(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Canyon Nash, 9, finds himself levitated by Gypsy Majick's Eric Wanner as the Salt Lake Arts Council presents the first Busker Fest, featuring entertainers, dancers, musicians, magicians, jugglers, and comedy to celebrate the tradition of street performance and observe the city's vaudeville roots along Regent Street in downtown Salt Lake City on Friday, Aug. 24, 2018.
(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Brent Fiasco juggles a bowling ball, hatchet and sock as the Salt Lake Arts Council presents the first Busker Fest, featuring entertainers, dancers, musicians, magicians, jugglers, and comedy to celebrate the tradition of street performance and observe the city's vaudeville roots along Regent Street in downtown Salt Lake City on Friday, Aug. 24, 2018.
(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Magician David DeCarolis, center, performs a magic trick with Jeff Greenland, left, and Ransom Smith as the Salt Lake Arts Council presents the first Busker Fest, featuring entertainers, dancers, musicians, magicians, jugglers, and comedy to celebrate the tradition of street performance and observe the city's vaudeville roots along Regent Street in downtown Salt Lake City on Friday, Aug. 24, 2018.
(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Eric McGill of Earthwings brings his bird show meant to inspire education and conservation with the help of Pumpkin, his eagle-owl along with other birds. The Salt Lake Arts Council presented the first Busker Fest, featuring entertainers, dancers, musicians, magicians, jugglers, and comedy to celebrate the tradition of street performance and observe the city's vaudeville roots along Regent Street in downtown Salt Lake City on Friday, Aug. 24, 2018.
(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Sarah Tamburelli performs "the year of the dog" as the Salt Lake Arts Council presents the first Busker Fest, featuring entertainers, dancers, musicians, magicians, jugglers, and comedy to celebrate the tradition of street performance and observe the city's vaudeville roots along Regent Street in downtown Salt Lake City on Friday, Aug. 24, 2018.
(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Magician Celeste McCulley gets ready to perform as she draws in the audience with colorful dance as the Salt Lake Arts Council presents the first Busker Fest, featuring entertainers, dancers, musicians, magicians, jugglers, and comedy along Regent Street in downtown Salt Lake City on Friday, Aug. 24, 2018. Celebrating the tradition of street performance and observing the city's vaudeville roots, young and old were drawn in to observe and participate.
(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Russel, left, and Sherl, help Monica Hilding with a donation as Earthwings brings their bird show to downtown Salt Lake City. The Salt Lake Arts Council presents the first Busker Fest, featuring entertainers, dancers, musicians, magicians, jugglers, and comedy to celebrate the tradition of street performance and observe the city's vaudeville roots along Regent Street on Friday, Aug. 24, 2018.
It got off to a bit of a rainy start, but then the sun came out and so did the street performers, a group that included daredevil jugglers, musicians, magicians, dancers, comedians and even animal enthusiasts.
The Salt Lake Arts Council presents the first Busker Fest along Regent Street in downtown Salt Lake City on Friday. It celebrated the tradition of street performance and observing the city’s vaudeville roots, young and old were drawn in to observe and participate.
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