Busker Fest

Live music will hit the sidewalks of the East Village Arts District (EVAD) in Downtown Long Beach as local bands play for wooden nickels, cash prizes and a chance to open up for Cold War Kids—fresh off the plane from a tour of international summer music festivals. A handful of bands-turned-buskers will play 25 minute, outdoor sets for a roving audience that will drop wooden nickels into the guitar cases of their favorite acts. Skirting the EVAD’s perimeter in six different locations, performers will play in three rounds of stripped-down, acoustic-style sets sure to resonate off the historic buildings, downtown restaurants and sidewalk cafes.