North Carolina Museum of Art, 2110 Blue Ridge Road, Raleigh, NC, is hosting Busk and Bloom: A Spring Buskers Day Celebration on Saturday, April 4, 2026, from 1 to 5 p.m. Buskers will be performing in every corner of the 164-acre Museum Park.
Wander around and enjoy all the different performances, while enjoying the park and outdoor artwork. Bring some money to put in the guitar case!
Want to perform? NCMA is welcoming buskers of all types from across the state. There’s no registration or permit fees. Just show up, claim a spot and share your art!
Hate speech and illicit content are prohibited. The performances must be family friendly.
NCMA has established 24 sites that are first-come, first-served during the event. If none of these spaces are available, buskers may choose their own space. Please stay away from tall grass, look out for ant hills, don’t obstruct paths, and remain eight feet away from any artwork.
Water pump area
Willow tree
Volunteer Garden path
Ellipse Site 1
Ellipse Site 2
Upper Meadow
Meadow in front of Ulau
Welcome Center patio
Smokestack patio
Corner near Wind Machine
Blue Loop and Capital Area Greenway intersection
Blue Loop near stream
Blue Loop and Upper Meadow Trail intersection
Near No Fuss
Near Collapse
Near Gyre
Lowe’s Pavilion
Across from Wind Sculpture II
Blue Loop and trail intersection (other side of Gyre)
Across from Crossroads/Trickster I
Near Invasive
Near Mirror Labyrinth
In front of Union 060719
Near Askew
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