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Street performance and busking

Apply for a busking or street performance licence

How to apply for a busking licence and the rules and conditions for street performance or busking with a licence in Auckland.

Apply to perform dangerous street performance acts

If your act is dangerous and uses fire, chainsaws, power tools, weapons, children, animals, or heights, you need to apply for a special street performance licence.

What is a public place?

A public place is any site that Auckland Council or a council-controlled organisation owns, manages or maintains, and is open for use to the public.

Guidelines for pavement art

If your street performance involves art on the pavement, follow these guidelines.

​Contact us to complain about a busker.​

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