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The 2026 ANBC Stanthorpe Busking Championships. And the winners are: Open Category 1st Valoura $1000 2nd Adam Warren $300 3rd Grace Steel $200 Secondary School Category 1st Georgia Kelly $500 2nd Hannah Buckle $200 3rd Mackierlia Casey $100 Primary School Category 1st...
The Winners_2026 ANBC Cobargo Fringe
Congratulations to all the winners of the inaugural 2026 ANBC Cobargo Fringe Primary School 1st Place - Ericdakid $300 sponsored by Bega Group Secondary School 1st Place - The K Brothers $500 sponsored by Cobargo APH Society Inc. Open 1st Place - Tulli Naji $1500...
Cobargo’s inaugural busking champs – Entries extended till Monday!
Aspiring and established buskers are being encouraged to be part of the inaugural Cobargo Fringe Australian National Busking Championships (ANBC) regional heat to be held ahead of the annual Cobargo Folk Festival on Thursday February 26. Buskers of all ages, levels...
Winners 2025 ANBC Cooma Heat & National Grand Final
14th National Busking Champions Crowned at $14k event in Cooma
CENTRAL COAST busking duo Denim (aka Mitchi Renegen and Meagan Jane) has been named the 14th Australian National Busking Champions. The award to the acoustic/folk/rock/country duo was made following a day of tough competition at the Australian National Busking...
Two more celebrity judges announced from Australian National Busking Championships
Two more celebrity judges announced from Australian National Busking Championships ..and both are former winners! THE Australian National Busking Championships has announced the second and third celebrity judges for its gala three night/two day combined regional and...
Timetables for 2025 ANBC Cooma Heat & National Grand Final
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Cooma gets set for “biggest ever” two day/three-night busking/music festival extravaganza
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...
Loy Krathong Thai Festival
Just to make the Big Beautiful Busking Weekend even more fun we have two days of Country Markets and The Loy Krathong Thai Festival. Oh yes, and there's a Street Parade on Sunday at 9:00am until 10:00am.
Meet & Greet – 2025
Meet & Greet - ANBC Open Mic Friday 14 November 2025 - 5pm to 8:30pm Alpine Hotel Cooma Free Entry Come and meet the buskers and have a sneak preview of some of the amazing talent at the 2025 ANBC Cooma Regional Heat & National Grand Final With performances...
The Overview – 2025 ANBC Cooma Heat & Grand Final
The Busking Map_2025 ANBC Cooma Heat & Grand Final
MEDIA RELEASE: Australia’s best buskers on the road to Cooma for $12k national grand finals
November 24 2024 ANBC national grand final at a glance: Australia’s top buskers will play four, 30-minute sets at busking stations around the Cooma CBD from 10am-2.30pm with the presentation on the stage in Centennial Park at 3pm. Members of the public can buy tokens...
MEDIA RELEASE: Australian National Busking Championships develops links with Tamworth Country Music Festival: top judge and Masters awards announced
May 1 2025 COOMA's Australian National Busking Championships has produced many musicians who have gone on to great things, including Felicity Kirchner who won the Toyota Star Maker competition at the Tamworth Country Music Festival this year. Now, the ANBC has made a...
MEDIA RELEASE: ANBC announces local ambassador for Gympie Muster
June 27 2025 COOMA’S Australian National Busking Championships (ANBC) has announced a local emerging musician as its 2025 Ambassador. Berridale singer/songwriter Gabi Forman, 19, will represent the ANBC at the prestigious Gympie Music Muster in Queensland in August...
The Winners_2025 ANBC Central Coast_The Entrance
Congratulations to the winners! Denim Duo, Maverick Leslie-Fitch, Hunter Harding have qualified for the 2025 ANBC National Grand Final to be held on Sunday 16 November 2025 in Cooma NSW. These performers have also been invited to compete in the Grand Final:...
MEDIA RELEASE: Entries open for Cooma’s double-up 2025 Australian National Busking Championships
RELEASE DATE: Sept 29 2025 ENTRIES have opened for the final heat and grand final of the Australian National Busking Championships, with an unprecedented prize pool of $14,000 cash up for grabs. The not-for-profit ANBC is seeking musicians and performers of all...