The George Street Festival has won a national award from Up! Magazine. The festival was one of 200 events chosen by the magazine for its value award, which recognizes events offering good value to customers.

Up! is WestJet's in-flight magazine and value awards winners are chosen by WestJet passengers. This year's George Street Festival starts Thursday, July 31 and ends on Tuesday, August 5. For more information visit www.georgestreetfestival.com

Come one, come all to the Downtown Development Commission’s Fifth Annual Downtown Busker Festival! This year offers an exciting mix of National, International and local talent from sword swallowing to death defying coffin escapes, as well as a few familiar faces from previous festivals!

Taking place August 8th, 9th and 10th, the Busker Festival provides audience members with a unique opportunity to see a different act every half hour starting at 1:00 pm all the way until 10:00 pm on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. If you miss a performance one day of the festival, no problem! You can catch it at another location downtown during the same day or another day of the festival.

Located at three prominent locations in the Downtown core including; Pier 7, Scotia Center deck and Murray Premises, the festival provides a fun family oriented event with acts suitable for all ages to enjoy.

Please check back at the DDC’s website in the coming weeks for a complete schedule of performances and listing of locations of this year’s festival.

If you have any additional questions concerning the festival, please contact the DDC by phone at 726-8244.

Brought to you by the Downtown Development Commission.

Supported by Steele Communications, the Province of Newfoundland & Labrador, the St. John's Port Authority and the City of St. John's.

The Annual Downtown Busker Festival is proud to be a partner in a St. John's Time. For more information on a St. John's Time please visit www.stjohnstime.ca

*Please note the dates advertised in the Provincial Travel & Tourism Guide for the Annual Downtown Busker Festival for 2008 are incorrect. The dates listed above, August 8-10, 2008 are correct