Street Performer Festival

The CitySpectacular Event (formerly known as Street Performance World Championship) is probably one of the most entertaining events in Summer in Dublin. Acrobats, clowns, jugglers, contortionists and mime artists all flock to Dublin to show us their talents and often make us laugh. Admission is free and you can give whatever you want to the artists (in general for €50, they would come back home with you).

Here's the 2019 edition with Victor Rubilar, Space Cowboy, The Silver Starlets, USA Breakdancers and Magic Brian!

Camera used: Canon EOS 1200D, 55-250mm, No Flash.
(Output is rather good for Web photography, but not really for print, as very fast shutter speed is technically needed for this kind of events)

2019

Victor Rubilar

Victor Rubilar

Victor Rubilar

Magic Brian

Magic Brian

Magic Brian

Space Cowboy

Space Cowboy

Space Cowboy

USA Breakdancers

USA Breakdancers

USA Breakdancers

The Silver Starlets

The Silver Starlets

The Silver Starlets

2018

Cartoonette

Festival performer (I can't remember his name!)

Mat Ricardo

Snap Boogie

Jonathan Burns

Jonathan Burns

Piano Juggler

2017

Some images taken from the 2017 Edition. Unfortunately, at that time I was using wrongly my CANON camera and chose some settings poorly. For this kind of event where your subjects will move a lot, your shutter speed should be faster 1/400s to get some results.

The Mighty Gareth

Mr Fish

Lords of the strut

The Monsters of Schlock

Secret Circus

Jack Wise Magician

Pogo Fred

Pogo Fred

2016

Richard Garaghty and Goronwy Thom

(Street performers love showing off front of the camera: I'm not responsible for the photo on the left)

Reuben Dot Dot Dot and his partner

Reuben Dot Dot Dot

Sebastian Whipits

Sebastian Whipits

The Lizardman

The Lizardman

Grant Goldie

Grant Goldie

Grant Goldie

Alakazam

(Street performers love showing off front of the camera)

Alakazam

(Yes, he manages to pass through a tennis racket!)

Alakazam

Lisa Lottie

Lisa Lottie