to pitch rather than following one program, dropping coins for performers as they go. Evenings draw the densest crowds, and the compact medieval core keeps every pitch within an easy walk.
Buskers Bern brings street musicians and performers from around the world into Bern's UNESCO-listed old town for a few days each August, turning the arcaded streets, fountains and small squares of the medieval center into a rotating series of free outdoor stages.