Thousands of people are expected to converge on Cooma on Friday 15 November to Sunday 16 November as the Australian National Busking Championships Inc hosts the Cooma regional heat and the 14th annual Australian championship events amid its biggest ever festival of free entertainment, markets, a street parade and workshops.
While many other Australian music festivals have met their demise in recent years, the not-for-profit ANBC is going strong, mostly because it is run completely by volunteers and supported with grants and donations from local businesses.
This year will be the first time in its 14-year history the ANBC has combined the Cooma heat and the national grand final and founder/president, Allan Spencer, is predicting “the biggest and best weekend of live entertainment ever seen in Cooma”.
“Normally we hold the Cooma heat at the start of the year and the national grand final in November but we decided to put it all together and create one big extravaganza to bring people to our amazing town,” he said.
“We not only have the busking competition, but three nights and two days full of free entertainment, workshops, markets and a street parade, so we are hoping that people will come out of Cooma and the Snowy Mountains and from further afield, bring their families and spend the weekend enjoying all that we have to offer.
“You can watch and vote for the buskers in the competition, sit and enjoy the performances of dance, music and more on the community stage in the park, attend workshops in drumming and ukulele, cheer on or take part in the street parade, attend the presentation ceremonies, take part in or attend the open mics and check out our featured acts on Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights.
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ANBC 2024 winners on stage in Cooma
Judge John Litrrich from The Water Runners, Kiama
Judge Kerrie Gambley (with daughter Ella) from Haystack Mountain Hermits, Tamborine Mountain.
Judge Kyle Kash from Brisbane.