{"id":7569,"date":"2026-04-17T10:57:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T10:57:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/7569\/"},"modified":"2026-04-17T10:57:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T10:57:11","slug":"surrey-launches-busker-program-to-support-local-musicians","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/7569\/","title":{"rendered":"Surrey launches busker program to support local musicians"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>            <a href=\"https:\/\/voiceonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Surrey-launches-busker-program-to-support-local-musicians-and-enhance-public-spaces.jpeg\" data-caption=\"Photo: City of Surrey\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"464\" class=\"lazyload entry-thumb td-modal-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Surrey-launches-busker-program-to-support-local-musicians-and-enhance-public-spaces-696x464.jpeg\"  data- alt=\"\" title=\"Young happy male and female buskers playing music at city street\"\/><\/a>Photo: City of Surrey<\/p>\n<p>THE City of Surrey is bringing live local music to Surrey City Centre this summer with the launch of the Surrey Music Busker Program. This new pilot initiative aims to energize everyday public spaces, contributing to a more vibrant and welcoming downtown experience.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPublic spaces play an important role in bringing people together, and programs like this help create a more vibrant and connected city,\u201d said Laurie Cavan, General Manager of Parks, Recreation and Culture. \u201cBy supporting local musicians and activating our public spaces with live music, we\u2019re enhancing the everyday experience of being in Surrey City Centre while building a stronger sense of community.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Born from the\u00a0Surrey Music Strategy, the program responds to the growing need for accessible, low-barrier performance opportunities for local musicians, while helping to energize public spaces and foster a stronger sense of community. By integrating live music into high-traffic areas, the program supports local artists, enhances the visitor\u00a0experience\u00a0and contributes to a thriving and culturally rich city\u00a0centre.<\/p>\n<p>Beginning June through September 2026, approved buskers will perform at three designated locations across downtown Surrey:<\/p>\n<p>Surrey Civic Plaza<\/p>\n<p>Central City Mall<\/p>\n<p>Holland Park<\/p>\n<p>Locations have been carefully selected to support visibility, comfort, and safe pedestrian flow.\u00a0Potential buskers are encouraged to\u00a0submit\u00a0an online application to learn more about this\u00a0free\u00a0opportunity.<\/p>\n<p>As a pilot initiative, the program will gather feedback from musicians, businesses, and the public to help shape the future of music and cultural programming in Surrey\u2019s public spaces.<\/p>\n<p>Applications are now open for musicians ready to share their talent, grow their audience, and be part of Surrey\u2019s evolving music scene.<\/p>\n<p>(Edited by Seema Singla)<\/p>\n<p>\n\tRelated<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Photo: City of Surrey THE City of Surrey is bringing live local music to Surrey City Centre this&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":7570,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[214,4353,2423,97,4354],"class_list":{"0":"post-7569","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-surrey","8":"tag-breaking-news","9":"tag-city-of-surrey","10":"tag-headlines","11":"tag-surrey","12":"tag-surrey-music-busker-program"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7569","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7569"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7569\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7570"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7569"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7569"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7569"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}