Auditions and assessments
As part of applying for a premium busking permit (excluding short-term interstate or international applications), you will need to perform your busking act at a live audition.
Once you have submitted a permit application, please contact the busking team to register for an audition. Please be aware audition spaces are limited and book out in advance.
Audition dates
Busking auditions for premium busking permits take place in the Bourke Street Mall busking sites. Applications for audition spots are on a first come, first served basis.
Audition dates
| Registration deadlines
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Wednesday 14 August 2024
| 12pm Wednesday 7 August 2024
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Wednesday 27 November 2024
| 12pm Wednesday 20 August 2024
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Assessments for short-term interstate or international applications.
Assessments for short-term interstate or international applications take place monthly.
Once you have submitted a permit application, please contact the busking team.
Locations and site allocation
Designated premium permit locations include the five musical sites and one non-musical site in Bourke Street Mall.
Premium (Bourke Street Mall) permit holders attend a weekly site allocation meeting to be allocated a busking location for the coming week. Site allocation meetings are held on Wednesday mornings.
Sites are allocated via a ballot draw in the presence of all Bourke Street Mall buskers to ensure equity of access and diversity of performances in Bourke Street Mall.
Buskers in premium locations are permitted to perform for 30 minutes with a 30-minute break for the duration of the set as allocated at the Bourke Street Mall buskers’ meeting.
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