23rd Annual Street Music Week
June 9-13, 2025
Hello Buskers!
Next Monday starts 2025 Street Music Week! We'll be playing tunes for Second Harvest. Below are some instructions on how to participate. If you're planning on busking in downtown Spokane, we'll have parking passes for you again this year. Park in the River Park Square parking garage and when you check in to Street Music Week to get your bucket and button, we'll also give you a parking pass. There are free parking options in Coeur d'Alene too. Ask Jenny when you check in about a nearby diamond lot, and also free parking at the Presbyterian church. These locations are graciously supporting your efforts to help hungry people.
Spokane Mayor Lisa Brown will be joining us at the downtown sign up location on Thursday at noon to read a Mayoral Proclamation declaring June 9-13 as Street Music Week in Spokane.
Thanks to everyone. Hope to see you all there.
Carey
How to take part.
Buskers can take part on one day or every day. Just show up 15-
to-20 minutes before noon at one of the four check-in locations:
Downtown Spokane – Main and Post, a few steps east of Starbucks.
Garland District – 733 W. Garland, outside The Gathering House.
Perry District –1410 E. 11th Ave, check in at Wishing Tree Books.
Coeur d’Alene – 415 Sherman Ave, in front of Art Spirit Gallery.
You’ll be asked to ink your name and cell number (plus email if we don’t have it) on a sign-in sheet. You’ll receive a souvenir event badge (yours to keep) and a red plastic bucket (yours to NOT keep) for collecting donations. Then go forth find a sidewalk location suitable for your hour- long performance. No stages. No assigned locations. This is busking, after all, which is about being self-sufficient.
Please be courteous to all, don’t block doorways and keep your volume at a reasonable level. If there’s a problem, call me at (509) 688-5235 or Jenny Wayman in Coeur d’Alene at (208) 818-6416.
Closing Time.
At 1 p.m., Bring your red bucket with whatever do-re-mi you’ve collected back to your check-in spot. Don’t fret over how much you’ve made. This isn’t a competition. Every cent adds up and goes to help feed the hungry. So… Make a dime. Make a zillion. You’re a part of Busker Nation, either way!
Can’t make the show?
If you can’t take part physically, no worries. Join our conversation at http://facebook.com/streetmusicweek where we will gladly post and showcase your performance videos. Or make Street Music Week a part of any social platform by including our official SMW donation link.
http://2-harvest.org/streetmusicweek
Thanks, and happy busking!
Next Monday starts 2025 Street Music Week! We'll be playing tunes for Second Harvest. Below are some instructions on how to participate. If you're planning on busking in downtown Spokane, we'll have parking passes for you again this year. Park in the River Park Square parking garage and when you check in to Street Music Week to get your bucket and button, we'll also give you a parking pass. There are free parking options in Coeur d'Alene too. Ask Jenny when you check in about a nearby diamond lot, and also free parking at the Presbyterian church. These locations are graciously supporting your efforts to help hungry people.
Spokane Mayor Lisa Brown will be joining us at the downtown sign up location on Thursday at noon to read a Mayoral Proclamation declaring June 9-13 as Street Music Week in Spokane.
Thanks to everyone. Hope to see you all there.
Carey
How to take part.
Buskers can take part on one day or every day. Just show up 15-
to-20 minutes before noon at one of the four check-in locations:
Downtown Spokane – Main and Post, a few steps east of Starbucks.
Garland District – 733 W. Garland, outside The Gathering House.
Perry District –1410 E. 11th Ave, check in at Wishing Tree Books.
Coeur d’Alene – 415 Sherman Ave, in front of Art Spirit Gallery.
You’ll be asked to ink your name and cell number (plus email if we don’t have it) on a sign-in sheet. You’ll receive a souvenir event badge (yours to keep) and a red plastic bucket (yours to NOT keep) for collecting donations. Then go forth find a sidewalk location suitable for your hour- long performance. No stages. No assigned locations. This is busking, after all, which is about being self-sufficient.
Please be courteous to all, don’t block doorways and keep your volume at a reasonable level. If there’s a problem, call me at (509) 688-5235 or Jenny Wayman in Coeur d’Alene at (208) 818-6416.
Closing Time.
At 1 p.m., Bring your red bucket with whatever do-re-mi you’ve collected back to your check-in spot. Don’t fret over how much you’ve made. This isn’t a competition. Every cent adds up and goes to help feed the hungry. So… Make a dime. Make a zillion. You’re a part of Busker Nation, either way!
Can’t make the show?
If you can’t take part physically, no worries. Join our conversation at http://facebook.com/streetmusicweek where we will gladly post and showcase your performance videos. Or make Street Music Week a part of any social platform by including our official SMW donation link.
http://2-harvest.org/streetmusicweek
Thanks, and happy busking!
(busk.er a person who performs music or other entertainment in
the street or another public place for monetary donations.)
Greetings, Busker Nation!
The time is nearing for you to grab your guitars, trombones,
dancing shoes, kazoos (or whatever you might perform with)
and take part in the 23rd annual Street Music Week.
