The Kilmore Busking Competition is a new event created by the Rotary Club of Southern Mitchell (Victoria) and the Kilmore Art Society. Our inaugural Regional Championship will be held on Saturday 13 April 2019.

Our aim is to promote performance art to provide a performance and exposure pathway for emerging artists whilst also supporting the visual arts via the Kilmore Art Expo which will be held 12 -14 April 2019.

Kilmore is Victoria’s oldest inland settled town (Violet Town beat us by being gazetted first!) and has a fabulous history dating from the late 1830’s. Kilmore Historical Society are also on board and will be conducting some street tours on the day. Booking for events will be available 30 January 2019.

Kilmore is located approximately 65 km north of Melbourne and is very accessible to Melbourne performers. Travel from central Melbourne is about 1 hour 15 minutes. The Championships will be held between 10am – 3.00pm. Three judges will be roaming on the day. However, the public will also be voting on their favourite performances. Winners in all categories – Primary, Secondary, Open & Peoples’ Choice will be announced at the Finals Concert held between 4pm – 6pm. Venue to be announced. There are also a number of $200.00 Judges Awards for performances that may not fit into the major categories.

We are so excited about the Busking competition! In November we joined with the Australian National Busking Championships™ which are based in Cooma. This means the winners of our Kilmore Championships can go on to compete nationally.

Buskers can perform for votes to win cash prizes and also for cash tips. We will be encouraging visitors to bring cash as well as cards to support performers. It’s going to be a great day out!

Watch this space for more info.