Returning favourites Laser Kiwi, Pedro Tochas, Fraser Hooper, Kozo Kaos, Sport Suzie, Paul Klass and 55 times Guinness World Record holder Space Cowboy feature in the 2023 Bread & Circus World Buskers Festival, which takes to the streets and stages of Ōtautahi from 13 to 29 January, 2023.

The festival will celebrate its 30^th birthday with a programme of breath-taking busking and special events. Newcomers include modern clown duo The Twins Trip; award-winning and action-packed spy-fi comedy show Her Majesty’s Secret Service; and Jason Maher, street magician.

As well as the much-loved street performances, special events in 2023 include the famous Festival Galas at the Isaac Theatre Royal. The fizzy Bread & Circus Brewery Tour returns, as does free street event the New Regent Street Spectacular.

Headlining the 2023 festival is The Purple Rabbit. A perfect storm of world-class misfits will entertain in a ticketed evening of mischief, magic and mind-blowing mayhem that’s just for the grown-ups.

Also new in 2023 is the Silent Disco Walking Tour, in which crowds of participants dance through the streets lead by the show’s energetic host. And there’s the New Zealand premiere of the world’s first wine-tasting comedy show, An Idiot’s Guide to Wine, where audience member taste top-shelf wines while comedian and wine expert Merrick Watts tells jokes along the way. What could possibly go wrong!

The full World Buskers Festival programme 2023 is here.