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Greetings from Mayor Dean Fortin

On behalf of Victoria City Council, I wish to take this opportunity to welcome the performers, visitors, and residents alike to our beautiful downtown for the Victoria International Buskers Festival. This free-to-attend, family oriented, ten-day event highlights the special art of busking and street theatre. The range of talent being presented during this unique festival is impressive and inspiring, including performers from around the globe as well as our own backyard busking scene. There is no doubt that we are all in for ten days of fun and celebration. A reminder to all that in 2012 Victoria will be celebrating its 150th anniversary. In addition to other local festivities marking this special occasion, busker festival organizers are planning for an even larger event for all to enjoy! Sincerely,

Dean Fortin MAYOR

Greetings from the City of Victoria

On behalf of the Board of Directors of the Victoria International Busker’s Festival Society, I am pleased to welcome you to what has become one of Victoria’s most loved signature events.

When the festival first began, all of us on the Board knew that we were onto something very special. We knew that Victoria has always had a strong tradition of street performers; talented individuals who enliven our streets with a mixture of music, magic and physical feats of wonder. With that tradition in mind, we made it our goal to bring the best street entertainers in the world to our city – entertainers who would join with our local talent to provide a free, family-oriented spectacular to our historic downtown.

We’ve succeeded in that goal and more.An economic impact study performed in 2012

highlighted that the festival had a $3.1 million impact on the economy of Victoria.

We’re happy about that, of course, but perhaps what gives us even more to smile about is the fact that international acts are now clamoring to get on our stages. As well, we have a strong cadre of volunteers who are anxious to get to work and the buzz around town is that people can’t wait for the shows to begin.

Neither can we. The line-up this year is phenomenal and we know that this year’s shows will be the highlight of the summer.

Enjoy the magic.

Welcome to the Victoria International Buskers Festival

It is with great pride that I welcome you to the third annual Victoria International Busker’s Festival.

It’s said that the way a city plays says a lot about its character, and the Victoria International Buskers Festival certainly reflects the creative and innovative nature of our great city. The shows are enormously inventive and fun. Audiences are moved from raucous laughter one moment to surprise and amazement the next. It all combines to reflect the joy of life that characterizes Victoria.

The Festival has again attracted an astonishing array of talent from around the world - only fitting given Victoria’s growing international reputation as a place where gifted people come to work and play. As always, the visiting festival performers have joined with our homegrown artists; a partnership that enhances them both and wows the audience.

The festival also showcases our history. Our beautifully preserved heritage buildings frame the modern festival stages and provide a unique backdrop for the many shows. Our cultural legacy is acknowledged through the festival’s focus on Victoria’s Francophone tradition; an important part of both our distant past and our current ethnic tapestry.

For the third year running the festival presents a free-to-attend entertainment opportunity for the whole family. Join me and share the fun, imagination and spirit of the Victoria International Buskers Festival, a fabulous event for a remarkable city.

Mayor, Dean Fortin Chair, David Rand

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Here in Western Canada, you find one of the oldest Francophone communities who have pioneered the foundations of Victoria and British Columbia. Today, these francophone communities have expanded and include many francophone from all over the world who have brought their cultures to share. Victoria is a fantastic city to visit! For example, this summer, the city is going to laugh and smile to the view of one of the most inspiring entertainment styles: the street performers! You really have to see it first-hand, especially when it is also enriched with so many francophone artists from Canada and elsewhere! You should be here, among us, the most vibrant community of North America, the francophone of Victoria and our sisters and brothers of all cultures, in the middle of a city continuously showered by the amazing breeze of the Pacific Ocean.On behalf of the Victoria Francophone Society (SFV) and the City of Victoria, I would like to welcome all of you to this 2013 Victoria International Buskers Festival event.

Moussa Magassa President, Société francophone de Victoria

Ici, dans l’Ouest canadien, les visiteurs peuvent découvrir l’une des plus anciennes communautés francophones fondatrices de Victoria et de la Colombie-Britannique. Aujourd’hui, ces communautés se sont élargies et ont inclus des francophones de différentes régions afin de partager une francophonie multiculturelle. Croyez-moi, Victoria est une ville à découvrir! Cet été, la

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MONDAY, JULY 22 12 PM Mr. Phil 1 PM Street Circus 2 PM Vesta Fire 3 PM Kif-Kif Sisters 4 PM Funny Waiter 5 PM Funny Bones 6 PM Mat Velvet & Charlie Show 7 PM Eloise Green 8 PM Charlie Caper 9 PM Reuben Dot Dot Dot

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FRIDAY, JULY 26 12 PM Mr. Phil 1 PM LOL Brothers 2 PM Reuben Dot Dot Dot 3 PM Funny Waiter 4 PM Eloise Green 5 PM Funny Bones 6 PM Vesta Fire 7 PM USA Breakdancers 8 PM Kif-Kif Sisters 9 PM Street Circus

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FRIDAY, JULY 26 3:40 PM LOL Brothers 4:40 PM USA Breakdancers 5:40 PM Reuben Dot Dot Dot 6:40 PM Alex Elixir 7:40 PM Eloise Green 8:40 PM Funny Bones

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Thanks for the Tip !A reminder that both our local and visiting festival performers earn their living from your tips! As a result, deciding how much to tip a busker will be a frequent consideration for many festival goers.

The general rule is simply to give what you can afford. The beautiful part about busking is that it is available to everyone, regardless of economic background. If you take in a stage performance, you could tip anywhere from loose change to $20 and up depending on how much you enjoyed the show and what you feel is affordable for you.

Our festival is an international celebration of the art of busking and street theatre and your support of the artists is what helps make the festival a success!

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THE VICTORIA INTERNATIONAL BUSKERS FESTIVAL SOCIETY would like to gratefully acknowledge the wonderful community support of the following:

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