I have been hired by my town to perform every Thursday night on Main Street for some festivals. Today, when I called to confirm plans with her, I asked what it takes to bre able to perform on the streets whenever you want. (I don't need a permit to perform the gigs on Thursday's)
Her answer was interesting...
She told me that our town, and most towns, wilkl require you to have a "Busking Permit", a document saying that you have permission to show off your talent on the streets. But she also told me that the process to get a permit takes a long time and is a pain. Here was her advice...
She made the recomendation that I just go to the place I want to set up with all my props, a table, a tip jar, etc. And just do it. If I am not causing any issue and not causing a rffic jam on the sidewalk, the police are usually willing to let you perform. She told me that i? should just perform and take my tips and then leave whenever I'm ready. And if a Police Officer tells me that it is against the law to busk without a license then I can just say: "Oh! I wasn't aware that a permit was needed. I just saw like guitar players and stuff and thought I'd give it a shot. Where can I get this permit?" Then I can move on and go get a permit. But she said it's generally not a problem
I think that this may be useful to some people on this forum...
Dylan P.
Her answer was interesting...
She told me that our town, and most towns, wilkl require you to have a "Busking Permit", a document saying that you have permission to show off your talent on the streets. But she also told me that the process to get a permit takes a long time and is a pain. Here was her advice...
She made the recomendation that I just go to the place I want to set up with all my props, a table, a tip jar, etc. And just do it. If I am not causing any issue and not causing a rffic jam on the sidewalk, the police are usually willing to let you perform. She told me that i? should just perform and take my tips and then leave whenever I'm ready. And if a Police Officer tells me that it is against the law to busk without a license then I can just say: "Oh! I wasn't aware that a permit was needed. I just saw like guitar players and stuff and thought I'd give it a shot. Where can I get this permit?" Then I can move on and go get a permit. But she said it's generally not a problem
I think that this may be useful to some people on this forum...
Dylan P.