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The Laya Healthcare City Spectacular (formerly Street Performance World Championship) is an annual street performance competition, jointly hosted by Cork and Dublin in Ireland.

History

The City Spectacular opened in 2006, and takes place over three days in mid-June.^[1] It is run entirely by volunteers from across Ireland.

On the weekend of the 18th and 19 June 2011, a new world record^{[citation needed]} was set for the largest gathering of real-life Where's Wally's at an event outside Merrion Square in Dublin.^[2] This event was arranged by the organizers of the City Spectacular as a fundraising effort, after their then-sponsor had terminated their contract^{[citation needed]}.

Since 2012, Laya Healthcare has sponsored the City Spectacular.

Winners

2006: Space Cowboy (Australian Circus and Freak show performer)
2007: Space Cowboy (Australian Circus and Freak show performer)
2008: English Gents
2009: USA Breakdancers
2010: Jack Wise
2011: Space Cowboy (Australian Circus and Freak show performer)

References

^ Conroy, Matthew R.; Donovan, Molly; Dalton, Kyle (2007). Let's Go: Ireland (13th ed.). Macmillan. p. 136. ISBN 978-0-312-37456-3. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^ "'Thousands dress up as Where's Wally character to break world record'". 19/6/11. Retrieved 5/9/14. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= and |date= (help)

External links

Official Website

[1] Conroy, Matthew R.; Donovan, Molly; Dalton, Kyle (2007). Let's Go: Ireland (13th ed.). Macmillan. p. 136. ISBN 978-0-312-37456-3. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

[2] "'Thousands dress up as Where's Wally character to break world record'". 19/6/11. Retrieved 5/9/14. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= and |date= (help)

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-The '''Laya Healthcare City Spectacular''' (formerly '''Street Performance World Championship''') is an annual [[street performer|street performance]] competition, jointly hosted by [[Cork (city)|Cork]] and [[Dublin]] in [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]].
+The '''Laya Healthcare City Spectacular''' (formerly '''Street Performance World Championship''') is an annual [[street performer|street performance]] competition, jointly hosted by [[Cork (city)|Cork]] and [[Dublin]] in [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]].
 ==History==
-The City Spectacular opened in 2006, and takes place over three days in mid-June<ref>{{cite book | url = http://books.google.com/books?id=nKMQLvkWURgC&pg=PA136&ei=E0QPSqqiDIOYlQSwv4HlCQ | page = 136 | work = Festivals | title = Let's Go: Ireland | author = Conroy, Matthew R.; Donovan, Molly; Dalton, Kyle  | publisher = Macmillan | year = 2007 | ISBN = 978-0-312-37456-3 | edition = 13th }}</ref>. It is run entirely by volunteers from across Ireland.
+The City Spectacular opened in 2006, and takes place over three days in mid-June.<ref>{{cite book | url = http://books.google.com/books?id=nKMQLvkWURgC&pg=PA136&ei=E0QPSqqiDIOYlQSwv4HlCQ | page = 136 | work = Festivals | title = Let's Go: Ireland | author = Conroy, Matthew R.; Donovan, Molly; Dalton, Kyle  | publisher = Macmillan | year = 2007 | ISBN = 978-0-312-37456-3 | edition = 13th }}</ref> It is run entirely by volunteers from across Ireland.
-On the weekend of the 18th and 19th of June, 2011, a new world record{{citation needed|reason=No reference given proves the record was broken|date=September 2014}} was set for the largest gathering of real-life [[Where's Wally]]'s at an event outside [[Merrion Square]] in Dublin<ref>{{Cite news|title='Thousands dress up as Where’s Wally character to break world record'|url=http://metro.co.uk/2011/06/19/wheres-wally-thousands-dress-up-as-character-to-break-world-record-50126/|date=19/6/11|accessdate=5/9/14}}</ref>. This event was arranged by the organizers of the City Spectacular as a fundraising effort, after their then-sponsor had terminated their contract{{citation needed|reason=Who was their sponsor, did they terminate their contract, and at what kind of notice?|date=September 2014}}.
+On the weekend of the 18th and 19 June 2011, a new world record{{citation needed|reason=No reference given proves the record was broken|date=September 2014}} was set for the largest gathering of real-life [[Where's Wally]]'s at an event outside [[Merrion Square]] in Dublin.<ref>{{Cite news|title='Thousands dress up as Where’s Wally character to break world record'|url=http://metro.co.uk/2011/06/19/wheres-wally-thousands-dress-up-as-character-to-break-world-record-50126/|date=19/6/11|accessdate=5/9/14}}</ref> This event was arranged by the organizers of the City Spectacular as a fundraising effort, after their then-sponsor had terminated their contract{{citation needed|reason=Who was their sponsor, did they terminate their contract, and at what kind of notice?|date=September 2014}}.
 Since 2012, [[Laya Healthcare]] has sponsored the City Spectacular.
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-== External Links ==
+== External links ==
-[[http://www.cityspectacular.com Official Website]]
+[http://www.cityspectacular.com Official Website]
 [[Category:Performance art]]
 [[Category:Competitions]]
-[[Category:Recurring_events_established_in_2006]]
+[[Category:Recurring events established in 2006]]
-[[Category:Entertainment_events_in_Ireland]]
+[[Category:Entertainment events in Ireland]]
-[[Category:Festivals_in_Ireland]]
+[[Category:Festivals in Ireland]]
-[[Category:Events_in_the_Republic_of_Ireland]]
+[[Category:Events in the Republic of Ireland]]
-[[Category:Competitions_in_Ireland]]
+[[Category:Competitions in Ireland]]
-[[Category:Annual_events_in_Ireland]]
+[[Category:Annual events in Ireland]]