1st Annual Busker Fest Takes over Coney Island Saturday

This Saturday August 20th the 1st Annual Coney Island Busker Fest will be taking place on Stillwell and Surf ave. The event will be starting at 12:30pm with a marching band performing at Coney Art Walls.

According to the Alliance for Coney Island the Coney Island Busker Fest is “an extension of the Department of Transportation’s Weekend Walks Program, with support from the New York City Council and local Councilman Mark Treyger, the event is anticipated to become a signature event for the ‘People’s Playground’.

The first festival of its kind in New York City, Coney Island Busker Fest, will take place on Surf and Stillwell Avenue from 12:30pm-7pm.

The festival features a wide variety of entertainment, including traditional street performers, also known as “buskers”, performing circus, comedy, juggling, acrobatics, magic, music and even a performer who catches a cabbage launched from a catapult…. on his head!

The festival features some of the best buskers in the business, guaranteed to amaze and amuse! Featured buskers include: Bob At Large, Miss Saturn, Mike Wood, The Great Fredini, Kilted Colin, B-Extreme, Magic Brian, Adorkable Derek, Cirquetacular and The Yo Yo Guy! And live music with: The Hungry March Band, Marching Cobras, Milo Z, Baby Soda, Sunnyside Social Club, and The Drumadics.

Busker Fest goers of age can also swing by the Coney Island Art Walls at Greenwood Beach on Stillwell Avenue to enjoy a cold, refreshing beer from Coney Island Brewery. The brewery, located just blocks away within MCU Park at 1904 Surf Avenue, brews a variety of craft beers inspired by Coney Island itself, including its Mermaid Pilsner, Cotton Candy Kolsch, and Home Plate Pale Ale.”

Steeplechase Beergarden located at 1904 Surf Avenue will also be open with their large outdoor space serving food and drinks

For a complete line up and full event schedule, please visit ConeyIslandBuskerFest.com.

Although the festival is FREE to the public, Cash is King for the Buskers who survive mostly on tips, so be sure to bring your wallet and show the performers some love!