London buskers flock to Trafalgar Square to celebrate capital's musical flair

Busking festival: The two-day festival brings in street performers from around the city
Busk In London
Chloe Chaplain23 July 2016

Music-lovers have flocked to a two-day festival in Trafalgar Square in celebration of London’s busking community.

The Busk in London festival was launched last year by the Mayor of London to “make busking bigger, better and easier in the capital”.

The free event coincides with International Busking Day today and is a collaboration of local businesses as well as organisations including the Metropolitan Police and Transport for London.

Mayor Sadiq Khan attended the event on Saturday to introduce some of the performers.

The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, introducing acts at the Busk in London festival (Busk In London)
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He tweeted his support, saying: “London is open to global street performers... Let the world know!"

A spokeswoman from Busk in London said: “We want London to be the world’s most busker friendly city by encouraging public and private landowners to open up spaces where street performance can take place and at the same time raising the profile of street performance.

“We're bringing together London's 32 boroughs to create a single supportive approach to busking.

“To celebrate busking we invite the world's most talented and respected street performers to entertain audiences.”

The event runs today and tomorrow in Trafalgar Square.

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