City Spectacular

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 19th in June of 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^{[citation needed]}.

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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