Street Performance World Championship (SPWC) will bring 16 of the most talented street artists in the world to Ireland this June to compete for the title of Street Performance World Champion. This free family festival runs in Fitzgerald Park, Cork City and The People’s Park (Town Park), Portlaoise on June 11th and 12th and in Dublin’s Merrion Square on June 16th-19th.
WORLD-RECORD HOLDING SWORD SWALLOWER, INDIAN SNAKE CHARMER AND THE WORLD’S STRONGEST DWARF AMONG THIS YEAR’S HIGHLIGHTS
With the European debut of Australia’s Goliath: the World’s Smallest Strongman, the return of 2 time Street Performance World Champion and 11 time world record holder The Space Cowboy, and a visit from Indian snake charmer Jardu this year’s festival promises to be the best yet. The reigning World Champion and only Irish act ever to have claimed the title, magician, ventriloquist and all round messer, Dublin-born Jack Wise returns as the special guest to this year’s festival.
VOTE FOR YOUR FAVOURITE TO BECOME THIS YEAR’S WORLD CHAMPION
Over both weekends, members of the public will vote for their favourite performers in all three locations and the act with the most public votes in total will be crowned the 2011 Street Performance World Champion. Entry to the festival is entirely free of charge, with the talented performers, who have dedicated their lives to this amazing art form, asking for a contribution from their audience at the end of each show.
GUARANTEE YOUR PLACE IN THE GUINNESS BOOK OF WORLD RECORDS
Tens of thousands of festival goers will get the chance to be a world record holder by taking part in the Where’s Wally World Record. Cork and Portlaoise will battle it out against Dublin to become the largest gathering of Wallys ever and claim the coveted world record title. To guarantee your place in the world record attempts, pre-order your full Wally costume at www.whereswallyworldrecord.com. Profits from the Where’s Wally costume sales will be donated to the charity Africa Aware.
As part of Cork Midsummer Festival 2011 and supported by Cork City Council
Saturday June 11 – Sunday June 12, 2011, 12 – 8pm daily in Fitzgerald’s Park, Cork.
Pictures from the event last year: http://kieranmccarthy.ie/?p=3401