This year’s foodbank fundraiser will take place during the noon
hours of June 9-13 on the sidewalks of downtown Spokane,
Spokane’s historic Garland District and Sherman Avenue in
Coeur d’Alene, Idaho.
And for the first time, (drumroll, please) Street Music Week will
expand to include Spokane’s bustling Perry District!
Who can take part?
As always, Street Music Week is open to all volunteer
performers no matter the artform or level of skill. This is about
GENEROSITY, NOT VIRTUOSITY.
Speaking of generosity, last year’s event took in over $30,000,
raising our total since we began in 2002 to $375,000 – with
every penny going to help feed the hungry via 2 nd Harvest
regional food bank.
How to take part.
Buskers can take part on one day or every day. Just show up 15-
to-20 minutes before noon at one of the four check-in locations:
Downtown Spokane – Main and Post, a few steps east of
Starbucks.
Garland District – 733 W. Garland, outside The Gathering
House.
Perry District –1410 E. 11 th , outside Wishing Tree Books.
Coeur d’Alene – 415 Sherman Ave, in front of Art Spirit
Gallery.
You’ll be asked to ink your name and cell number (plus email
if we don’t have it) on a sign-in sheet. You’ll receive a
souvenir event badge (yours to keep) and a red plastic bucket
(yours to NOT keep) for collecting donations.
Then go forth find a sidewalk location suitable for your hour-
long performance. No stages. No assigned locations. This is
busking, after all, which is about being self-sufficient.
Please be courteous to all, don’t block doorways and keep
your volume at a reasonable level. If there’s a problem, call
Carey Eyer, SMW’s El Presidente, at (509) 688-5235 or Jenny
Wayman in Coeur d’Alene at (208) 818-6416.
Closing Time.
At 1 p.m., Bring your red bucket with whatever do-re-mi
you’ve collected back to your check-in spot. Don’t fret over
how much you’ve made. This isn’t a competition. Every cent
adds up and goes to help feed the hungry.
So… Make a dime. Make a zillion. You’re a part of Busker
Nation, either way!
Can’t make the show?
If you can’t take part physically, no worries. Join our
conversation at http://facebook.com/streetmusicweek where
we will gladly post and showcase your performance videos.
Or make Street Music Week a part of any social platform by
including our official SMW donation link.
http://2-harvest.org/streetmusicweek
Thanks, and happy busking!
the street or another public place for monetary donations.)
Greetings, Busker Nation!
The time is nearing for you to grab your guitars, trombones,
dancing shoes, kazoos (or whatever you might perform with)
and take part in the 23rd annual Street Music Week.
This year’s foodbank fundraiser will take place during the noon
hours of June 9-13 on the sidewalks of downtown Spokane,
Spokane’s historic Garland District and Sherman Avenue in
Coeur d’Alene, Idaho.
And for the first time, (drumroll, please) Street Music Week will
expand to include Spokane’s bustling Perry District!
Who can take part?
As always, Street Music Week is open to all volunteer
performers no matter the artform or level of skill. This is about
GENEROSITY, NOT VIRTUOSITY.
Speaking of generosity, last year’s event took in over $30,000,
raising our total since we began in 2002 to $375,000 – with
every penny going to help feed the hungry via 2 nd Harvest
regional food bank.
How to take part.
Buskers can take part on one day or every day. Just show up 15-
to-20 minutes before noon at one of the four check-in locations:
Downtown Spokane – Main and Post, a few steps east of
Starbucks.
Garland District – 733 W. Garland, outside The Gathering
House.
Perry District –1410 E. 11 th , outside Wishing Tree Books.
Coeur d’Alene – 415 Sherman Ave, in front of Art Spirit
Gallery.
You’ll be asked to ink your name and cell number (plus email
if we don’t have it) on a sign-in sheet. You’ll receive a
souvenir event badge (yours to keep) and a red plastic bucket
(yours to NOT keep) for collecting donations.
Then go forth find a sidewalk location suitable for your hour-
long performance. No stages. No assigned locations. This is
busking, after all, which is about being self-sufficient.
Please be courteous to all, don’t block doorways and keep
your volume at a reasonable level. If there’s a problem, call
Carey Eyer, SMW’s El Presidente, at (509) 688-5235 or Jenny
Wayman in Coeur d’Alene at (208) 818-6416.
Closing Time.
At 1 p.m., Bring your red bucket with whatever do-re-mi
you’ve collected back to your check-in spot. Don’t fret over
how much you’ve made. This isn’t a competition. Every cent
adds up and goes to help feed the hungry.
So… Make a dime. Make a zillion. You’re a part of Busker
Nation, either way!
Can’t make the show?
If you can’t take part physically, no worries. Join our
conversation at http://facebook.com/streetmusicweek where
we will gladly post and showcase your performance videos.
Or make Street Music Week a part of any social platform by
including our official SMW donation link.
http://2-harvest.org/streetmusicweek
Thanks, and happy busking!
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