Fremantle Buskers

Fremantle has a colourful busking history, and some of the state’s best buskers are found on the streets of Fremantle. The officials are much more relaxed when it comes to buskers than in Perth — the only rule being that you can only busk in one spot for 30 minutes at a time. Which gives anyone with talent the ability to show their capabilities in public, without having to fill out tedious paperwork.
Some of the people who busk at Fremantle are those looking for a bit of fun on the weekend. Others are professional buskers who rely on earnings from their show. Either way, there are some very talented people who busk on the streets of Fremantle, and their performances add to the cultural fabric of the city.

One of the things I love most about this cute little sea-​side town I now call home is our abundance of quality street performers. If you spend time on either Adelaide Street, South Terrace, High Street or around the entrance to the markets, you’re never going to want to watch Australia’s Got Talent ever again. Fremantle’s got Pirates, fire twirlers, kids with recorder’s, holy-​rollin’ grannies, ex-​pat folk singers, some rather cute indie kids singing Regina Spektor tunes and old men belting out boot-​skootin’ country twangs. Our town troubadours are unsurpassed with their variety and questionable talent. It’s custom to tip if you stop to take photos or pause to listen, but when you’ve got such jovial folk creating such a fun and frivolous atmosphere, it’s definitely worth your shrapnel.
My favourite? The dude who stands outside the Fremantle markets in his trakkies singing Phanton of the Opera. Priceless.